Patents Issued in August 18, 2020
  • Patent number: 10746243
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake including a stationary support arm which includes a C-shaped recess, a slide which fits closely to the walls of the recess, a brake pad including two lateral lugs, each of which is received in a recess with a slide inserted therebetween, and a spring for resiliently returning the brake pad to its inoperative position, including a portion for attachment to the stationary support. The attachment portion includes an attachment tab, at least one flange of the slide includes an attachment strip, and the attachment tab and the attachment strip include complementary element for connection by form-fitting interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Xavier Labarre
  • Patent number: 10746244
    Abstract: A disc brake and an adjuster system for a disc brake. The adjuster system may include a piston, a chamber, and a wear adjustment mechanism. The wear adjustment mechanism may be located within the chamber. The chamber may contain lubricant for lubrication of at least part of the wear adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Martin P. Taylor, Sean Cleary, Matthew McGinn
  • Patent number: 10746245
    Abstract: A shopping cart foot wheel capable of warning the abrasion status of the braking block comprising an escalator wheel assembly; the escalator wheel assembly comprises an escalator wheel core and escalator wheel discs; the escalator wheel discs are located on the two sides of the escalator wheel core, and are coaxially arranged with the escalator wheel core; the escalator wheel assembly further comprises an escalator wheel support, wherein the escalator wheel support is provided with an escalator wheel axle; locking nuts are simultaneously arranged at the two ends of the escalator wheel axle; the escalator wheel core is connected with the escalator wheel axle in a sleeved mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Jiaxing Xingteng Caster Co,. Ltd.
    Inventors: Leon Lee, Yu Shen
  • Patent number: 10746246
    Abstract: A preform for a carbon-carbon composite including a plurality of fibrous layers stacked and needled-punched together to form the preform in the shape of an annulus having an inner radial section and an outer radial section. Each fibrous layer includes a respective plurality of fabric segments comprising at least one of carbon fibers or carbon-precursor fibers. At least one fibrous layer includes a first fabric segment forming at least a portion the inner radial section, the first fabric segment defining a first segment bisector and a first fiber orientation angle, and a second fabric segment forming at least a portion the outer radial section, the second fabric segment defining a second segment bisector and a second fiber orientation angle, where the first and second segment bisectors are radially aligned and the first fiber orientation angle is different than the second fiber orientation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Slawomir T. Fryska, Bruce Gordy
  • Patent number: 10746247
    Abstract: A piston assembly for a damper includes a main piston disposed on a center axis. A piston rod is attached to the main piston. A regulator extends between the piston rod and the main piston defining a compartment. The regulator has at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture. A restrictor divides the compartment into a first and second portion. An actuator having a core is disposed in the first portion movable between an opened and a closed position. The restrictor includes a sleeve disposed in the compartment and attached to the regulator. The sleeve defines a hole in fluid communication with the first and second portions and flares outwardly in the first portion toward the regulator to define a slanted edge extending at an oblique angle relative to the center axis to allow the working fluid to flow smoothly thereby limiting noises generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJINGWEST INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pawel Slusarczyk, Waldemar Widla, Jakub Wrzesinski
  • Patent number: 10746248
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes a first valve plate defining at least one first opening and at least one second opening. A valve element located above the first valve plate has a central portion, and at least one tab extending outwards from the central portion. The at least one tab includes a narrow portion axially aligned with the at least one first opening such that the narrow portion at least partially covers the at least one first opening. The at least one tab is selectively provided with electrical energy to melt the narrow portion to form an orifice. The orifice is fluidly coupled with the at least one first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventor: Perry Paielli
  • Patent number: 10746249
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a damping valve body having at least one throughflow orifice which is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk by the action of a closing force. At least one spring body exerts an opening force on the valve disk that is less than the closing force. The at least one spring body is constructed as an elastomeric body separately from the control edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Aleksandar Knezevic, Jörg Rösseler
  • Patent number: 10746250
    Abstract: An air bleed system for a suspension fork or shock absorber includes: a fluid passage between an interior of the suspension and an exterior of the suspension; and a manually operable valve having a first position substantially closing the fluid passage and a second position allowing fluid flow between the interior and the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Becker
  • Patent number: 10746251
    Abstract: A damping assembly for a structure includes a housing with a first fixed end and a second movable opposite end. A first translatable portion of the housing is slidably movable relative to an adjacent second section of the housing, the former being fixedly secured to a base when the structure is under load. A viscous damper disposed within the housing is engaged only after the first translatable section has first moved beyond an initial predetermined distance indicative of a higher amplitude loading event. At least one biasing feature prevents the viscous damper from operating until the first translatable section has first moved beyond the initial predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Shubin Ruan
  • Patent number: 10746252
    Abstract: A shock absorber having a main tube extends between a first end and a second end defining a fluid chamber therebetween. A main piston is slidably disposed in the fluid chamber dividing the fluid chamber into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. A piston rod is attached to the main piston. A hydraulic compression stop including an additional piston is attached to the piston rod for movement therewith. The additional piston includes a body extending from the piston rod and defining a conduit extending along the center axis. An actuator is disposed in the conduit and attached to the body movable from a closed position to an open position during the compression stroke with the open position allowing fluid flow through the actuator and the conduit and the closed position preventing fluid flow through the actuator. The actuator includes a spring and a blocking member disposed in the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJINGWEST INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Piotr Andrzej Flacht, Dominik Kasprzyk
  • Patent number: 10746253
    Abstract: A vibration damping device is configured to reduce vibration that causes lateral flexing of an elongated member that extends along a centerline. The device includes a split sleeve co-extending with and disposed about the elongated member, and a spring that extends about the sleeve and exerts a force that biases the sleeve radially inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuriy Gmirya
  • Patent number: 10746254
    Abstract: An intermediate member includes first and second intermediate members. The first and the second intermediate members are provided with a spring supporting portion that extends along springs and supports the springs from an outer side. An expansion and contraction of the springs enables the intermediate member to be movable in a circumferential direction. Accordingly, sliding distances caused by the expansion and contraction of the first and the second springs become shorter, compared with a configuration where the first and the second spring are supported by the driven member or drive member from the outer side, thereby decreasing an energy loss (hysteresis) caused by the sliding. As a result, a vibration damping performance of the damper device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Yoshikawa, Aki Ogawa, Akiyoshi Kato, Ryosuke Otsuka, Kazuyoshi Ito, Masaki Wajima, Kazuhiro Itou
  • Patent number: 10746255
    Abstract: In some embodiments of the present disclosure, an electric motor is used to generate correction torques to counteract unwanted torque pulses generated by an internal combustion engine during startup and/or shutdown. In some embodiments, the electric motor may be mounted to an accessory drive such as a power take-off mechanism or a front end accessory drive (FEAD). In some embodiments, the correction torques may be used to enforce an engine speed target profile for startup or shutdown, and may be determined using a feedback control loop based on the engine speed. The correction torques help to reduce or eliminate noise, vibration, and/or harshness (NVH) during startup and/or shutdown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Michael D. Gerty, Uday Vadlamani
  • Patent number: 10746256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt or a belt segment having a plurality of strength supports. The strength supports run in the longitudinal direction (X) and are disposed so as to be mutually parallel. A connection element which forms one end of the belt or the belt segment and is configured for connecting to a further connection element of the other end of the belt or to one end of a further belt segment, it being possible for the ends of the strength supports to be held in a force-fitting manner by the connection element by way of press-fitting. The belt or the belt segment includes a part-region of the connection element which is configured as a tool region, in order to serve as a tool part during press-fitting of the ends of the strength supports in the connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Huels, Michael Moeschen-Siekmann, Carsten Behrens
  • Patent number: 10746257
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power transmission belt having a belt body made of rubber, and a cord embedded in the belt body so as to form a helical pattern having a pitch in a belt width direction. The cord is coated with an adhesion layer formed by an adhesion treatment and containing a rubber component, and the adhesion layer is in contact with a rubber composition containing cellulose-based fine fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Kobayashi, Taiki Tsuchiya, Teppei Nakayama, Shigeki Okuno, Hiroyuki Tachibana
  • Patent number: 10746258
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle, including gearwheel sets that can be shifted via shift elements, which form exactly eight gear stages which are assigned to a first sub-transmission and to a second sub-transmission. Each sub-transmission is provided with a joint drive shaft. The mutually coaxial input shafts can be alternately activated via a respective power-shiftable clutch, and the even forward gears are assigned to the first sub-transmission and the odd forward shifts are assigned to second transmission which can be switched over during gear shifting by the shift elements. The dual clutch transmission is provided with an intermediate gear stage which can be switched either to the first sub-transmission, or to the second sub-transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel
  • Patent number: 10746259
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle provided with gearwheels sets that are shiftable via switching elements, which form in particular exactly eight wheel planes, which are respectively assigned to a first sub-transmission and to a second sub-transmission, among which each sub-transmission is provided with an input shaft and both sub-transmissions are provided with a common output shaft. The input shafts, which are coaxial to each other, can be alternately activated via a load-shiftable clutch, and the odd forward gears are assigned to the first sub-transmission and the even forward gears are assigned to the second sub-transmission, which can be shifted during a gear shift by means of the switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel
  • Patent number: 10746260
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission may include a first input shaft having a plurality of odd stage driving gears; a second input shaft disposed to have a concentric shaft with the first input shaft and including a plurality of even stage driving gears; an output shaft; a counter shaft disposed parallel to the first input shaft, the second input shaft, and the output shaft to continuously transfer power to the output shaft and including odd stage driven gears engaged with the odd stage driving gears and even stage driven gears engaged with the even stage driving gears; a plurality of synchronous devices; a plurality of shift forks coupled to the plurality of synchronous devices; and one shift rail provided to commonly guide a linear sliding of the plurality of shift forks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Sun Sung Kwon, Soon Ki Eo, Yeo Hyeon Gwon
  • Patent number: 10746261
    Abstract: A gear assembly includes a planetary gear set and a clutch. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear, at least one planet gear meshing with the sun gear, a carrier supporting the at least one planet gear, and an outer ring gear meshing with the at least one planet gear. The clutch is operable to engage with and disengage from the planetary gear set to enable the planetary gear set to switch between a first mode and a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CANDY HOUSE INC.
    Inventor: Che-Ming Ku
  • Patent number: 10746262
    Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set configured such that a first rotation element of three rotation elements thereof is connected to an input shaft; and a first clutch device and a second clutch device provided in series between a second rotation element and a third rotation element of the first planetary gear set to directly connect the second rotation element and the third rotation element, wherein the second clutch device is configured to selectively lock the third rotation element; and the second rotation element of the first planetary gear set functions as an output element of the first planetary gear set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ho Chae, Yong Uk Shin, Soon Ki Eo, Sun Sung Kwon, Chon Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 10746263
    Abstract: An automatic transmission and a method of synchronization are described. The automatic transmission includes a plurality of planetary gear sets, a plurality of dog clutches and a plurality of brakes coupled to the plurality of planetary gear sets, and an electric machine coupled to the plurality of dog clutches and a plurality of brakes via the planetary gear sets. Further, the automatic transmission includes a first speed sensor measuring a first speed of the electric machine and a second speed sensor measuring a second speed of an output shaft, and a synchronization controller configured to receive the first speed sensor data and the second speed sensor data, determine a synchronization speed, and adjust the first speed of the electric machine to the synchronization speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Brian C. Schneidewind
  • Patent number: 10746264
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base having a base aperture, the base aperture having an axis A-A and capable of receiving a driven component, a rotary arm rotatably engaged with the base and encircling the base aperture, a swing arm pivotally engaged with the rotary arm, a first torsion spring biasing the swing arm, a first pulley journalled to the swing arm, a rotary ring rotatably encircling the base aperture and disposed between the rotary arm and the base, a second pulley journalled to the rotary ring, a second torsion spring engaged between the rotary ring and the rotary arm for biasing the rotary ring, and a wave spring in pressing engagement between the base and the rotary ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventor: Sukhdeep Singh
  • Patent number: 10746265
    Abstract: An adjustable bracket for alternator and related products, including an alternator that adjustably secures with the timing gear cover found on most vehicle engines, an offset mounting bracket securing with the gear cover, and having upwardly extending inclined arms, for connecting with the bottom of the alternator, and a tensioning arm also securing with the timing cover, having an integral bend upwardly towards its linear and arcuate portion, with the arcuate portions of the tensioning arm having a slot formed therein, through which an adjustment bolt secures with the upper part of the alternator, to allow for the alternator to be pivoted, about its offset mounting bracket, to apply the proper tensioning to its installed V belt, to attain its proper operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Wagner Products Company
    Inventor: Thomas E Wagner
  • Patent number: 10746266
    Abstract: Provided is a chain guide and a chain transmission that can reduce sliding resistance between the chain and guide lips, and can maintain a consistent oil film between the guide lips and outer plates. Guide lips each include a first contact convex portion formed on an upstream end in a chain running direction, and a second contact convex portion formed downstream of the first contact convex portion. The first contact convex portion includes a first peak and a first upstream slope formed upstream of the first peak. The second contact convex portion includes a second peak and a second upstream slope formed upstream of the second peak. The dimension in the chain running direction from an upstream end of a guide rail surface to the first peak is set smaller than a chain pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventor: Masahiko Konno
  • Patent number: 10746267
    Abstract: A toroidal continuously variable transmission includes a preload spring disposed between a rotary assembly including a first disc and a pressing device, and a driving force transmission shaft, and a thrust bearing disposed between a first member and the preload spring, the first member being one of the rotary assembly and the driving force transmission shaft. In a direction of an axis line, a gap is formed between a second member and the thrust bearing, the second member being the other of the rotary assembly and the driving force transmission shaft. A dimension of the gap in the direction of the axis line is less than a deformation amount of the preload spring in the direction of the axis line, at an elastic limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kippei Matsuda, Hideyuki Imai, Kenichiro Tanaka, Kenji Komatsu, Eiji Inoue, Tomohiro Inoue, Daiki Shirota, Masahiro Kita
  • Patent number: 10746268
    Abstract: A gear nut adjustment assembly is provided that receives and powers an adjustable jaw assembly for purposes of making or breaking a tubular connection. The adjustable jaw assembly is capable of receiving pipes of various diameters through an automated means. In one example of an implementation of the invention, the gear nut adjustment assembly of the present invention includes a housing for mounting a nut assembly at one end and a motor at the other end. The housing includes a front and rear housing where the front housing has a mounting assembly for mounting a nut assembly. The nut assembly includes at its rear end a ring gear. The rear housing further includes a drive gear positioned in between the front and rear housing in engagement with the ring gear of the nut assembly. The drive gear is driven by the motor attached to the back of the rear housing and, through engagement with the ring gear on the nut assembly, rotates the nut assembly to adjust the jaws of the adjustable jaw assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Hawk Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ernest Rivera, Michael A. Russo
  • Patent number: 10746269
    Abstract: A linear actuator comprises a motor for producing a bi-directional rotational output. A casing is connected to the motor at a proximal end, the casing having an inner cavity defining a joint surface. A threaded shaft is within the inner cavity of the casing and actuated by the motor for rotation. A sliding tube assembly has a sliding tube in sliding arrangement with the inner cavity of the casing for moving in translation in an axial direction relative to the casing. A pair of traveling nuts is connected to the sliding tube assembly for moving with the sliding tube in the axial direction, the traveling nuts being operatively engaged to the threaded shaft for converting a rotational motion of the threaded shaft into a translation of the sliding tube, the traveling nuts being on opposite sides of a member of the sliding tube assembly connecting the traveling nuts to the sliding tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: D-BOX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Robert Rousseau, Steve Boulais, Benoit Lupien, Jean-Francois Menard
  • Patent number: 10746270
    Abstract: Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for continuously variable transmissions (CVT). In one embodiment, a control system is adapted to facilitate a change in the ratio of a CVT. In another embodiment, a control system includes a stator plate configured to have a plurality of radially offset slots. Various inventive traction planet assemblies and stator plates can be used to facilitate shifting the ratio of a CVT. In some embodiments, the traction planet assemblies include planet axles configured to cooperate with the stator plate. In one embodiment, the stator plate is configured to rotate and apply a skew condition to each of the planet axles. In some embodiments, a stator driver is operably coupled to the stator plate. Embodiments of a traction sun are adapted to cooperate with other components of the CVT to support operation and/or functionality of the CVT. Among other things, shift control interfaces for a CVT are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC
    Inventors: Jon M. Nichols, Gregory G. Stevenson, Brad P. Pohl, Fernand A. Thomassy, Charles B. Lohr, Jeremy Carter, John W. Sherrill, Brian B. Sweet
  • Patent number: 10746271
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first input shaft receiving an input torque, second and third input shafts coaxially disposed and selectively connected with the first input shaft, first and second torque mediating shafts coaxially disposed with the first input shaft, first and second intermediate shafts and an output shaft disposed in parallel with the first input shaft, a first shifting section receiving a torque from the third input shaft and outputting a plurality of first shifted torques, a second shifting section including a first planetary gear set selectively connected with the first input shaft and outputting a plurality of second shifted torques, and a compound shifting section forming an output torque by the input torque and the first and second shifted torques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang, Woochurl Son, Kijong Park, Sangwon Seo, Yong Uk Shin, Seongwook Ji, Ki Tae Kim, Chon Ok Kim, Wonmin Cho, Ma Ru Kang, Ilhan Yoo, Juhyeon Park, Minho Chae, Dongwoo Kim, Hye Jin Lim, Ki Been Lim, Jin Yong Kim, Soonki Eo, Ki DOng Kim, Woo Jin Chang, Yong Sug Choi, Sun Sung Kwon
  • Patent number: 10746272
    Abstract: Provided is a power transmitting device including an input side gear assembly that includes a single power input terminal and two power output terminals, an output side gear assembly that includes two power input terminals and a single power output terminal, the two power input terminals configured to operate using power received from the two power output terminals of the input side gear assembly, respectively, and a stopper module configured to block power to be transmitted through one of two power transmitting paths connecting the two power output terminals of the input side gear assembly and the two power input terminals of the output side gear assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongwon Lee, Youn Baek Lee, Se-Gon Roh, Jeonghun Kim, Minhyung Lee, Byungjune Choi, Jungyun Choi, Hyun Do Choi
  • Patent number: 10746273
    Abstract: A driving apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The driving apparatus is a device used for transmitting drive force to an output shaft. The driving apparatus includes a housing, an electric motor, a torque converter and a rotation transmitting structure. The electric motor includes a first stator fixed to the housing and a rotor configured to be rotate relative to the first stator. The torque converter transmits rotation of the rotor to the output shaft when the rotor rotates in a first rotational direction. The rotation transmitting structure transmits rotation of the rotor to the output shaft when the rotor rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10746274
    Abstract: Engine and its camshaft, camshaft manufacturing method, the camshaft comprises a central shaft having an axial hole, the central shaft has a fitting section, the outer circumference of a cross section at any axial position of the fitting section is a polygon; a first cam and a second cam, the first cam and second cam are respectively installed on the fitting section of the central shaft and are spaced axially. Such a structure has the advantages of higher torque transmission, simpler structure, simplified manufacturing process, shorter manufacturing time consumption and reduced cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Shanghai Universoon Autoparts Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Xi, Zhou Yang, Song Zhu, Fengwu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10746275
    Abstract: In an actuator, which can be used, for example, for an electromotive parking brake, and the housing of which is equipped with a gear mechanism, axial and radial bracings of a worm member take place using a bearing bracket, the limbs of which, on both sides, engage the worm member from behind and reach radially beyond its shaft. As seizing protection against a wedging between the worm member and the worm wheel, the bearing bracket can be slightly displaced in the housing. For this purpose, by virtue of the restoring forces exerted by the spring elements, which are then tensioned, the bearing bracket together with the worm member is pushed axially and the worm wheel 20 is turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: OECHSLER AG
    Inventors: Peter Stanislawski, Stefan Dettenberger
  • Patent number: 10746276
    Abstract: A bicycle chainring, including a generally annular body formed of at least an inner material, the inner material including a first side and a second side opposite the first side and a plurality of teeth disposed about a periphery of the body. At least some of the plurality of teeth are formed of both the inner material and an outer material, the outer material disposed on one or both of the first and second sides, the outer material having a greater wear resistance relative to the inner material and a thickness greater than 0.1 millimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Wesling, Anthony Medaglia
  • Patent number: 10746277
    Abstract: A handheld tool device having at least one first gear housing, having at least one second gear housing, and having a bracket holder unit provided for connecting the two gear housings. It is provided that in the assembled state the bracket holder unit is situated at least in an area of contact of the gear housings in an opening of at least one of the gear housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Hecht, Heiko Roehm
  • Patent number: 10746278
    Abstract: In a support structure of a power system, the power system includes: an electrical motor; a transmission; and a housing supported by a frame member of the vehicle via a mount arm. The transmission includes a first planetary mechanism having first to third rotating elements, the electrical motor is connected to the first rotating element of the first planetary mechanism, the left and right wheels are connected to the second rotating element of the first planetary mechanism, and the housing is connected to the third rotating element of the first planetary mechanism. A fastening member that fastens the housing and the mount arm is disposed so as to overlap in the axial direction with a connecting portion that connects the third rotating element of the first planetary mechanism and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeharu Wakui
  • Patent number: 10746279
    Abstract: A transmission housing (2) including two housing elements (9) that can be positioned to press against each other and that in the assembled state define: a cavity (13); a shaft (6) projecting at least in part from the housing; a motion transmission mechanism (30) for transmitting motion to said shaft (6), the motion transmission mechanism (30) being housed at least in part inside the cavity (13) of the housing (2); and adhesive connection means (16) for connecting together housing elements (9) that are arranged in the zone where said housing elements (9) are pressed together and referred to as a join plane (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FRANCE REDUCTEURS
    Inventor: Wouter Barendrecht
  • Patent number: 10746280
    Abstract: A steering device includes: an input shaft main body portion including an input shaft first region, and protruding from the housing, and an input shaft second region received within the steering shaft receiving space; and an input shaft cover including; an input shaft cover main body portion surrounding a portion of the input shaft first region which is closer to the input shaft second end portion than the first input shaft seal portion in the rotation axis direction, and an input shaft cover seal portion provided to the input shaft cover main body portion, abutted on the first input shaft seal portion, and arranged to suppress moisture from entering between the input shaft and the input shaft cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kamaguchi, Masato Kadokura
  • Patent number: 10746281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gearbox including a first shaft, a second shaft, an intermediate shaft transmitting the movement from the first shaft to the second shaft and a casing delimiting a chamber, the first shaft and the second shaft each extending at least partially outside the casing, the intermediate shaft being accommodated in the chamber and comprising a first gearing element cooperating with the first shaft and a second gearing element cooperating with the second shaft. The first shaft and the intermediate shaft are arranged at a first height, the second shaft being arranged at a second height lower than the first height, and the gearbox includes a splash tub containing a lubricant, the first gearing element being at least partially submerged in the splash tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Cyrille Benais
  • Patent number: 10746282
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device comprises: a power transmission mechanism transmitting a drive power from a drive power source to a plurality of wheels; a differential gear mechanism provided in the power transmission mechanism and distributing the drive power input from the drive power source to the plurality of wheels; a casing housing the power transmission mechanism; and an oil pump sucking a lubricating oil stored in the casing, and the device drives the oil pump in conjunction with rotation of the differential gear mechanism. In the device, a catch tank storing the lubricating oil is provided in the casing, an introduction path is formed in the casing for introducing the lubricating oil scooped up by the differential gear mechanism during backward running of a vehicle into the catch tank, and a discharge oil passage connected to a discharge port of the oil pump is connected to the catch tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Ito, Kiyonori Takagi, Kazuki Toya, Yuki Kawamoto, Naoya Jinnai
  • Patent number: 10746283
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assemble includes a stationary structure configured with a first side, a second side and a bore that extends through the stationary structure between the first side and the second side. The assembly also includes a fluid transfer tube extending within the bore and forming a plenum between a sidewall of the fluid transfer tube and the stationary structure. The fluid transfer tube is configured with a first end at the first side, a second end at the second side, a flowpath and an aperture. The flowpath is at least partially formed by the sidewall and extends through the fluid transfer tube between the first end and the second end. The aperture fluidly couples the flowpath with the plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher T. Anglin
  • Patent number: 10746284
    Abstract: A gearbox for a rotary wing aircraft including a sump, a primary lubricant reservoir fluidically connected to the sump, one or more primary lubricant jets fluidically connected to the primary lubricant reservoir, an auxiliary lubricant reservoir fluidically connected to the sump, one or more auxiliary lubricant jets fluidically connected to the auxiliary lubricant reservoir, and at least one valve selectively fluidically connecting the sump and the primary lubricant reservoir based on a first lubricant pressure and the sump and the auxiliary lubricant reservoir based on a second lubricant pressure at the at least one valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuriy Gmirya, Thomas L. Sbabo, John H. Meeson, Jr., Rodger W. Bowman
  • Patent number: 10746285
    Abstract: A planetary carrier for a gear stage of a planetary gearset includes at least one planetary pin that is disposed in a rotationally fixed manner in the planetary carrier, and a pair of tapered roller bearings that are disposed on the planetary pin supporting a planet gear. The planetary pin is fastened by a pin screw connection, which comprises a pin screw and a nut, to the planetary carrier. The tapered roller bearings are clamped against each other between the planetary carrier and the planet pin and are axially pretensioned by the pin screw connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Joerg Muench, Dirk Strasser, Ralf Sperlich
  • Patent number: 10746286
    Abstract: In a hydraulic control device, a hydraulic sensor is provided on an intake side of a second pump where first oil is taken in and a line pressure sensor is provided on a discharging side of the second pump where the second oil is discharged. A control unit controls driving of the second pump by controlling a motor on the basis of an output pressure detected by the output pressure sensor or a line pressure detected by the line pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Harada, Kyohei Sakagami, Makito Nakasone, Shigeji Nakano
  • Patent number: 10746287
    Abstract: A cooling structure for a rotary electric machine includes a first supply pipe that is disposed vertically above a rotary electric machine and that has a discharge hole through which a refrigerant is discharged toward the rotary electric machine; a second supply pipe that is disposed in parallel with the first supply pipe vertically above the rotary electric machine and that has a discharge hole through which the refrigerant is discharged toward the rotary electric machine; and a pump configured to deliver the refrigerant to the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe such that a direction of the refrigerant flowing through the first supply pipe and a direction of the refrigerant flowing through the second supply pipe are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Miyamoto, Keisuke Ito, Hiroki Kato
  • Patent number: 10746288
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle provided with a step-variable transmission which is disposed between drive wheels and a drive power source including at least an engine, and which is shifted by changing operating states of coupling devices, the control apparatus including an engine stability time estimating portion configured to estimate a length of stability time required for stabilization of an output state of the engine, when a determination to implement a power-on shift-down action of the step-variable transmission is made, and a control portion configured to delay a moment of generation of a shift-down command to implement the power-on shift-down action of the step-variable transmission, with respect to a moment of the determination to implement the power-on shift-down action, where the estimated length of stability time is longer than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Yoshikawa, Nobufusa Kobayashi, Daisuke Suyama, Kazuomi Okasaka, Atsushi Kayukawa, Mitsuru Maeda
  • Patent number: 10746289
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire system includes an actuator, a detent plate, a detent spring, a control unit, and a display device. The control unit includes a first position learning unit, a second position learning unit, and a power-on determination unit. When the power-on determination unit determines that the power on is the post-instantaneous interruption on while the vehicle power is turned on, the first position learning unit learns the first reference position or the second position learning unit learns the second reference position, (i) in a case where the display device still displays the N-range after the target-range determination unit determines the target range to the R-range while the display device displays the N-range or (ii) in a case where the display device displays the N-range after the target-range determination unit determines the target range to the N-range while the display device displays the R-range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Sakaguchi, Masayoshi Iwata, Yuichiro Takemori, Taizo Mori
  • Patent number: 10746290
    Abstract: A lockup control device for a vehicle includes: a torque converter, and a lockup control configured to increase a lockup pressure difference command to an initial pressure difference, when a turbine rotation speed variation amount of the torque converter becomes smaller than a predetermined value during a ramp control in which the lockup pressure difference command is increased by a ramp pressure difference, the lockup control section being configured to switch to a second increase gradient having an increase gradient lower than a first increase gradient of the ramp pressure difference when the turbine rotation speed variation amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamada, Kunihiro Takahashi, Syunsuke Iwamoto, Yuji Okamoto, Toshiaki Noda
  • Patent number: 10746291
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle includes, responsive to a command to launch the vehicle and while the vehicle is in a first gear, determining, at a controller, a feedforward component including a target engine torque and a target bypass clutch torque, and a feedback component that is based on an error between the target converter slip and a measured converter slip and between the target wheel torque and a measured wheel torque. The method further includes changing a commanded engine torque and a commanded bypass clutch torque based on the feedforward component and the feedback component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yang Xu, Weitian Chen, Stuart N. Ford, Zhengyu Dai, Qi Wang, Hong Jiang
  • Patent number: 10746292
    Abstract: An actuator device for a gearbox of a motor vehicle includes a plurality of selector shafts displaceable in a first direction between a plurality of selection positions and in a second direction between a plurality of shifting positions and which each have a connecting element that is operatively-connected in at least one of the selection positions with at least one selector rail of the gearbox for transferring a movement of the selector shaft in the second direction onto the selector rail. The selector shafts are mounted relative to each other to be movable relative to one another in the first direction and are fixed to relative to each other in the section direction The selection positions of the selector shafts are independently adjustable by of a plurality of first adjusting elements and wherein the selector shafts can be displaced together between the shifting positions by means of a second adjusting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel