Patents Issued in November 17, 2020
  • Patent number: 10837481
    Abstract: A flush mount retainer assembly adapted to be received within a panel opening is provided. The flush mount retainer assembly includes a base defining a threaded bore for receiving a fastener and a front and back support members that each resiliently flex outwardly in response to the fastener engaging the threaded bore. Front and back retention members extend from the front and back support members, respectively, to limit movement of the flush mount retainer assembly relative to the panel prior to the bore being engaged by the fastener. The flush mount retainer assembly further includes first and second-side retention members disposed between vertical portions of the front and back support member and being adapted to stabilized the flush mount retainer assembly within panel openings having certain depths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventor: Charles A. Deperro
  • Patent number: 10837482
    Abstract: A method for establishing a connection, with the following steps: inserting a sleeve (12) having a stop flange (10) into a bore (14), in such a way that the stop flange (10) is at a distance from a bore edge (16); anchoring at least one elevation (18) of a free end portion (20) of the sleeve (12) in the bore wall (22) by widening the free end portion (20) of the sleeve (12); and moving the stop flange (10) in the direction of the at least one fixed anchored elevation (18) of the free end portion (20) of the sleeve (12), by widening a further portion (24) of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SFS intec Holding AG
    Inventors: Erich Palm, Oliver Bachmann
  • Patent number: 10837483
    Abstract: A self-locking plug assembly includes ratchet ring circumscribing body having centerline and shank having a threaded top portion. Flexible fingers spiral away from periphery of ratchet ring to engage polygonal sides of polygonal sided ring attached to body. Hooks may extend radially outwardly and downwardly from periphery of ratchet ring. Spring around polygonal portion of body rests on ratchet ring. Annular retaining ring snapped into annular groove in body compresses spring. Hooks may engage notches in the upper wall. Alternatively, hooks may include paws extending inwardly from downwardly extending legs of hooks and into the pockets and engaging upper pocket walls to axially secure the ratchet ring. Body may be borescope plug with a lower end of shank conforming to lower port opening in upper wall. Alternatively, flexible fingers extend outwardly from radially outer rim of ratchet ring and engage polygonal sides of inner side of polygonal sided ring circumscribing ratchet ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Marek Chilinski
  • Patent number: 10837484
    Abstract: A bolt includes a head portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion includes an ordinary screw portion that meshes with a nut, and a guide screw portion that is provided on a distal end side of the ordinary screw portion and has a screw thread having a diameter smaller than that of a screw thread of the ordinary screw portion. A protective portion having a diameter larger than a minor diameter of the ordinary screw portion is formed continuously from the guide screw portion at a distal end of the guide screw portion. A pressure flank surface is formed at a distal end of the screw thread of the guide screw portion, but a clearance flank surface is not formed thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: IWATA BOLT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanao Kageyama
  • Patent number: 10837485
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a stabilizing device of a crankshaft. In one example, a method may comprise randomizing a shape of each fin of a plurality of fins and a space between each fin. Randomizing the fins may decrease noise production as a result of airflow generated by the fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jeremy Church
  • Patent number: 10837486
    Abstract: A shaft member for a fluid bearing device includes, on an outer peripheral surface thereof, two bearing surfaces (31 and 32) separated from each other in an axial direction, and a middle relief portion (33) formed between the bearing surfaces (31 and 32) and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the bearing surfaces. The middle relief portion (33) includes a cylindrical surface portion (331) having a ground surface, and stepped portions (332) arranged on both axial sides of the cylindrical surface portion and having a diameter difference from the cylindrical surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Hirade, Masashi Yamagou, Mikihisa Fujiwara, Tetsuya Kurimura
  • Patent number: 10837487
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is disclosed. The bearing assembly includes a first race. Further, the bearing assembly includes a second race disposed concentric to the first race, where the second race has a radius that changes along an axial length of the bearing assembly. The bearing assembly also includes a housing disposed around the second race and operatively coupled to the second race. Moreover, the bearing assembly includes a plurality of support structures configured to detachably couple the second race to the housing, where the plurality of support structures are configured to disengage the second race from the housing to allow motion of the second race when a torque on the second race is greater than a threshold torque value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Mandyam Rangayan Sridhar, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Dinesh R. Rakwal, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Bret Dwayne Worden
  • Patent number: 10837488
    Abstract: A roller bearing assembly for use in a fracking pump crank shaft includes an inner ring being positioned an outer ring and a plurality of rolling elements disposed therebetween. Each of the rolling elements have a bore extending therein. The roller bearing assembly includes a cage having an annular disc with pins extending axially inward therefrom and into the bore. The pins are positioned on the annular disc so that the rolling elements are spaced apart from one another with a gap extending continuously therebetween. The gap is of a predetermined magnitude to maximize the number of rolling elements that fit between the inner ring and the outer ring to maximize load carrying capacity of the roller bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
    Inventors: George Roehr, James Prescavage
  • Patent number: 10837489
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a load on a bearing mounted to a shaft which includes an attaching member releasably connectable to a shaft and a press mechanism coupled to the attaching member. The press mechanism is configured to provide a compressive load to the bearing. The press mechanism includes a wrench engageable with the lock nut on the shaft and the wrench is configured to engage and rotate the nut when the attaching member connects to the shaft. The wrench is moveable axially relative to an axial dimension of the press mechanism between a proximal non-engaged position and a distal engaged position such that the wrench engages the nut in the distal engaged position and the wrench avoids engaging the nut in a proximal non-engaged position. An aligning ring may be located around the attaching member and may be configured to engage a shaft slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Temper Axle Products Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Rode, Matthew Townes
  • Patent number: 10837490
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing retainer (1) which has excellent oil resistance and impact resistance. The bearing retainer (1) retains a plurality of balls in such a manner that the balls are apart from each other. In a ball screw that is provided with a first member and a second member which moves relatively to the first member, the plurality of balls is arranged on one of the first member or the second member so as to be in contact with both of the first member and the second member, and rolling of the balls enables the relative movement. This bearing retainer (1) is formed from a resin composition that contains an elastomer component and a fluororesin which is mainly composed of vinylidene fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: KUREHA GOHSEN CO., LTD, THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawasaki, Daisuke Mimori, Yasuaki Takaiwa, Kenichi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10837491
    Abstract: A multi-row rolling element housing band is provided which can promote an increase in the degree of precision of a guide. At least three rolling element rows (17) to (19) are arranged in a band (15). Each second rolling element (18a) of the second rolling element row (18) is displaced by P/n in a length direction of the band (15) from each first rolling element (17a) of the first rolling element row (17). Each third rolling element (19a) of the third rolling element row (19) is displaced by P/n in the length direction of the band (15) from each second rolling element (18a) of the second rolling element row (18). P is the pitch between the first rolling elements (17a), and n is the number of rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Takahashi, Yoshihiro Hamada, Ryuichi Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 10837492
    Abstract: An axially compliant rolling bearing for precision motion stages having a stage, at least one bearing member slidably disposed along a rail, and a compliant joint interconnecting the at least one roller bearing to the stage. The compliant joint is sufficiently compliant to permit movement of the stage in the axial direction while remaining stiff in other directions orthogonal to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Chinedum E. Okwudire, Deokkyun D. Yoon, Xin Dong
  • Patent number: 10837493
    Abstract: A fluid bearing for a wind turbine includes: a bearing housing, a plurality of bearing pads inside the bearing housing and circumferentially distributed around a longitudinal axis of the fluid bearing, a plurality of supporting structures, each supporting structure having at least a first interface detachably connected to a respective seat provided in the bearing housing and at least a second interface detachably connected to a respective bearing pad of the plurality of bearing pads, each supporting structure allowing tilting of the respective bearing pad with respect to the bearing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
    Inventors: Niels Karl Frydendal, Troels Kanstrup, Dennis Olesen, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
  • Patent number: 10837494
    Abstract: A spherical roller bearing having an inner ring, an outer ring, first and second roller sets disposed therebetween, and a guide element for guiding the rollers of at least one roller set. The guide element is rotational about a bearing axis of rotation during bearing operation. The bearing further includes a generator, arranged between the first and second roller sets, which includes a magnetic rotor with alternating polarities in circumferential direction and a stator having at least one stator coil. The magnetic rotor is mounted to the guide element, while the stator is mounted to a common outer raceway of the outer ring, radially opposite from the magnetic rotor. In accordance with the invention, the stator has the form of an annular band. The at least one stator coil is formed by a flat conductor provided on a flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Nicolaas Simon Willem Den Haak, Georgo Angelis, Paul van Dijk
  • Patent number: 10837495
    Abstract: A drive unit includes a drive stem having first friction surfaces and a load coupling, wherein the load coupling is a threaded coupling. The drive unit also includes a transmission unit having second friction surfaces parallel to the first friction surfaces; and shoulders proximate a bottom of the transmission unit. The drive unit further includes a transmission selector movable to an “on” position or an “off” position, wherein the drive stem moves synchronously with the transmission unit when the transmission selector is in the “on” position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Martin Liess
  • Patent number: 10837496
    Abstract: A gearbox has a main unit and a secondary unit provided with respective casings of respective gear transmissions and with respective hollow shafts connected by means of a drive shaft; the secondary unit transfers motion between two axes forming an angle of less than 180° and which can be removed after having released the drive shaft; the drive shaft is engaged in an angularly fixed and axially sliding manner to the hollow shafts and is axially locked, at least in one direction, by means of an axial retaining device, which is releasable; the axial retaining device is coupled to one of the hollow shafts, at an axial end which is facing towards the other of the hollow shafts; at least one opening may be formed between the two casings, so as to access such an axial end and release the axial retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.r.l.
    Inventors: Tomasz Kowalewski, Ivan Borra, Gian Mario Bragallini, Vincenzo Giordano
  • Patent number: 10837497
    Abstract: A viscous damper has an inertial mass in the form of a tubular member that is applicable for dissipating (removing) destructive torsional vibration in power transmitting shaft assemblies. A viscous fluid contained between moving surfaces is sheared, thereby producing frictional heat which is then allowed to transfer across the moving surfaces to the ambient surroundings. Surfaces of the inertial mass and housing are arranged with respect to each other to provide high shear rate and energy dissipation (damping) is obtained within a small volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LO-REZ Vibration Control Ltd.
    Inventors: Edward G. Hauptmann, Richard A. Hordyk
  • Patent number: 10837498
    Abstract: In a fixed type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention, six torque transmitting ball tracks (20) are defined as a first track, a second track, a third track, a fourth track, a fifth track, and a sixth track along a circumferential direction. Further, in the fixed type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention, an axial offset amount of a curvature center of each of track grooves (12) of an outer joint member (13) and an axial offset amount of a curvature center of each of track grooves (15) of an inner joint member (16) are set to 0. Further, in the fixed type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention, the track grooves (12) of the outer joint member (13) and the track grooves (15) of the inner joint member (16) are each inclined with respect to an axis line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teruaki Fujio
  • Patent number: 10837499
    Abstract: The disclosed clutch device includes a clutch housing, a clutch center, a pressure plate, a clutch part, a support plate and a cam mechanism. The clutch center includes a plurality of first protruding portions protruding to a first side in an axial direction. The clutch part allows and blocks transmission of a power from the clutch housing to an output side. The support plate is disposed in opposition to the clutch center in the axial direction, and includes a plurality of second protruding portions that protrude to a second side in the axial direction and are fixed to the plurality of first protruding portions. The cam mechanism is provided on an axially second-side lateral surface of the support plate, and controls a pressing force applied to the clutch part in transmission of the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Imanishi, Hidenori Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 10837500
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a fluid friction clutch having a housing, a clutch disc which is arranged at one end of a shaft which is mounted within the housing, a working chamber which is configured between the housing and the clutch disc, a storage chamber for clutch fluid, and at least one feed duct which leads from the storage chamber to the working chamber. Moreover, a pressure relief device for discharging clutch fluid from the feed duct into the storage chamber is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Buchholz, Wolfgang U. Sorg
  • Patent number: 10837501
    Abstract: A clutch hydraulic control method and the double clutch transmission system may include performing a clutch pack flow rate control, which pre-fills a flow rate for clutch engage in a clutch pack of a clutch before shifting, when a shifting attempt is detected in a clutch controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joung-Chul Kim, Tae-Hee Cho, Kyoo-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10837502
    Abstract: The present device is designed for training of highly-qualified athletes in cyclic sports. The technical result is the more reliable transfer of power from a drive to a working mechanism with the possibility of smoothing out ultrashort fluctuations (0.3-0.7 seconds) in force. The athlete training device comprises two bases, each having a pulley attached thereto for rotation in a single plane. An annular cable track is fastened between the pulleys. With the aid of a motor, a rotation rate is transmitted to one of the pulleys via a shaft. The shaft, which consists of a driving part and a driven part, has mounted thereon an adjustable transmission for controlling torque. The adjustable transmission is in the form of an electromagnetic powder clutch, consisting of a driving part, connected to the driving part of the shaft, and a driven part, connected to the driven part of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Andrei Petrovich Kiselev
  • Patent number: 10837503
    Abstract: Hydraulic-oil control devices are provided herein that perform hydraulic-oil supply control in a dual clutch device having a first clutch and a second clutch. A hydraulic-oil control device according to embodiments herein includes a first linear solenoid valve that adjusts hydraulic oil having a line pressure for a first hydraulic chamber and supplies the hydraulic oil thereto, a second linear solenoid valve that adjusts hydraulic oil having a line pressure for a second hydraulic chamber and supplies the hydraulic oil thereto, a shuttle valve that outputs the hydraulic oil having a higher pressure between the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the first hydraulic chamber and the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the second hydraulic chamber, and a switch valve that adjusts the amount of hydraulic oil supplied to a first space and a second space, according to the pressure of the hydraulic oil output from the shuttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventor: Tomoaki Shimozawa
  • Patent number: 10837504
    Abstract: A brake caliper support element, has a caliper body and at least two tines. Each tine has an element for the connection to the caliper body. Resting counter-surfaces are provided near each element for the connection to the caliper body, which are adapted to couple with connecting seats of the caliper body for a stable and rigid connection between the support element and the caliper body. A stiffening support element connects the two support element tines. The stiffening support element has a stiffening element resting surface for resting and supporting the second pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventor: Roberto Lavezzi
  • Patent number: 10837505
    Abstract: A caliper brake featuring a hydraulic piston assembly includes a housing, a movable piston within a chamber of the housing, a first port providing a first fluid pathway into the chamber, and a redundant seal assembly. The redundant seal assembly may include a first pressure seal disposed about a first interior circumference of the chamber disposed above the first port, a second pressure seal disposed about a second interior circumference of the chamber disposed above the first pressure seal, and a second port disposed between the first pressure seal and the second pressure seal, the second port providing a second fluid pathway from inside of the chamber to outside of the chamber, and the second port establishing a bleed-off for fluid traversing above the first pressure seal such that the second pressure seal experiences a lower fluid pressure than the first pressure seal during normal operation of the caliper brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Wind Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher James Winslow, Matthew Kenneth King
  • Patent number: 10837506
    Abstract: A disc brake for utility vehicles includes a brake disc, a first brake lining on a first side of the brake disc and a second brake lining on a second side of the brake disc opposite the first side. A spreading device is also provided which generates a force that moves the first and the second brake lining away from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Jochen Frank, Hans-Christian Jungmann, Marcel Kalmbach, Marcus Keller, Peter Moser, Martin Müller, Vitalij Scherer, Mirko Seip, Markus Stafflinger
  • Patent number: 10837507
    Abstract: A brake disk for a motor vehicle includes a friction ring and at least one insert portion. The insert portion is located within and arranged coaxially with the friction ring, and is configured so as to possess an annular disk shape and define a plurality of openings. The friction ring is configured such that material of the friction ring fills the plurality of openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Huschenhoefer, Hans-Walter Mueller
  • Patent number: 10837508
    Abstract: A brake carrier is provided for a disc brake having at least one brake pad, wherein the brake carrier includes: a wrap-around disc holder that wraps around a section of a brake disc of the disc brake in a frame-like manner; at least one brake pad slot in which the brake carrier guides the at least one brake pad, wherein the at least one pad slot is formed by carrier lugs, support surfaces and bridge struts on the wrap-around disc holder. The brake carrier is produced as a single piece using a shaping method and has a mold partition burr. The mold partition burr is arranged outside of the wrap-around disc holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Tobias Fischl
  • Patent number: 10837509
    Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
    Inventors: Manouchehr Sabeti, James Seaman
  • Patent number: 10837510
    Abstract: A composite exciter ring for use in a vehicle brake system includes a base layer and a cover layer that is disposed on the base layer. The base layer is made of a ceramic material that insulates the cover layer from a heat source generated during brake activation. The cover layer is made of a plastic material and that defines openings. Each opening exposes a different part of the base layer. The ceramic material includes an additive infused therein. The additive has an effect on a magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
    Inventors: Manouchehr Sabeti, Kevin D Hantak, James A Seaman
  • Patent number: 10837511
    Abstract: A spring assembly having at least two canted coil spring lengths nested together are disclosed. Two sections of coils of a canted coil spring length can each be positioned between two adjacent coils of another canted coil spring. Each section of the coils of the canted coil spring length includes at least one coil and up to several coils or a plurality of coils. The canted coil spring lengths are nested together to increase the deflection force of the overall spring assembly. The spring assembly having two or more nested spring lengths can be used in connector applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Carter
  • Patent number: 10837512
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vibration isolation apparatus includes: molding elastic parts of an elastic body; compressing in which the elastic parts are pressed against positions in which the elastic parts are provided to an inner member so that the elastic parts are compressed to have a size equivalent to a size in which the elastic parts fit between the inner member and an outer cylinder; press-fitting the inner member and the elastic parts integrally into the outer cylinder while the elastic parts are kept compressed; and fastening the elastic parts to the inner member and the outer cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KURASHIKI KAKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Itano, Mineyuki Ohara
  • Patent number: 10837513
    Abstract: A telescopic arrangement (10) having a hollow cylinder (12) and a part (14) which is telescopically engaged with the cylinder. The arrangement is provided with at least one coil (22) constituting a first form of pulse-induction device, and at least one target (28) constituting a second form of pulse-induction device, to monitor the position of the said part (14) relative to the cylinder (12). A plurality of devices (22) each of one of the said first and second forms of device are positioned on the outside of the cylinder (12), at different respective positions therealong. At least one (28) of the other of the said first and second forms of device is fixed relative to the said part (14) of the arrangement (10) in a position such that it is moved over the said plurality of devices (22) in succession as the said part (14) is telescopically moved relative to the cylinder (12) of the arrangement (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GILL CORPORATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael John Gill
  • Patent number: 10837514
    Abstract: A valve structure of a shock absorber includes a piston to which a first communication passage and a second communication passage are provided, and a load application member that applies an initial load to a first leaf valve. The initial load is applied to the first leaf valve within a range between the inside in the radial direction from a first seat part and the outside in the radial direction from an abutting part of the piston, the first seat part being positioned on the outside in the radial direction of the first communication passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kimishima, Hideki Yamada, Makoto Arano, Kenji Hibi, Koji Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10837515
    Abstract: A shock absorber with a pressure tube, a reserve tube, and a piston slidably disposed within the pressure tube to define first and second working chambers. A reservoir chamber is positioned between the pressure tube and the reserve tube. A damper baffle tube, positioned in the reservoir chamber, defines a baffle tube chamber between the pressure tube and the damper baffle tube. One or more electromechanical valves are positioned in fluid communication with the first working chamber and the baffle tube chamber. The damper baffle tube includes a compliant portion that has a sealing surface configured to move into and out of contact with the pressure tube in response to fluctuations in fluid pressure in the baffle tube chamber so as to form a check valve that holds a constrained volume of hydraulic fluid in the baffle tube chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Roessle, Darrell G. Breese, Thomas P. Mallin, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 10837516
    Abstract: The present invention is a vibration damping device (1, 2) that includes an external member (11, 21) attached to one of a vibration-generating portion and a vibration-receiving portion; a tubular member (40) attached to the other of the vibration-generating portion and the vibration-receiving portion; and an elastic body (30) which connects the external member (11, 21) and the tubular member (40). The external member (11, 21) includes a frame-like member (11, 21) having a rectangular shape when viewed from the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Harada, Naoki Maeda
  • Patent number: 10837517
    Abstract: Toothed belt drive having one toothed belt and at least two, preferably helically geared, toothed pulleys, wherein the toothed belt wraps the toothed pulleys over a part-region of the circumference of the latter and the teeth of the toothed belt mesh in the tooth gaps of the toothed pulleys, wherein the air gap ES or ES(mk) that relates to the nominal pitch P and results from the difference between the width es of the tooth gaps of the respective toothed pulley and the width eR of the teeth of the toothed belt is configured at the mean height of the teeth, depending on the tooth count zR of the toothed pulleys and on the tooth count z of the toothed pulleys, or on the tooth counts zk of the smaller toothed pulley and on zg of the larger toothed pulley, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Heiko Sattler
  • Patent number: 10837518
    Abstract: A cable tie mount for supporting an object, the cable tie mount includes: a body including a mounting face formed on a first side of the body, a threaded bore formed in a second opposing side of the body, and a first cable tie passage formed on the body and configured to receive a cable tie therethrough; and a support portion including a threaded portion extending therefrom and configured to threadably engage the threaded bore formed in the second opposing side of the body. The body is configured to mount to the object with one or more cable ties, and wherein the body is configured to be threadably secured to the support portion for supporting the object mounted on the body at a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Brian J. Rossetti
  • Patent number: 10837519
    Abstract: A bush chain includes a plurality of units. The plurality of units are coupled together in an endless shape and each include a pair of inner plates, a bush, a pair of outer plates, and a coupling pin. The pair of inner plates each include a pair of bush holes. The bush is fixed to the bush hole and includes a pin hole. The pair of outer plates are each disposed at the outside of the respective inner plate. The coupling pin is fixed to the outer plates, and is inserted through and rotatable in the pin hole of the bush. Abrasive particles are embedded in an inner peripheral face at the pin hole of the bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Fujiwara, Takeo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10837520
    Abstract: A torque transfer device has plural planets arranged for planetary rotation about one or more sun gears and within one or more ring gears. Each planet includes at least one planetary gear set comprising plural planetary gears connected to rotate together, but having a different diameter to form a differential gear system. To improve load sharing, the plural planetary gears of each planetary gear set may have a different helical angle, the plural planetary gear sets being axially movable with respect to one another. Alternatively or in addition, the planetary gears may be made flexible with respect to radial forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Genesis Advanced Technology Inc.
    Inventors: James Brent Klassen, Richard Bos
  • Patent number: 10837521
    Abstract: In an electric actuator, an output shaft has a housing recess. An end of a motor shaft is housed in the housing recess. A first bearing supports the motor shaft in the housing recess. The motor shaft has an eccentric shaft. A deceleration mechanism includes an external gear connected to the eccentric shaft via a second bearing, an internal gear engaged with the external gear, a flange part expanding from the output shaft, and protrusions protruding from the flange part and disposed along the circumferential direction. The external gear has holes recessed on the other side in the axial direction. The holes are disposed along the circumferential direction and each have an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the protrusion. The protrusions are inserted into the holes respectively and support the external gear to be swingable around the central axis via the inner surfaces of the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kamiya, Hiroshi Yamashita, Nan Wu
  • Patent number: 10837522
    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 with respectively a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission. Each sub-transmission has a respective input shaft and the two sub-transmissions have an output shaft, which is axis-parallel to the input shafts. The mutually coaxial input shafts can each be activated via a power-shift clutch in alternation 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 element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel
  • Patent number: 10837523
    Abstract: A splitter transmission including an input shaft, an output shaft and a countershaft. Two disk clutches, that can be coupled by a respective common clutch bell, are arranged on each of the input shaft, the output shaft and the countershaft. The clutch bells have external teeth. The disk clutches are in each case connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a loose wheel or to a fixed wheel. The input shaft is in direct engagement with the output shaft and with the countershaft. The splitter transmission is characterized by the fact that the output shaft is engaged with the countershaft exclusively in an indirect manner. The splitter transmission can be combined with a group transmission and an agricultural working machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Thomas Pauli, Stefan Igl, Thomas Oberbuchner
  • Patent number: 10837524
    Abstract: A one-way clutch includes a first gear, a second gear, a transmission unit, and a stretchable member. The first gear has one side in an axial direction on which a first ratchet portion is formed. The second gear includes a shaft portion, an outer peripheral portion, and a connection wall. The connection wall has a surface extending in the axial direction and connects between the shaft portion and the outer peripheral portion. The transmission unit transmits a torque of one of the first gear and the second gear to another by rotating forward around the shaft. The transmission unit includes a second ratchet portion that fits into the first ratchet portion on the first gear side. The transmission unit includes a contact portion that contacts the surface on the second gear side. The stretchable member presses the second gear to the transmission unit in a shrunk state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Yuki Tamura
  • Patent number: 10837525
    Abstract: A motor vehicle transmission for coupling an electric machine to a drivetrain of an electrically driveable motor vehicle. The motor vehicle transmission includes a planetary transmission for converting a torque that is introducible by the electric machine. An internal gear of the planetary transmission has an input toothed gear for forming a spur gear stage with a drive shaft of the electric machine. A brake immobilizes a sun gear of the planetary transmission with a static housing. A clutch rotationally conjointly connects the sun gear to the internal gear. The brake and the clutch at least partially overlap as viewed in a radial or axial direction. By virtue of the overlap, it is possible for axial and radial structural space, respectively, to be saved, such that a motor vehicle transmission with a small structural space requirement is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gary Avery, Daniel Knoblauch
  • Patent number: 10837526
    Abstract: A variable-speed speed-up mechanism includes: an electric device generating a rotation driving force; and a transmission device changing a speed of the rotation driving force and transmitting the rotation driving force to a target to be driven. The transmission device includes: a sun gear rotating around an axis line; a sun gear shaft fixed to the sun gear and extending in an axial direction around the axis line; a planetary gear meshing with the sun gear, revolving around the axis line, and rotating around a center line of the planetary gear; a gear meshing with the planetary gear; a planetary gear carrier including a planetary gear carrier shaft extending in the axial direction around the axis line and supporting the planetary gear; and a gear carrier including a gear carrier shaft extending in the axial direction around the axis line and supporting the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Okamoto, Masahiro Nakashima, Yasushi Hirota
  • Patent number: 10837527
    Abstract: To provide a tensioner capable of keeping, with a simple structure, oil pressure in an oil pressure chamber stable. The tensioner includes a pressure adjusting mechanism that adjusts oil pressure in the oil pressure chamber. The pressure adjusting mechanism includes a cylinder part, a piston unit set inside the cylinder part so as to be able to approach and separate from the oil pressure chamber, and piston biasing units that bias the piston unit toward the oil pressure chamber. A liquid tight seal condition is kept between the cylinder part and the piston unit at any position between a position where the piston unit has moved closest to the oil pressure chamber and a position where the piston unit has moved closest to the adjustment space. The piston biasing units include at least two piston springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventors: Masanori Watanabe, Yudai Takagi, Osamu Yoshida, Yuji Kurematsu
  • Patent number: 10837528
    Abstract: A line strainer for use in an electric fence system is described. The line strainer includes a unitary body made of electrically non-conductive material, having two opposing arms, a spool mounting element for rotatably mounting an electrically conductive spool having at least one toothed flange between the arms of the body, wherein the spool is configured to have a first line secured to it. The line strainer further includes a line bearing support member about which a second line is to be passed and tensioned. A releasable pawl is attached to the unitary body and configured to engage with the at least one toothed flange to restrict rotation of the spool in one direction when the spool is rotatably mounted to the spool mounting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GALLAGHER GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Robert Andrew Wade
  • Patent number: 10837529
    Abstract: Electrical telescopic strut construction, movable between an extended locked position and a retracted unlocked position, comprising: an external cylinder (1); an inner cylinder (2); a screw (3) rotatable disposed within the inner cylinder (2); a drive (4) configured to rotate the screw (3); a nut (5) being movable with respect to the external cylinder (1) responsive to the rotation of the screw (3); at least one segment (6) located in a radial opening of the inner cylinder (2) and movable radially outward and inward in response to the movement of the nut (5) and configured to engage the external cylinder (1) when moved radially outward and not to engage the external cylinder (1) when moved radially inward, a second inner cylinder (7) located external to the first inner cylinder (2) and internal to the external cylinder (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CESA, COMPANIA ESPANOLA DE SISTEMAS AERONAUTICOS, S.A.
    Inventors: Rosa Macias Cubeiro, Jose Luis Crespo Chico, Esteban Morante Lopez, Francisco Jose Aguado Lopez
  • Patent number: 10837530
    Abstract: An actuator of an aircraft includes at least one limit stop in which at least one of the bearing surfaces, named destructible bearing surface (19), has at least one destructible portion which is able to, and is arranged to, be irreversibly deformed under the effect of the co-operation by limit contact between the driving member bearing surface (19) and the driven member bearing surface (20). Each destructible portion of each destructible bearing surface is mounted to be removable with respect to the stop as to be able to be replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: RATIER FIGEAC
    Inventors: Nicolas Tilloy, Olivier Brucelle