Nestable Rims Of Diverse Kind (e.g., One Grooved And The Other Cylindrical, Etc.) Patents (Class 474/48)
  • Mounting systems, kits and methods of converting an engine
    Patent number: 8939855
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices and kits adapted and configured to convert engine systems to enable the engine to use wider belts. The engine systems suitable for conversion can include, for example, an internal combustion engine, an electric alternator driven by the engine from its mechanical power take off, all disposed in an engine compartment. The mechanical power take-off includes a belt pulley connected to a free end of an engine crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Balmar Acquistion LLC
    Inventors: Craig Hines, Dustin Harlan Cram
  • Oil pump driving mechanism
    Patent number: 8888630
    Abstract: When an engaging pawl 23b is fitted into a recessed portion 34b of a first sprocket 34, which is linked by a chain 33 to a second sprocket 32 that drives an oil pump 3 disposed at a radial detached from a torque converter 2, frictional resistance between a side face 34a of the first sprocket 34 and an end face 23c of the engaging pawl 23b is reduced by tapering the side face 34a of the first sprocket 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: JATCO Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Makita