Reversal Of Direction Of Power Flow Changes Power Transmission To Alternate Path Patents (Class 475/12)
  • Patent number: 11859559
    Abstract: An electric power generating apparatus for use in an aircraft is an electric power generating apparatus connected through an emergency cut-off device to a gear box such that the gear box can transmit power to the electric power generating apparatus, the gear box being configured to decrease speed of rotational power of an aircraft engine. The electric power generating apparatus includes: a manual transmission configured to change the speed of the rotational power transmitted from the emergency cut-off device and including a plurality of gear stages; and an electric power generator to which the rotational power which has been changed in speed by the manual transmission is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kippei Matsuda, Kenji Usuki, Tatsuhiko Goi, Kenichiro Tanaka, Hideyuki Imai
  • Patent number: 11319954
    Abstract: A pump device for a motor vehicle includes: a pump having a first pump member and a second pump member, the first and second pump members being movable relative to one another; an electric drive having a drive housing and an output shaft rotatable with respect to the drive housing; and a gear mechanism, which couples the output shaft to the first pump member and, by reversing a direction of rotation of the electric drive, is switchable between a first and an opposite second transmission ratio. The gear mechanism has: a planet stage having a planet carrier rotationally fixed relative to the drive housing, and/or first and second freewheels, oppositely directed with respect to one another, and which are arranged axially behind one another, and/or the second pump member has a drive shaft rotatable relative to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Böhm, Silviu Soptica
  • Patent number: 10605334
    Abstract: A self-ventilated bi-directional traction drive unit (10) comprises a bi-directional motor (12), an asymmetric fan (14) for ventilating the motor (12), and a mechanical transmission (14) between a motor shaft (24) of the motor (12) and an asymmetric fan rotor (38) of the fan (14). The mechanical transmission (14) is operative to drive the fan rotor (38) in a preferred fan direction (102) with a first constant gear ratio Ri when the motor shaft (24) rotates in a first traction direction and to drive the fan rotor (38) in the preferred fan direction with a second constant gear ratio R2 when the motor shaft (24) rotates in a second traction direction opposite to the first traction direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventor: Jan Buschbeck
  • Patent number: 10549964
    Abstract: A system for automatically switching between a high speed and a low speed state for rotating the drive shaft of a manual hoist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Columbus McKinnon Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Thelen, Brent Pope
  • Patent number: 9243699
    Abstract: A wheel system with bidirectional input and one-way output includes a unidirectional transmission device respectively installed between a first driving rotating directional input wheel set and a bidirectional input shaft, between a first driving rotating directional output wheel set and a constant rotating directional output rotation part, and between the constant rotating directional output rotation part and the bidirectional input shaft, thereby preventing the first rotating direction transmission wheel set from being coupled to and generating a power transmission dampening effect while being driven in the second driving rotating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8960053
    Abstract: A manpower-driven device has a bi-directional rotational input for providing output to the input end of a constant rotating direction output transmission device, which is used to drive a loading wheel train, wherein the direction of the driving input can be freely selected by the user. The manpower-driven device includes a rotation direction detection device and a sound generator whose sound output depends on the detected rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8591363
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission of an e-bike motor, the transmission including a plurality of planetary gears meshed with a sun gear transmitting a power of a rotation shaft of a motor, a ring gear including a gear member meshed with an inner circumferential surface of the planetary gears and a clutch member formed at the other end of the gear member to shift a direction of power in response to backward and forward rotations, where the gear member and the clutch member are individual parts, and a connection unit connecting the gear member and the clutch member lest the gear member and the clutch member idle relative to an axial direction, wherein the plurality of planetary gears and the gear member of ring gear are provided in helical gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sunghwan An
  • Patent number: 8539850
    Abstract: A manual valve is formed with a drain input port that closes if a shift is made to the D position, and opens for draining if a shift is made to the N position. A switching valve communicates an output port of a pressure regulating valve portion and an oil passage of a clutch and closes a drain port during engine operation when a line pressure is applied, and cuts off communication between the output port of the pressure regulating valve portion and the oil passage of the clutch and communicates the oil passage with the drain port during an engine automatic stop when the line pressure is not applied. The drain input port and the drain port are connected by a drain oil passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu, Kazuhiko Kato, Kenichi Tsuchida, Kazunori Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8529390
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system and combined with a one-way transmission to construct the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system capable of changing the driven direction of the input shaft while the output rotary direction of a cylindrical output shaft keeps constant, and characterized in that: through the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system being combined with the one-way transmission, the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system is equipped with a transmission operational function of bidirectional input and unidirectional output, thereby the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system with bidirectional input and unidirectional output of the present invention enables the transmission relation between the input shafts driven in two different rotary directions status and the one-way rotation cylindrical output shaft to have the same or different transmission speed ratios, when the input shafts are driven in the first rotary direction and i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8506437
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mechanical two-speed drive system/gearbox for household appliances such as a blender or food processor. The gearbox comprises a motor, a motor shaft, a drive-outlet, and the installation of one-way bearings in suitable places in the gear-train. The drive-outlet can be driven at two different speeds in the same rotational direction. By operating the motor in the clockwise direction and counter-clockwise direction, a change in the drive-outlet rpm is achieved. When operating in the hi-speed mode, the drive-outlet is directly driven by the motor. When operating in the lo-speed mode, the drive-outlet is driven via the gear-train, with a resulting increase in torque. This gearbox is simple to construct, and operable without expensive control electronics. In particular applications with electronic motor speed and directional control, a much broader and useable drive-outlet speed range is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Huiyang Allan Plastic & Electric Industries Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shu Wan Cheung, Shu Sang Cheung, To Yin Pang
  • Patent number: 8490515
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor, which gives a normal rotation and constant speed output to an output cover when a driving shaft of the motor rotates in a normal direction and a normal rotation and speed-changed output to the output cover when the driving shaft of the motor rotates in a reverse direction, is provided. Interference caused by a reverse input can be prevented although rotation is reversely input from the output cover. The driving shaft includes a polygonal outer circumference; a ball-mounting ring is coupled to the outer circumference, the ball-mounting ring including, therein a constant speed ball and a speed changing ball spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance so that upper and lower sides of them protrude; and the ball-mounting ring is frictionally fixed by an additionally fixed friction pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: MBI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Jung, Hyuk Yoo
  • Patent number: 8475313
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8449421
    Abstract: A transmission is adapted to have a deceleration structure while generating an output in the same direction as when a motive power is rotated forwardly when the motive power is rotated reversely. The transmission includes a motor, an output cover, fixed shafts, and a transmission. The transmission is selectively connected according to the rotational direction of the driving shaft. The transmission provides a constant speed output in the forward direction since the driving shaft and the output cover are directly connected to each other when the driving shaft is rotated forwardly, but provides a decelerated output in the forward direction since a reduction planetary gear is geared between the driving shaft and the output cover when the driving shaft is rotated reversely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: MBI Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Jung, Hyuk Yoo
  • Patent number: 8413547
    Abstract: The retrograde torque limit gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output relates to a gear train, wherein the input rotary direction of the input shaft is bidirectional and the output direction is constant, and it is characterized by that the gear train with bidirectional input implements reverse transmission when the output side implements retrograde driving in reverse direction with that of the output, through clutch operation conducted by the clutch device installed at the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8376886
    Abstract: For the coaxial epicyclic gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output, by way of the epicyclic gear train and the integrated one-way transmission to constitute the epicyclic gear train, in which the rotary direction driving the input shaft of the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output is changed, and the rotary direction at the output shaft is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8353228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lockable or releasable transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output, which is forward or reversely driven by human's foot for achieving the output at constant rotation direction to drive the load wheel group, and has the anti-locking function, through releasing the lockable or releasable mechanism, when reverse drive caused by back move occurs at output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8342553
    Abstract: A mounting device for a bicycle having a bottom bracket planetary gear system with a sun gear or ring gear, and a bottom bracket shell positioned at the convergence of a plurality of frame parts of a bicycle frame is disclosed herein. The mounting device preferably has a control plate, a drive side bearing flange, a control input and control pawl. The control pawl blocks the sun gear, ring gear or planet carrier of the planetary system of the bicycle transmission thereby transferring the sun gear, ring gear or planet carrier force to the control pawl then to the control plate and then to the bicycle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Patterson Bicycle Transmission LLC
    Inventor: Sam Patterson
  • Patent number: 8272988
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional, and through the torque limit transmission being transferred into overload sliding or disengaging status, the retrograde torque limit bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output is prevented from being locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20120208665
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system and combined with a one-way transmission to construct the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system capable of changing the driven direction of the input shaft while the output rotary direction of a cylindrical output shaft keeps constant, and characterized in that: through the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system being combined with the one-way transmission, the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system is equipped with a transmission operational function of bidirectional input and unidirectional output, thereby the inner rocker arm type epicycle wheel system with bidirectional input and unidirectional output of the present invention enables the transmission relation between the input shafts driven in two different rotary directions status and the one-way rotation cylindrical output shaft to have the same or different transmission speed ratios, when the input shafts are driven in the first rotary direction and i
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20120208666
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Patent number: 8052568
    Abstract: A bicycle hub transmission includes a hub axle, a driver, a hub shell, a power transmission mechanism and a shift mechanism. The driver and the hub shell are rotatably supported relative to the hub axle. The power transmission mechanism is disposed between the driver and the hub shell to selectively transmit rotational power from the driver to the hub shell through one a plurality of power transmission paths. The shift mechanism operatively couples the power transmission mechanism to select a power transmission path. The downstream planetary gear unit includes a planetary gear carrier that meshes with planetary gears of the upstream planetary gear unit or with a linking member coupled to the planetary gears of the upstream planetary gear unit. The planetary gear carrier of the downstream planetary gear unit is coupled with a brake unit to transmit a reverse rotational power from the driver to the brake unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hino
  • Publication number: 20110201469
    Abstract: The retrograde torque limit gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output relates to a gear train, wherein the input rotary direction of the input shaft is bidirectional and the output direction is constant, and it is characterized by that the gear train with bidirectional input implements reverse transmission when the output side implements retrograde driving in reverse direction with that of the output, through clutch operation conducted by the clutch device installed at the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20110201468
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional, and through the torque limit transmission being transferred into overload sliding or disengaging status, the retrograde torque limit bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output is prevented from being locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20110190087
    Abstract: For the coaxial epicyclic gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output, by way of the epicyclic gear train and the integrated one-way transmission to constitute the epicyclic gear train, in which the rotary direction driving the input shaft of the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output is changed, and the rotary direction at the output shaft is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20110190085
    Abstract: The clutch control reversible transmission wheel system with bidirectional input and one-way output relates to a transmission structure, wherein the drive rotary direction of the input shaft of the wheel system with bidirectional input and one-way output is changed to make the direction of the output of the output shaft to be constant, which is characterized by releasing the connectable or releasable clutch device installed between transmissions of the wheel system with bidirectional input and one-way output, the output shaft is moved reversely when reversely driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20110190086
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20110177902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lockable or releasable transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output, which is forward or reversely driven by human's foot for achieving the output at constant rotation direction to drive the load wheel group, and has the anti-locking function, through releasing the lockable or releasable mechanism, when reverse drive caused by back move occurs at output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 7886634
    Abstract: A powertrain for a motorcycle includes a torque converter having an input and an output with a fluid coupling between the input and output, a gear train between the torque converter output and the rear wheel of the motorcycle, and an intermediate gear assembly that reverses the rotational direction of the motorcycle engine output shaft to the torque converter input. The intermediate gear assembly allows the motorcycle engine output shaft to be arranged in parallel with the torque converter input shaft wherein the motorcycle engine output shaft and the torque converter input shaft are on the same side of the motorcycle. The intermediate gear assembly includes a ring gear in meshing engagement with a plurality of planet gears, and a sun gear in meshing engagement with the planet gears. The ring gear is fixed for rotation with the intermediate input and the sun gear is fixed for rotation with the intermediate output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Walters Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Walters, Richard L. Walters, II
  • Publication number: 20090279933
    Abstract: A rotary shaft locking device includes a locking unit having a transmission gear receiving rotary torque from a power source, transmitting rotary torque to a rotary shaft as the transmission gear receives rotary torque from the power source, and locking the rotary shaft as transmission of rotary torque from the power source is cut off, and a first planetary gear and a second planetary gear provided to be meshed with a sun gear and to planetarily move around the sun gear, and displaced between a meshed position and an unmeshed position so as to be meshed with and separated from the transmission gear. The locking unit locks the rotary shaft for a power cutoff time which occurs when the rotation direction of the sun gear is switched and for which the transmission gear is not meshed with both the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWAMURA, Yu SHINAGAWA, Atsuhiko TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20090247342
    Abstract: The forward/reverse travel changeover mechanism includes a projection formed by causing an output power shaft for outputting the power from a main transmission to project to the outside of a case, a carrier rotatably supported around the projection relative to a sun gear provided rotatably integrally with the projection, a planetary gear, an internal gear held in meshing engagement with the planetary gear, an output sprocket rotatably supported integrally with the internal gear and rotatable around the projection adjacent the main transmission with respect to the sun gear, and a shifter for selectively changing over the position of the carrier and the internal gear between a forward travel position at which the carrier and the internal gear are connected against relative rotation and a reverse travel position for preventing rotation of the carrier around the projection, and is disposed outside the main transmission case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20090233747
    Abstract: A drive mechanism includes a drive assembly including a driven element, a first driveshaft, configured to be engaged with the drive assembly, the first driveshaft configured to rotate in a first direction and relate a first assembly torque to the drive assembly and a first drive torque to the driven element, and a torque adjusting mechanism operatively engaged with the drive assembly and configured to relate a second assembly torque, opposite in direction to the first assembly torque, to the drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: SoftScope Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Sheridan, John J. Allen
  • Patent number: 6933691
    Abstract: A control system controls a DC motor which operates a shifting mechanism. The control system includes switch circuit with a plurality of switches which connect terminals of the motor to a power supply. In order to limit the speed and torque, the control system operates the DC motor via pulse-width modulation so that the DC motor is alternately operated in a supply mode and in a short-circuit mode. The alternating supply and short-circuit modes result in operating states in which the motor is alternately driven and decelerated. Consequently, the speed and torque of the DC motor can be limited by the pulse-width modulation of control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Nicolai Tarasinski, Norbert Fritz
  • Patent number: 6732603
    Abstract: A phase rotary disk motor switching module employs anchor notches located on the peripheral rim of a rotary disk mounted on a motor to couple with a retaining element to enable the rotary disk to rotate in only one direction and define a plurality of phases for the rotary disk. Every phase has a driven gear coupled with the motor for transmitting output power. Motor power may be switched to a plurality of phases of output positions to maximize utilization of a single motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chou Hsu, Chi-Chien Lin
  • Patent number: 6722861
    Abstract: Several transmission embodiments selectively communicate rotary drive to an orbiting scroll to achieve capacity modulation. In these embodiments, when the motor is driven in a first direction, the orbiting scroll is driven at a rate which is equal to the motor speed. However, if the motor is driven in a reverse direction, the orbit rate of the orbiting scroll is reduced. The transmission ensures that the orbiting scroll member itself is driven in the proper forward direction regardless of whether the motor is being driven in forward or reverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Scroll Technologies
    Inventors: Joseph F. Loprete, John R. Williams, Gene Michael Fields, Joe T. Hill
  • Patent number: 6419252
    Abstract: A traveling and accelerating system for bicycles includes a frame having a front wheel at a front part and a rear wheel at a rear part thereof; a pair of pedals fixed at both sides of a shaft which is rotatably supported at a boss being fixed under a center of the frame, to be driven by a user's feet; a driving sprocket axially fixed on the shaft for transmitting rotation power via a chain to the rear wheel; a housing attached at one side of the boss to be closed with a cap and having a hollow cross-sectional shape to accommodate accessories; a pinion axially fixed on the shaft beside the driving sprocket in the housing; a first gear member accommodated in the housing and having an inner gear part along its inner diameter; a second gear member movably contacting the first gear member and provided with planetary gears to be engaged with the inner gear part of the first gear, the planetary gears being fixed by pins and rotatable in relation to the pins; a pair of latch means respectively inserted and fixed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Jung-II Park
    Inventors: Jong-il Park, Yun-rak Lee
  • Patent number: 6383108
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing direction of driving force for bicycles, more particularly, an apparatus for changing direction of driving force for bicycles, which can travel bicycles forward by pedaling rearward as well as by pedaling forward, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: World Industry Co., Ltd.,
    Inventor: Moon-Soo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6383107
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing direction of driving force for bicycles, more particularly, an apparatus for changing direction of driving force for bicycles, which can travel bicycles forward by pedaling rearward as well as by pedaling forward, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: World Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-Soo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6173623
    Abstract: A dual speed film drive apparatus to achieve high speed and low speed film drive employs a limited speed range stepper motor with pinion input drive gear, and an output driven gear connected to a film advance mechanism. High and low speed drive is achieved by use of a pivoted intermediate gear drive module having high speed and low speed gear set positions to interconnect the stepper motor input drive gear to the output driven gear. Shifting of the gear module between gear set positions is accomplished by a DC motor operated cam drive mechanism which pivots the gear module selectively between the high speed and low speed gear set positions. An open loop control gear mesh procedure is also described for meshing the high speed and low speed intermediate gear drives with the input drive gear and output driven gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David A. Castor, Theodore R. Kolb
  • Patent number: 6164844
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an engaging mechanism. The engaging mechanism comprises a cam element which moves upon modification of an engaging position, a cam follower abutted against a cam surface of the cam element, a detecting element for detecting a position of the cam follower, and a section to be detected provided on the cam follower, for giving at least three different kinds of output values to the detecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichiro Okumura, Michio Nagai, Hiroshi Terada, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 6142904
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing direction of driving force for bicycles, more particularly, an apparatus for changing direction of driving force for bicycles, which can travel bicycles forward by pedaling rearward as well as by pedaling forward, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: World Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-Soo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6045475
    Abstract: A controller for changeable pedaling system of a bi-directional pedaling bicycle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: World Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-Soo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5970822
    Abstract: A reversible drive device for bicycles, allowing a bicycle to go forward by a normal or reversed rotating force of a pedal without forcing a user to operate any lever, is disclosed. The drive device has a simple construction with a reduced number of parts and allows the rear wheel 10 to be rotatable in a reversed direction, thus allowing the bicycle to be moved backward. The drive device is integrated into a single assembly and is detachably attached to either the rear wheel hub shaft 11 or a pedal shaft 21, so the device allows a user to easily repair or change the drive device and improves work efficiency while producing the drive device. Two crescent stoppers 18 are formed on each end of the fixed shaft 17 so as to effectively prevent the shaft holding yoke of the rear wheel fork 1 from being unexpectedly opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Jae Yeon Jung
    Inventors: Jae Yeon Jung, Chun Kil Park
  • Patent number: 5957802
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing rotation of a pedal shaft for a bicycle is provided, in which forward and rearward driving forces of the pedal shaft are convertible without a load, by indirect coupling, and the bicycle can be pulled rearward under the setting conditions for forward traveling. The apparatus includes: a sprocket housing installed to be freely rotatable centering the pedal shaft, to which a ring gear and a ratchet changing ring having the first one-way stoppers are fixed; a sun gear installed to be integrally rotatable with the pedal shaft; rearward rotation of the carrier can be checked by the first one-way stoppers of the ratchet changing ring; a changing gear ring coupled with the carrier to be elastically rotatable along the circumference with predetermined rotatable angle; a fixing housing having the second one-way stoppers capable of stopping rearward rotation of the carrier; and a stopper changing ring capable of controlling the second one-way stoppers of the fixing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: World Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-Soo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5954614
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing power direction for a bicycle is provided, which can travel the bicycle forward all the times, and simultaneously idle the bicycle, and transmit the driving force to a pedal shaft, thereby pulling back the bicycle without reverse-load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: World Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-Soo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5927691
    Abstract: The features of a known auto shifting three speed winch having a drive shaft and rotatable drum are used to provide first, third and fourth gears upon reversal of rotation of the drive shaft. The third and fourth gears use common gearing and the final gear meshed with the drum. A separate drive train is provided for second gear and includes planetary gears having carriers secured to the drum and operating between a sun gear on the shaft and an outer ring gear. Second gear is selected by means of pawls brought into engagement with a ratchet track on the ring gear, with the pawls being connected to torsion springs controlled manually by a lever arrangement. When second gear is engaged, the winch can shift between only second and third, with fourth being overridden.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Harken, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Ottemann
  • Patent number: 5700218
    Abstract: The kinematic arrangement of a multiple-speed automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes three simple planetary units, hydraulically actuated clutches and brakes applied and released selectively, and several overrunning couplings that produce one-way drive connection between the inner and outer races, which are connected to various components of the gear units. Each of the planetary gear units includes a sun gear, a ring gear surrounding the sun gear, a carrier, and a set of planet pinions in continuous meshing engagement with the sun gear and ring gear and rotatably supported on the carrier. At least one of the gear units includes an overrunning clutch that produces a one-way drive connection between its carrier and one of the planet pinions supported on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. VanSelous, Judith F. Haggerty, Kevin E. Norris
  • Patent number: 5609074
    Abstract: A unidirectional register apparatus includes an input gear mechanism adapted to receive a rotational input from an external source; and a yoke, operatively coupled to the input gear mechanism, and arranged to pivot between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position in response to a change in direction of the rotational input. Also provided are a first gear mechanism, attached to the yoke, which is arranged to produce a rotational output in the same direction as the rotational input; and a second gear mechanism, also attached to the yoke, which is arranged to produce a rotational output in a direction opposite to the rotational input. An output gear mechanism is provided which is alternately engageable with each of the first and second gear mechanisms. The output gear mechanism engages the first gear mechanism when the yoke is in the first predetermined position, and the output gear mechanism engages the second gear mechanism when the yoke is in the second predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Schlumberger Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman B. Venaas
  • Patent number: 5607369
    Abstract: A differential motion gear system to control the output speed ratio by changing the input direction. The gear system utilizes a planetary gearset to achieve the desired results. The input shaft may be directly connected to the sungear, the differential motion gear set, or to the ring gear. One or more one-way drive mechanisms are connected between a stationary case and one or more of the planetary gearset elements and between the planetary gearset elements and the output shaft. Selective braking of the planetary gearset elements, in conjunction with the change of direction of the input shaft causes the output shaft to rotate in a single direction, but at different output speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 5531651
    Abstract: A differential motion gear system that controls the output speed ratio by changing the revolving direction of the input shaft. Different embodiments produce different combinations of output direction and output speed ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 5519293
    Abstract: A load driving system uses two gear trains with different characteristics. The load driving system includes a motor, a first pinion gear which is installed on the output shaft of the motor, a first gear train transmitting the rotation from the first pinion gear to a load, a second pinion gear separate from the first pinion gear which is also mounted on the motor output shaft, a second gear train having different characteristics from the first gear train and transmitting the rotation from the second pinion gear to the load, a connector for connecting the first gear train to the load while separating the second gear train from the load and for connecting the second gear train to the load while separating the first gear train from the load, and a controller for selecting one of the first and second gear trains based on a battery discharge level. The first and second gear trains are selected by selecting a rotational direction of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Ezawa