Selective Patents (Class 74/342)
  • Patent number: 11591937
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a remote mount for an idler gear assembly, comprising: a gear mounting plate including a plurality of bores configured to receive a corresponding plurality of fasteners to mount a gear assembly to the gear mounting plate; and an attachment bracket including a plurality of mounting openings configured to receive a corresponding plurality of bolts to mount the remote mount to a cylinder head. The gear mounting plate supports the gear assembly such that a gear of the gear assembly rotates about an axis that is parallel to an axis of a crankshaft of an engine and the attachment bracket mounts to an upper surface of the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: David M. Barnes, Kevin C. Augustin, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11578792
    Abstract: A power train component such as a gearbox includes driving and driven, coaxially arranged cooperating gears which engage each other via teeth. The engaging end surfaces of the teeth are provided with a first chamfer and a second chamfer, in which the chamfer edge is offset from bisecting the tooth. Preferably the offset chamfer edges are provided on both a driving gear (shifter), axially positionable using a shifting fork on a shift drum, and a driven low gear. In one preferred driving gear (shifter) design, the offset chamfer edges are only provided for the side engaged when the shifting fork moves against a spring force. The invention facilitates smoother and less binding movement between the non-engaged and the engaged axial positions, such that the gear can be more easily shifted by the shifting fork in at least one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xie Lebang
  • Patent number: 11280387
    Abstract: A power shift transmission, having an input and an output shaft, rotatably and axially immovably mounted and a rotatably mounted intermediate shaft. The input shaft carries first and second gear wheels. The output shaft carries a third gear wheel. The intermediate shaft carries a fourth, fifth, and sixth gear wheels, which are movable such that in a first shifting position the first gear wheel is in engagement with the fourth gear wheel and the sixth gear wheel is in engagement with the third gear wheel, but the second gear wheel and the fifth gear wheel are out of engagement, and in a second shifting position, the second gear wheel is in engagement with the fifth gear wheel and the sixth gear wheel is in engagement with the third gear wheel, but the first gear wheel and the fourth gear wheel are out of engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: RENK Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Burkhard Pinnekamp
  • Patent number: 11266920
    Abstract: A toy gearbox comprising at least one gear shaft (1, 2) rotatably supported by a gear support construction and having at least one spline, and at least one gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) rotatably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2), a first clutch member (50) being attached to the gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) and rotatably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2) and a second clutch member comprising a driving ring (41, 42) being fixed against rotation about and slidably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2) and comprising a guide member (45) and at least one claw clutch (46, 47) for selectively engaging or disengaging with the first clutch member (50) and thereby engaging or disengaging the gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) from rotating along with the gear shaft and where an axial cam (10) arranged on a gear shifter axle (11) being mounted in the gear support construction and having an axis of symmetry extending parallel with the gear shaft (1, 2), so that the guide member (45) on the axially slidable driving ring (41, 42) engag
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Jeppe Juul Jensen, Marc Clapés Mayol, Michael T. Jeppesen, Markus Kossmann
  • Patent number: 11105398
    Abstract: An offset torque multiplier includes an input planetary gearset configured to receive an input torque. The input planetary gearset includes an input sun gear. The input sun gear is rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The offset torque multiplier includes an output planetary gearset configured to provide an output torque. The output planetary gearset includes an output sun gear. The output sun gear is rotatable about a second axis of rotation. The second axis of rotation is offset from the first axis of rotation. The offset torque multiplier includes at least one intermediate planetary gearset coupled between the input planetary gearset and the output planetary gearset. The output torque is greater than the input torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Eric Brodhead, Dorin Nectarie Salcescu
  • Patent number: 10948047
    Abstract: A modular drive apparatus includes a gear box (16) with a rotatable internal transmission gear (60). The gear box includes a plurality of body openings (44). The openings may be selectively closed by the installation of cover plates (52, 54). With a cover plate removed, a drive coupler (32, 34, 58, 148) may be extended in the respective opening and mounted in operative connection with the gear box. In the mounted position of the drive coupler, an idler gear (72, 172) engages the ring gear of the gear box. Rotatable power devices such as pumps, motors and generators may be operatively rotatably engaged with the drive coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LOGAN CLUTCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles D. Schultz, Stefan Vinca
  • Patent number: 10859137
    Abstract: A kinetic energy storage device, a pumpjack inertia capacitor (PIC), for use with an oil well pumpjack, the PIC includes a primary shaft assembly to transfer power and torque between a prime mover of the oil well pumpjack, a flywheel assembly having one or more flywheels, and an output assembly, the one or more flywheels absorb and then transfer torque to an oil well pumping unit to enable the oil well pumping unit to operate at a near constant speed; and the one or more flywheels enable the prime mover to operate at a near constant speed and a near constant power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: William Terry Lester
  • Patent number: 10781902
    Abstract: For a gear train GL including a drive gear 33 and an idler gear 34 engaged with each other and a lock gear 35, provided are a first drive means 3A configured to linearly drive the lock gear 35 in forward and backward directions, a second drive means 3B configured to rotationally drive the drive gear 33 in normal and reverse directions, and a controller C configured to control the both drive means 3A and 3B. The controller C starts driving the lock gear 35 at the time of an unlocking operation, from an engagement position toward the disengagement position through the first drive means 3A, and when the drive is started, the controller C drives the drive gear 33 into one of normal and reverse directions and into the other direction through the second drive means 3B with a polarity reversal in a predetermined cycles T1 and T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu Tsujimura, Katsuaki Saito
  • Patent number: 10543883
    Abstract: In a speed change apparatus for a vehicle, a controller stores as a clutch-disengaging shift spindle angle ?1 a position at which a clutch is disengaged when a shift spindle is rotated in a first direction. The controller controls the shift spindle by a first step W1 of rotating the shift spindle in the first direction until a disengaging-side target angle Ta1 is reached; a second step W2 of returning the shift spindle in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a third step W3 of rotating the shift spindle in the first direction up to the clutch-disengaging shift spindle angle ?1 and thereafter rotating the shift spindle in the second direction to return the shift spindle, upon detection of an output from a drum angle sensor, the output corresponding to shallow engagement of dog teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Jun Adachi, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Patent number: 8757018
    Abstract: A device for changing a transmission ratio between a turbine shaft and a shaft of a starter-generator of an aeroengine, the device including: first and second fixed gear wheels carried by the shaft of the starter-generator; first and second idler gearwheels carried by the turbine shaft, and meshing respectively with the first and second fixed gearwheels to define different gear ratios; a changeover sleeve interposed between the idler gearwheels and mechanically coupled to the turbine shaft, the changeover sleeve being movable in translation on the turbine shaft between two coupling positions; and a mechanism causing the changeover sleeve to move in translation automatically from either one of its coupling positions to the other one when the sum of torques between the turbine shaft and the starter-generator shaft changes sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Snecma
    Inventor: Bruno Robert Gaully
  • Patent number: 8555740
    Abstract: A transmission for an internal combustion engine that allows a fit length between a dog and a dog hole to be made longer and gear splines to be made longer, without having to increase an axial length of the transmission. A transmission selectively performs gearshifting by using a shift fork to slidingly move a shift gear of the transmission axially and by using a dog clutch to engage the shift gear with, or disengage the shift gear from, an adjacent gear. When the shift gear slidingly moves, a gear-side spline portion of the shift gear slidingly moves over a shaft-side spline portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Tanaka, Masahiko Tsuchiya, Yasuhiro Higashi
  • Publication number: 20130186222
    Abstract: A motor-driven cutting saw in which the motor has the capability of operating at two or more speeds and a multi-speed gear box that may additionally include a neutral setting that would allow the motor to disengage from the saw blade while running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Merit Engineering & Equipment Company
    Inventor: Merit Engineering & Equipment Company
  • Patent number: 8393454
    Abstract: A drive train is used at least including an input shaft and an output shaft. A clutch member is rotatable by a clutch shaft about an axis of rotation. The clutch shaft is supported for lateral movement along the axis of rotation to move the clutch member to cooperate with the drive train at a first lateral position to cause the output shaft to turn and to move the clutch member to a second lateral position to disengage the output shaft from rotation of the input shaft. A permanent magnet is supported by one end of the clutch shaft and arranged for receiving an external magnetic biasing force along the axis of rotation to selectively move the clutch member between the first and second lateral positions. A traveling shaft can be used to support a selected gear for movement by the permanent magnet to implement transmission and reversing configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Merlin Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Mercer
  • Patent number: 8359940
    Abstract: In a twin-clutch transmission, when a third shift valve (for example) goes out of order and the shift change accordingly becomes incapable of being carried out, the hydraulic pressure outputted from the third shift valve is controlled by a fourth shift valve operated by a first shift solenoid for a first shift valve. Accordingly, the hydraulic pressure outputted by a second linear solenoid is supplied to one of second hydraulic actuators, thereby enabling one of second predetermined transmission gear stages to be pre-shifted by use of a second power transmission path. When the first shift valve is used as a fail-safe, it is possible for the vehicle to make a minimum necessary run by setting up one of the second predetermined transmission gear stages. Furthermore, the fourth shift valve is driven by use of the existing first shift solenoid, thus minimizing the number of parts and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Sato
  • Patent number: 8291784
    Abstract: A transmission system including first and second shafts (4, 2; 104, 102), a plurality of gear trains arranged to transfer drive between the first and second shafts, an instantaneous selector mechanism (46; 146), and at least one non-instantaneous selector mechanism (40, 44; 140, 144, 153, 157), wherein the instantaneous selector mechanism (46; 146) and the or each non-instantaneous selector mechanism (40, 44; 140, 144, 153, 157) are arranged to create torque paths between the first and second shafts (4, 2; 104, 102) via the gear trains, wherein each gear train is selectable when one other gear train is transmitting torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Zeroshift Limited
    Inventors: William Wesley Martin, Richard John Evan Thompson
  • Patent number: 8225695
    Abstract: An arrangement for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch in a transmission includes a driver adapted to move the range clutch axially on an output shaft between a high range position and a low range position, a sensor arrangement adapted to sense at least one of reverse rotational direction and potential reverse rotational direction of at least one of a main shaft and the output shaft and to generate an inhibit range shift signal upon sensing at least one of reverse rotational direction and potential reverse rotational direction, and a controller adapted to inhibit operation of the driver upon receipt of the inhibit range shift signal from the sensor arrangement. A transmission and a vehicle including such an arrangement are also disclosed. A method for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch in a transmission, and a method of retrofitting a transmission with an arrangement for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy G. Hayes
  • Publication number: 20120160056
    Abstract: A multi-output transmission assembly includes first and second gears rotatable in opposite directions, an output shaft, first and second collars slidably coupled to the output shaft, and an actuator coupled to the first and second collars. The first collar is rotated by the first gear in a first direction. The second collar is rotated by the second gear in a second direction. The actuator moves the first and second collars along the output shaft. With the actuator in a neutral position, the first and second collars are disengaged from the output shaft and the output shaft does not rotate. With the actuator in a first position, the first collar engages the output shaft and the output shaft rotates in the first direction. With the actuator in a second position, the second collar engages the output shaft and the output shaft rotates in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: David J. Wrong
  • Patent number: 8171814
    Abstract: A transmission system and method for operating the transmission system, where the transmission system includes a selector assembly arranged to select between gear ratios instantaneously without substantial power interruption. The selector assembly includes first and second sets of engagement members and an actuator system. The actuator system may have a first actuator member for moving the first set of engagement members, a second actuator member for moving the second set of engagement members, a first actuator device for actuating the first actuator member and a second actuator device for actuating the second actuator member independently of the first actuator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Zeroshift Limited
    Inventors: William Wesley Martin, Anthony Joseph Child
  • Patent number: 8020461
    Abstract: A travel drive system for a hybrid vehicle includes a thermal engine with an engine output shaft carrying a clutch, a driven shaft connected to said clutch and linked to a speed variation means, at least one electric machine with a rotor, and a motion transmission chain between speed variation means and wheels of the vehicle, said chain comprising an output shaft for the speed variation means and a motive axle connected to said output shaft. The system includes a disengageable coupling between one of the elements of the transmission chain and rotor of electric machine, and another disengageable coupling between output shaft of thermal engine and said rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Alexandre Pagot, Stéphane Venturi
  • Patent number: 7555968
    Abstract: A transmission device between a primary drive shaft and an output shaft includes a housing inside of which is housed at least partially a reduction gear mechanism that consists of an engine-driving element, meshed with a driven element, adapted to be coupled to or uncoupled from the output shaft by a clutch mechanism that is activated/deactivated by axial movement of the gearwheel on the shaft. The clutch mechanism, retracted to the disengaged position, assumes the shape of a plate that is integral in rotation with the output shaft. The plate has on its face opposite the gearwheel, ramps designed to work during the engagement phase with ramps that are supported by the gearwheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: France Reducteurs
    Inventor: Robert Blanchard
  • Patent number: 7536129
    Abstract: A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrier including a print head with an ink jet nozzle mounted thereon to carry out the printing operation by moving the print head. The driving apparatus includes a driving motor, a scanner driving part driving the scanner unit, a printer driving part driving the printer unit, and a power switching part disposed with the driving motor, the scanner driving part, and the printer driving part. The power switching part selectively transmits a power of the driving motor to at least one of the scanner driving part and the printer driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-hyun Lee, Dong-gyoo Lee
  • Patent number: 7409886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a twin clutch transmission of high efficiency which is compact in every dimension. This twin clutch transmission can be used particularly in vehicles having a longitudinally installed engine. For this purpose, the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft are arranged coaxially with respect to one another, whereas the two countershafts are arranged parallel to one another. Furthermore, the shift sleeves are arranged in a special way, thus making seven forward gears and a plurality of reverse gears possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Carsten Gitt
  • Patent number: 7306216
    Abstract: A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrier including a print head with an ink jet nozzle mounted thereon to carry out the printing operation by moving the print head. The driving apparatus includes a driving motor, a scanner driving part driving the scanner unit, a printer driving part driving the printer unit, and a power switching part disposed with the driving motor, the scanner driving part, and the printer driving part. The power switching part selectively transmits a power of the driving motor to at least one of the scanner driving part and the printer driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-hyun Lee, Dong-gyoo Lee
  • Patent number: 7282826
    Abstract: A drive system for chain sprockets 1 of chain drives, more particularly for driving chain scraper conveyors or chain-drawn ploughs for underground mining, with a drive assembly formed of an asynchronous motor and a gear mechanism 4, the gear mechanism 4 being designed as overload gearing and having a controllable multiple-disk clutch for overload equalisation with which the force flow between the asynchronous motor and the chain sprocket can be disconnected. The asynchronous motor comprises a frequency converter motor 10 and in the drive assembly between the motor shaft and the gear mechanism 4 a two-gear toothed wheel gear mechanism is arranged as a forward gear mechanism, with a starting gear position and a normal gear position, with which in the starting gear position the breakaway effect required for starting the loaded chain scraper conveyor or for releasing the plough can be attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: DBT GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Langenberg, Gerhard Merten, Werner Bohle
  • Patent number: 6802234
    Abstract: Transmission mechanism of drilling/milling tool, including a motor capable of forward and backward rotating. The motor has a transmission shaft for transmitting the power to the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism further includes a movable slide gear, a first and a second driven wheels constantly engaged with the slide gear and a brake or shaft mounted on a driving wheel or the driven wheel. The slide gear is responsive to the forward and backward rotation of the transmission shaft to axially move along the brake or shaft to selectively drivingly engage with the first or second driven wheel. In the forward and backward travel of the drill bit or blade, the drill bit or blade is rotated at high or low rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Lee Yeong Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pan-Chung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6684726
    Abstract: Landing gears of support devices for articulated vehicle trailers are frequently left in neutral position while the articulated vehicle is being driven. The vibrations which occur during driving can cause the landing gear to descend unintentionally, touch the ground and be damaged. The invention provides a support device with a landing gear which is reliably prevented from descending. To this end, the toothed ring of the input shaft (1) has two longitudinal sections (1a, 1b) of different diameters while having constant tooth spacing throughout. The tooth length in both sections (1a, 1b) is dimensioned in such a way that in neutral position, the input shaft (1) can rotate while the toothed wheel (3a) remains stationary but is prevented from rotating while the input shaft (1) remains stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Jost-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Schmidt, Jose Manuel Alguera Gallego
  • Patent number: 6655226
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for a vehicle having a plurality of gear trains provided between an input shaft and an output shaft, comprises a hollow shaft coaxially including the input shaft, a forward drive gear rotatably mounted on the hollow shaft, a forward driven gear integrally mounted on the output shaft and constantly meshing with the forward drive gear, a reverse drive gear rotatably mounted on the input shaft, a changeover hub integrally mounted on the hollow shaft between the forward drive gear and the reverse drive gear, an first idler gear constantly meshing with the reverse drive gear, a second idler gear integrally formed with the first idler gear and constantly meshing with the forward driven gear and a changeover member provided between the forward gear and the reverse drive gear for engaging the changeover hub either with the forward drive gear or the reverse drive gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masami Oguri
  • Patent number: 6637283
    Abstract: An apparatus for extending the drive ratios and versatility of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes an enclosure which houses parallel input and output shafts journaled to front and rear walls of the enclosure. The input shaft receives rotative force directly from one or two CVT units. Low gear, drive gear and reverse gears are disposed upon the input shaft. Corresponding driven low gear, drive gear and reverse gears are disposed upon the output shaft. The corresponding gears are connected by positive drive belts. Coupling devices axially sliding upon splines in the input shaft in response to a shifting lever achieve low, drive, reverse and park modalities of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventor: Gregorio M. Belloso
  • Publication number: 20030183033
    Abstract: Landing gear for selectively supporting a semitrailer and a method of assembly of the landing gear is provided. The landing gear includes a leg having an upper section and a lower section telescopingly received in the upper section. A lead screw extends and retracts the upper and lower sections relative to each other upon rotation thereof. An input shaft applies a torque to the lead screw to drive rotation thereof, the input shaft being rotatable about a rotation axis and movable in translation along the rotation axis for shifting between a first position for low gear operation and a second position for high gear operation. An output shaft, axially aligned with the input shaft, has an output gear for transmitting torque to the lead screw. A gearing subassembly is received in the upper leg section and is configured to augment lift when the input shaft is in the first position and augment speed in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: The Holland Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael W. Peveler
  • Patent number: 6513402
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission suitable for automotive-type use employs paired helical gears. For each speed of the transmission, at least one pair of helical cut gears is mounted on an input drive shaft for engaging and mating at least one pair of helical cut gears mounted on an idler shaft. During load transmission for a given speed, the helical gear pairs on the idler shaft center themselves on the helical gear pairs on the drive shaft to balance load transmission amongst gears. The idler shaft would also have at least one pair of helical cut gears to engage and mate at least one pair of helical cut gears on a power output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Harrier Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Bruce Morrow, Eric William Laveen
  • Patent number: 6505527
    Abstract: A forward/backward steering control mechanism installed in a toy car and coupled to a power drive and controlled by a remote controller to move the toy car forwards/backwards. The forward/backward steering control mechanism uses a remote controller-controlled server to move a movable gear on the transmission shaft of the toy car between a first transmission gear wheel, which is coupled to the power drive of the toy car, and a second transmission gear wheel, which is coupled to the first transmission gear wheel through two meshed idle gears, so as to control the direction of rotation of the transmission shaft, and to further control forward/backward movement of the toy car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventor: Ke-Way Lu
  • Patent number: 6457381
    Abstract: A shifter motor is provided as an actuator for shifting between a gear for reversing a vehicle by a starter motor and a mode for starting an engine with the starter motor. A switch panel is provided adjacent to a handle grip, and a starter/reverse switch for controlling the starter motor and a reverse shift switch for controlling a shifter motor are disposed adjacent to each other on an operation surface of the switch panel. By the positions of the switches, the rider can perform operations for reversing the vehicle with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takehiro Nonaka, Yukimi Ase, Yoji Kanaoka, Koichi Shimamura, Yoshifumi Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 6401559
    Abstract: A differential for dolly , particularly for shootings in the TV and movie fields, comprising a first inlet axis, coupled with a selection and control bar, provided on the dolly, for the selection of one of the two steering wheels, four steering wheels or crab configuration, the inlet axis being provided with motion transmission for the two steering wheel configuration, with motion transmission for the four steering wheel configuration, and with motion transmission for the crab configuration; a motion output axis; and two lateral axes, respectively for the transmission to the wheel and to the right wheel, the inlet axis and the output axis providing central movable axis to selectively engage the transmission, coupled at the bottom with rocking levers, transmitting the position of the movable central axis of the inlet axis to the movable central axis of the output axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventor: Armando Grottesi
  • Patent number: 6374689
    Abstract: Apparatus for balancing loading in a direct drive transmission in which the power input to the transmission is divided between and among intermediate drive shafts and delivered to the output of the transmission, and wherein balancing mechanisms are in constant contact with, and senses the forces on, the intermediate shafts resulting from the delivery of power from the input to the intermediate shafts, and balances those forces among the intermediate shafts to deliver optimum power to the transmission output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Harrier Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: William Bruce Morrow
  • Patent number: 6370977
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle including first and second rotating shafts which are rotatable by the torque transmitted through a clutch. Each shaft includes several transmission gears. A resisting member can be disposed between a gear and its corresponding shaft, such that the resisting member reduces the difference in rotating speed between the first and second shafts. The resisting member serves to reduce shift shock and noise generated during shifting. Additional resisting members can be placed on either the first or second shaft in order to achieve reduced shift shock and noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Kubo, Tsugio Ikeda, Norikazu Maeda
  • Patent number: 6189395
    Abstract: A change gear transmission device for a scanner comprises a motor, a first gear, a second gear and a third gear. The second gear and the third gear are movably arranged within the scanner and can be moved in axial direction. The first gear is coaxially connected with the motor. The second gear and the third gear are arranged on one end of the driving shaft of the scanner and have different tooth number. The first gear is optionally engaged with the second gear or the third gear by the movement of the second gear and the third gear. In a preferred embodiment of the device, the second gear is a spur gear and the third gear is an indent gear (ring gear). Therefore, the inventive change gear transmission device can provide both high speed and high accuracy ability to the scanner with low/high resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Teco Image Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pen-Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 6189397
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission suitable for automotive-type use employs paired helical gears. For each speed of the transmission, at least one pair of helical cut gears is mounted on an input drive shaft for engaging and mating at least one pair of helical cut gears mounted on an idler shaft. During load transmission for a given speed, the helical gear pairs on the idler shaft center themselves on the helical gear pairs on the drive shaft to balance load transmission amongst gears. The idler shaft would also have at least one pair of helical cut gears to engage and mate at least one pair of helical cut gears on a power output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Harrier Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Bruce Morrow, Eric William Daveen
  • Patent number: 6105450
    Abstract: A speed change device, preferably for a power tool, may include a first drive gear and a second drive gear mounted on a drive shaft, and may include a first driven gear and a second driven gear mounted on a driven shaft. When the second drive gear is in a first position, a first gear portion of the second drive gear engages the second driven gear, so that the rotational energy of the drive shaft is transmitted to the driven shaft via a first transmission path through the second drive gear and the second driven gear. When the second drive gear is in a second position, a second gear portion of the second drive gear engages the first drive gear, so that the rotational energy of the drive shaft is transmitted to the driven shaft via a second transmission path through the second drive gear, the first drive gear and the first driven gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Yukihiko Yamada
  • Patent number: 6076416
    Abstract: A motorcycle reverse gear transmission that precludes inadvertent shifting into a forward gear when in reverse and inadvertent shifting into reverse when in a forward gear. The reverse gear transmission requires the forward ratio gears to be in neutral before shifting into reverse; during shifting, the apparatus locks the forward gears in neutral and then engages the reverse gear. The forward ratio gears are unlocked from neutral after the reverse gear is disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: Alan C. Sputhe
  • Patent number: 5983741
    Abstract: A manual transmission for use in motor vehicles is disclosed. The transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, and a plurality of constant-mesh gearsets that can be selectively engaged for establishing corresponding forward gears therebetween. In addition, a reverse gear assembly is provided for establishing the reverse gear. The reverse gear assembly includes an idler shaft non-rotatably mounted within a housing of the transmission and an idler gear journally supported on the idler shaft. The idler gear is linearly movable into engagement with a reverse input gear and a reverse speed gear. Each tooth of the reverse idler gear includes a pair of intersecting flank radii which intersect at the tooth centerline, creating an included angle therebetween. The teeth of the input and output gears are similarly formed to include a pair of flank radii and included angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: New Venture Gear, Inc.
    Inventors: William K. Warwick, Mario Charles DeSantis, Keith L. Snyder
  • Patent number: 5910190
    Abstract: The transmission and clutch assembly including a conventional casing, a slidable input shaft directly engageable to the drive member for high gear, and further including an output shaft which is rotatably engaged in the open end of the input shaft, and further including a countershaft for change speed mode and reverse speed, a reverse speed shaft, a clutch housing, a clutch shaft connected to the clutch housing, a pair of pressure members, and a throw-out bearing for change speed mode including reverse speed. This transmission and clutch assembly does not use any internal oil pressure to effect changing of gears and substantially reduces the rotating weight of the transmission when the vehicle is in high gear, because the clutch housing, clutch shaft, input gear and pressure members do not rotate when the transmission is in direct drive speed mode unlike other known transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Inventor: Ernie Brookins
  • Patent number: 5490433
    Abstract: A transmission subunit with an intermediate shaft having continuous gears of progressive pitch diameters interposed between pairs of conventional gears. The geometry of the continuous gears permits input gears, output gears, and/or idler gears to freely and independently slide longitudinally the length of the intermediate shaft without disengaging. Helical or spur cut gears can be used throughout. During shifting, an idler quickly passes from a conventional gear to an intermediate, continuous gear where it changes speed ratio progressively until the new ratio is achieved. At this point the idler quickly moves on to the next conventional gear to complete the shift cycle. An automatic locking mechanism assures precise, fixed alignment. As an example, a semi-continuous subunit consisting of two idler gears and three or four conventional running gears bridged with two or three continuous gears combined with a planetary gearset provides 14 to 22 forward speeds and 7 to 11 reverse speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Inventor: Craig L. Althen
  • Patent number: 5245892
    Abstract: A transmission generates the travelling and PTO outputs of a farm tractor. The transmission can easily generate the travelling output of a 15-step forward movement and a 9-step backward movement and the output of a 4-step PTO by fractionalizing the number of speed changing steps. The transmission uses a large number of identically standardized gears and hub sleeves but reduces the number of built-in parts in each part of the transmission, raises the productivity by using a large number of the same parts and controls the equipment efficiently due to easy disassembly for maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Gold Star Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui H. Kim, Hyung T. Kim
  • Patent number: 5239887
    Abstract: The invention concerns a multi-step speed-change transmission. An intermediate transmission (9) is situated between an input group (7) and a main group (8). A double gear (28, 29) forms an additional overdrive. The speed-change transmission according to the invention is provided for use in motor vehicles utilized in agriculture or construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Franz Muller, Jurgen Pohlenz, Hubert Lehle, Edwin Baur, Herbert Simon
  • Patent number: 5238266
    Abstract: A landing gear for semitrailers includes a two speed double reduction gear assembly having fewer, smaller, and simpler parts, resulting in a compact double reduction gear assembly housed in a relatively small gear box or entirely within one of the landing gear legs, which is a cost efficient landing gear unit with a unique clutch-shifting mechanism to provide for shifting from one ratio to another. The double reduction gear assembly is disposed on and about in-line input and output shafts further resulting in an easy to crank and shift landing gear unit capable of achieving standard crank handle turn to vertical leg travel distance ratios. The low gear or low speed ratio of the landing gear unit can be varied within a broad range during manufacture, if desired, generally without increasing the overall size or complexity of the two speed double reduction gear assembly. The landing gear can further include a universal mounting feature and is durable and simple to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Jost International of Grand Haven, Michigan
    Inventor: Ervin VanDenberg
  • Patent number: 5044218
    Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting the turning force of a capstan flywheel for video cassette recorders by which the turning force of the capstan flywheel driven by a capstan motor is transmitted to the reel disk selectably at high speed and low speed. The apapratus includes a slider gear provided with a clutch gear slidably mounted to a shaft and located between the capstan flywheel having a geer portion and a connector gear. The shaft is moved up and down by mean of a slider lever which is interlocked with a clutch lever pivotally mounted by a pinch lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae G. Lee, Tae W. Park
  • Patent number: 5038881
    Abstract: The present invention provides a snowmobile with a reverse-shift lever. A shift cable extends between a transmission which is shiftable from a forward condition to a reverse condition and a lever means of the invention. The lever means is mounted on the snowmobile and includes a lever arm having first and second sides which may be moved from a first, forward position displaying its first side and second, reverse position displaying its second side. So moving the lever arm causes the cable to move, thereby shifting the transmission between its forward and reverse conditions. The first side of the lever arm may include an indicator indicating a forward condition of the transmission and the second side of the lever arm may be provided with an indicator indicating a reverse condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Polaris Industries, L. P.
    Inventors: Timothy Wysocki, Byron Danielson
  • Patent number: 4823632
    Abstract: A toy vehicle transmission assembly unit having a drive gear that is nonrotatably mounted on a driven axle, and a multiple gear train that establishes a driving connection between the drive gear and a driving gear mounted on a shaft outwardly extending from a motor. The gear of the multiple gear train that immediately establishes the driving connection with the drive gear is shifted laterally by a shift lever that disengages the gear train from the drive gear. The transmission assembly unit is enclosed in a housing that provides a rotatable mounting for the drive gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Kransco
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Harrod, Michael R. Siebern
  • Patent number: 4800769
    Abstract: A manually operated automotive transmission includes an input cluster shaft that carries a reverse input pinion, a countershaft rotatably mounted parallel to the input shaft, a synchronizer clutch including a clutch sleeve defining reverse output gear slidably mounted on the cluster shaft and continually drivable connected to the countershaft, a reverse idler shaft, a first slidable reverse idler continually in meshing engagement with the reverse pinion, a second fixed idler pinion continually engaged with the reverse output gear. The reverse idlers are rotatably mounted on the idler shaft and define clutch teeth, which are brought into engagement as the slidable idler is moved by the vehicle operator to the reverse drive position and are disengaged as the vehicle operator selects forward drive ratios and the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Donald R. Rietsch
  • Patent number: 4727768
    Abstract: A transmission for an agricultural working vehicle is provided which includes a gear type forward speed changing mechanism and a wrapping connector backward driving mechanism selectively operable to connect an input shaft and an output shaft. The input shaft carries a plurality of change speed gears and a driving sprocket fixed thereto. The output shaft carries a driven sprocket relatively rotatably mounted thereon and operatively connected to the driving sprocket by a wrapping connector, and a shift gear slidably splined thereto and including gear portions selectively engageable with the change speed gears. The shift gear is linked to the driven sprocket by an engagement mechanism to provide a backward drive state when shift gear assumes a position other than change speed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Kubota, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Ogasawara, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Fumihiro Ikeda, Niro Bando, Kazuaki Kurohara