Abstract: A powered actuator (1) for driving mechanisms that open and close convertible tops, sunroofs, windows and the like in motor vehicles; in which actuator (1) has a manual override feature allowing actuator (1) to be easily operated by hand should the electrical power system of the motor vehicle fail, yet the manual override feature does not require calibration or periodic adjustment.Actuator (1) includes actuator housing (2) having an attached motor having first gear (28) driven by the motor armature, output shaft (18) having driven gear (12) mounted thereon, insert cushion (10) being engaged with driven gear (12), and removable plate (6) being installed upon plate end (42) of output shaft (18). Actuator (1) is manually operated by removing removable plate (6) thereby disengaging driven gear (12) from output shaft (18) and then manually imparting rotation to plate end (42) of output shaft (18).

Abstract: A clutch system for a gear drive particularly suitable for gear drives of vertical blinds having a movable gear which upon jamming of another gear moves radially to disengage the gears.

Abstract: The roll forming machine includes a base, a motor drive, a power transmission connected to the motor drive, a rafted roll form assembly including a raft plate and a plurality of vertically aligned power rotated longitudinally spaced pairs of complemental rolls, arranged in a set to successively and operatively receive and feed there between elongated strips of stock, and a gear train including a plurality of gears and a drive gear interconnecting the set of rolls. The transmission includes a drive shaft connected to a gear reduction box having a power rotated sleeve aligned with the drive gear of the gear train. In order to change the rafted roll form assembly including the raft plate and the set of complemental rolls carried by the raft plate to another roll form assembly for making another metal part, a quick disconnect structure is provided which includes a drive clutch on the drive gear of the gear train of the raft assembly.

Abstract: An electric door lock actuator includes an outer casing which houses a reversible electric motor. The motor is coupled to a inertial clutch assembly and a gear train to reciprocally move a rack which extends outwardly from the casing between an advanced and a retracted position. The clutch assembly includes a drive gear coupled to the electric motor, and driven gear connected to operate the rack through the gear train. The clutch also includes an inertially operated clutch plate eccentrically mounted on the clutch drive gear and having a pair of arcuately spaced driving teeth alternately operably engageable with the driven clutch gear when the motor is driven in either a forward or a reverse direction. The clutch is operative to connect the motor to either advance or retract the rack when the motor shaft is operated in either a forward or a reverse direction.

Abstract: A baler comprises means for securing a completed bale of material and metering means for triggering the operation of the securing means. The metering means includes a pinion drivingly connectable with a trip arm. Relative driving movement between the trip arm and the pinion takes place on rotation of the pinion until the pinion engages a recess in the trip arm, at which point, operation of the securing means is triggered. The extent of the relative driving movement between the trip arm and the pinion is representative of a dimension of the bale being formed. The metering means further comprises a roller mounted on the trip arm at the entry of the recess for engaging the pinion when the pinion is at the point to enter the recess thereby breaking the driving connection between the pinion and the trip arm.

Abstract: A clutch mechanism for engaging and disengaging the thread (14) of a worm (13) from the teeth (17) of a worm gear (16). The worm (13) is mounted in a carrier block (47), disposed in a cavity (39) of a housing (12), from translatory movement towards and away from the worm gear. Springs (52) normally bias the worm away from engagement with the worm gear, while air pressure (34) is used to force the worm towards and into engagement with the worm gear. The cavity (39) and block (47) are tapered to prevent binding during movement of the block, and a spur gear drive is used to drive the worm (13) by motor (22), with the spur gears (18) and (19) being in mesh at all times during movement of the block (47).

Abstract: A multiplier or multiple-action fly casting reel incorporates an anti-reverse mechanism so that when line is withdrawn from the reel, the crank handle becomes disengaged from the spool, but when withdrawal of line ceases, the handle and spool automatically reengage for rewind of the line. A multiplier gear assembly is mounted on a pivoted cluster bracket which is moved between engaged and disengaged positions by action of a one-way friction clutch associated with a spool. A spring returns the cluster bracket to the home position when there is no withdrawal of the line.

Abstract: An intermittent motion transmitting and timing system for actuating an uplock latch device or the like to provide for high speed, timed power transmission at maximum load requirements. An inverse geneva drive mechanism is coupled between a rotational input drive and a rotatable output drive. A drive train between the input drive and the inverse geneva drive mechanism includes at least a pair of meshed elliptical gears for maximizing output torque for a given input torque. A drive train between the inverse geneva drive mechanism and the rotatable output includes a regular geneva drive mechanism and a shift mechanism.

Abstract: An intermittent gear mechanism includes two intermittent gears mounted at opposite sides of a driving gear driven by a motor. One of the intermittent gears is normally held by a holding member at a position disengaged from the driving gear while the other intermittent gear engages the driving gear. When the latter intermittent gear is driven, the former intermittent gear is brought into engagement with the driving gear by a simple initial driving assembly.

Abstract: A drive coupling is movable to selectively engage and disengage a drive shaft with a final drive gear set. The coupling is sealingly disposed within a housing. To prevent the pressure within the housing from increasing or decreasing during movement of the coupling, a vent structure is formed on the drive coupling. The vent structure cooperates with the seal member to vent the housing during movement of the drive coupling to thereby ensure pressure balance within the housing.

Abstract: A faucet assembly comprising a movable handle, an axially adjustable mixing valve operated by the handle, and a timer assembly. The timer assembly is entirely mechanical and comprises a drive gear, an actuator arm coupling the drive gear to the handle, a timer gear journalled coaxially with the drive gear, fixed check gear coaxial with the drive gear, and a latch. The latch is carried transversely on the drive gear, and terminates at either end in first and second latch arms extending opposite to each other substantially parallel to the drive gear. The first latch arm mechanically latches the drive gear to the timer gear when the handle is depressed toward the open position. The second latch arm latches the drive gear to the fixed check gear when the handle reaches the open position. The timer counterrotates the timer gear at a given rate after the timer gear and the drive gear are unlatched.

Abstract: The combination of a lead screw and a multi-ball nut. The balls are disposed around the axis of the lead screw. The balls are mounted on the nut either to be received and retained in the valley of the lead screw thread (whereby rotation of the lead screw causes movement of the nut along the lead screw in one direction for a feed operation) or for the balls to be movable out of the valley onto the crest of the thread. The latter condition permits the nut to be moved along the lead screw in a reverse direction for a quick return operation.

Abstract: An electromechanical device for activating a rotating post that moves the leaf of a swinging door on a vehicle, especially a mass-transit vehicle. An electric motor activates the column by means of an intermediate worm gear. The motor outtake shaft is coupled to the worm-gear intake shaft. A worm wheel is coupled to the worm-gear outtake shaft, which activates the rotating post. The electromechanical activating device contains an emergency mechanism for uncoupling the worm-gear outtake shaft from the worm wheel in relation to their rotation. The mechanism incorporates a coupling that can be disengaged between the outtake shaft and the worm wheel, which is mounted over it coaxially. The mechanism also involves several balls situated such that they can be forced into recesses in the outtake shaft while simultaneously engaging axial grooves in the inner surface of the worm wheel.

Abstract: An electrically-operable actuator 10 which includes a reversible direct current electric motor 16, a reduction gear train and a reciprocable member 96 adapted at one end to be coupled, for example with a locking lever of a motor vehicle door latch has, in the reversible direct current electric motor 16, a permanent magnet stator 18 in the form of a cylindrical ring, the internal diameter of which is at least twice the actual length thereof; a coil-wound armature 24 in the form of a salient pole rotor having a diameter of at least twice the actual thickness thereof; and a flat disc-shaped segmented commutator secured to said rotor concentric with, and adjacent, a pinion output gear 40 on said rotor.

Abstract: A jacking apparatus having a quick release mechanism for disengaging the main shaft of the jack from the jacking gear to allow the main shaft to be selectively raised and lowered as desired without operating the jacking gear. The main shaft has a plurality of teeth disposed thereon in facing relationship with the jacking gear, which is preferably a worm gear mechanism. A stop bar is disposed between the shaft and the jack housing to hold the shaft in alignment with the worm gear mechanism when it is desired to operate the jacking gear. A spring-biased pin member extends through a diagonal slot disposed in the jack housing to engage the stop bar. When it is desired to disengage the shaft teeth from the jacking gear teeth, the user exerts upward pressure on the pin member to move the pin member and stop bar diagonally upward along the axis of the slot, thereby retracting the stop bar from the shaft and allowing the shaft to be rotated to disengage the shaft teeth from the jacking gear teeth.

Abstract: A mounting for the transmission of a track laying vehicle wherein the transmission is longitudinally installed and removed from a power-pack compartment in the hull of the vehicle. The mounting includes a pair of collars slidably disposed on bosses on opposite sides of the transmission case for movement between laterally inboard and outboard positions. As the transmission is pushed into the power-pack compartment, the collars are in the retracted positions. When the transmission achieves an installed position with the collars aligned on the sprocket axis of the hull, the collars are moved to the extended positions wherein an external bearing surface on each collar engages an internal cylindrical pilot surface on a web adapter rigidly attached to the adjacent hull wall. The transmission is supported at the sprocket axis through the collars.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a balancing gear assembly employed to statically balance a camera or like equipment mounted upon angular positioning equipment. Remote angular positioning equipment for a camera or other similar devices permits remote angular positioning along the perpendicular axes of rotation of the equipment. The driving force to the camera along each of the two axes is supplied through a separate driving gear. The present invention balancing gear apparatus is disposed between each of the drive gears and the power source for rotating the drive gear. The power source is coupled to a worm gear through a universal joint which permits 360.degree. rotation of the shaft upon which the worm gear is mounted. The worm gear is appropriately journaled within a yoke which is moveable in the plane of the drive gear. The yoke supporting the rotatable worm gear can be positioned to engage the worm gear and the drive gear during operation.

Abstract: A motion transmitting and timing mechanism including an input gear 36, a timing gear 44 rotatable about an axis 50 and meshed with the input gear 36, and an output gear 64 rotatable about the axis 50 and shiftable along the axis into positions in and out of a plane including the input gear 36. The output gear 64 has a toothed sector 66 and an untoothed sector and a spring 76 and detent 72 arrangement normally maintain the untoothed sector in axial alignment with the input gear 36. A threaded connection 46, 70 between the timing gear 44 and the output gear 64 effects axial movement of the output gear 64 upon relative rotation between the two and a jaw 82 carried by the timing gear 44 is engageable with the output gear 64 for moving the toothed sector 66 into mesh with the input gear 36.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for engaging a first gear with a second gear that is used to connect and disconnect a brake mechanism and a roll shaft within the unwind station of a web press. The first gear is mounted for rotation to a first shaft secured to a frame, while the second gear is carried for rotation on a member movable with respect to the frame. The member may be moved in a manner that will move the second gear along a path from a first disengaged position to a second engaged position. The mechanism includes a rigid support member pivotally mounted to the first shaft for pivotal movement about the shaft toward and away from the path along which the second gear is moved. A third gear is rotatably mounted on the support member and engages the first gear. A fourth gear is also rotatably mounted on the support member, the fourth gear being engaged with the third gear and adjacent to but not engaged with the first gear.

Abstract: A worm gear-actuated variable resistance device including a clutch structure, having a worm gear actuated by a worm screw. The worm gear has a toothless sector, and the teeth are engagable by the thread of the screw to rotate the gear to a position in which the screw opposes the toothless sector. The gear is mounted in a housing having a resistive element and a conductive element fixed thereto. The gear has a resilient finger having a stop member thereon which is slidable in a channel in the housing when the gear rotates.

Abstract: A drive roll 14 carries a gear (60) that engages a reversing gear (58) driven by a planetary gear (56) on a pivot arm (50). The planetary gear (56) is driven by a sun gear (48) that rotates about the pivot axis of the pivot arm (50) and in turn is driven ultimately by a motor (30). A unidirectioal roller clutch (52) is connected between the pivot arm (50) and the sun gear (48) so as to permit relative rotation between the sun gear and the pivot arm in one direction but prevent it in the other direction. As a result, when the sun gear (48) is driven in one direction, it permits the pivot arm to remain in the position in which the planetary gear (56) engages the reversing gear (58). When the sun gear (48) is driven in the other direction, on the other hand, the pivot arm (50) is caused to pivot with rotation at the sun gear (48) to bring the planetary gear (56) out of engagement with the reversing gear (58).

Abstract: A remote actuator for an automobile power door lock application has a housing, a first gear reduction stage in a first tier in the housing, a second gear reduction stage in a second tier in the housing, a reversible pancake-type electric motor in the second tier in the housing operative to drive the second gear means through the first gears with two stages of gear reduction between respective ones of a pair of parked positions, a linear actuator in the housing in a third tier thereof movable in extending and retracting directions between positively defined limits, and a rotary detent clutch between the second gear means and the linear actuator operative to move the latter in the one of the extending and retracting directions corresponding to the direction of rotation of the second gear means and to release the linear actuator at either of the limits thereby to permit overdrive of the second gear means to the corresponding one of the parked positions.

Abstract: The invention comprises an improved override and an interrelated valve system. A main valve has an actuator, the actuator in turn having a control for communicating a control signal to the actuator for selectively causing the actuator to place the main valve in its open or closed position. The override is associated with the main valve and selectively shiftable between an engaged mode in which the override is operatively connected with the main valve for moving the main valve between its open and closed positions, and a disengaged mode in which the operative connection between the override and the main valve is interrupted, whereby the main valve may move independently of the override. A shut-off functionally interconnects the override and the actuator control and is operative, upon shifting of the override to its engaged mode, to block the control signal from the actuator.

Abstract: A horizontal drilling and milling machine having a spindle head which can be rotated about an axis set at 45.degree. to a horizontal plane. The spindle head can be arrested in the horizontal and vertical working positions of the spindle sleeve by means of a support housing. The spindle sleeve can be driven via a gear system. The rotary movement of the spindle head is derived from the drive shaft for the spindle sleeve.

Abstract: Engine barring devices are connected to engines. Known barring devices have been used to rotate crankshafts of engines and adding features to these known devices increases the complexity and cost of such devices. The subject barring device includes a shaft adapted for both axial and rotational movement. A gear is attached to one end of the shaft and is moved axially in a first direction to a first position where a holding device holds the shaft in the first position. In the first position the gear is engaged driving with a flywheel connected to the crankshaft of the engine. A tool engaging portion located on the shaft is adapted to engage with a turning tool. With the shaft in the first position, the turning tool can be used to rotate the crankshaft of the engine. A locking device is included to hold the crankshaft in one of the plurality of rotational positions.

Abstract: The specification discloses a linear actuator including a quick-release mechanism enabling the actuator to be successfully commercially utilized in a variety of applications including a vehicle speed control. More specifically, the actuator includes an axially reciprocable rod, a mechanism for angularly shifting the rod about its axis between first and second angular orientations, and a quarter-turn coupling for releasably coupling the rod to an element, such as a throttle cable, to be driven thereby. Angular shifting of the rod couples and releases the rod and driven element through the quarter turn coupling. Also disclosed is a vehicle speed control responsive to vehicle acceleration and/or vehicle tilt to deactivate the speed control when either the acceleration or tilt falls outside of acceptable parameters.

Abstract: A winch has a drum and drum gear attached thereto. The drum gear is driven by a pinion gear that is attached to an operating shaft which in turn, is attached to an operating handle. The drum side adjacent the drum gear has a plurality of notches which allows the pinion gear to axially slide therethrough to disengage the pinion gear from the drum gear whereby paying out of the rope can be done without spinning of the pinion gear or the operating handle. The pinion gear can remesh with the driving gear by passing through the notch toward its operating position.

Abstract: A vertically movable welding and/or cutting torch is automatically disconnected from its drive when the torch bumps into a work piece.

Abstract: In a planetary gear type reduction drive unit having a sleeve shiftable between an extended torque transmitting position wherein both ends are supported and centered on an axis of rotation and a retracted non-torque transmitting position wherein one end is substantially unsupported and susceptible to unbalance oscillation when reverse torque is applied to the planetary gear set, an improved seal arrangement including a flexible lip seal which seals between a stationary portion of the unit and the sleeve in the extended and retracted positions of the latter and a pilot bearing adjacent the seal and engageable on the unsupported end of the sleeve in the retracted position of the latter to control runout and avoid oscillatory deflection of the lip seal.

Abstract: A motor and pedal driven tricycle includes a system for coupling the motor to the rear wheels of the tricycle, which system automatically decouples the motor from the rear wheels when the motor is deactivated, thereby permitting free rotation of the rear wheels.

Abstract: An economical power take-off unit with a direct mount hydraulic pump that attaches directly and rigidly to the differential housing of an automobile or truck. When installed, the unit shares the differential gear lubricant and is an integral component of the vehicle power train. The unit can be remotely operated from the cab of the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion or stationary. A one way roller clutch is used to protect the hydraulic pump and equipment when the vehicle is operated in reverse gear.

Abstract: A power driven toy car includes a system for coupling power from a power source to the driving wheels of the toy car, which system automatically decouples the power source from the driving wheels when the power source is deactivated to permit free rotation of the driving wheels.

Abstract: A metal forming machine for forming articles from metal workpieces has a plurality of driven members for performing work on the metal workpieces. A drive shaft is connected with the driven members for transferring force to the driven members. A frangible portion is connected in the drive shaft and is designed to fail upon the occurrence of a predetermined overload at the member being driven from the drive shaft. A signalling device is associated with the frangible portion to stop the machine and give an alarm when an overload occurs which breaks the frangible portion.

Abstract: A rotary fluid pressure device is described as comprising a housing having fluid inlet and outlet openings and in the housing is a gerotor device having an external stator having internal teeth and a rotor within the stator having external teeth, one less in number than those on the stator. The rotor is eccentrically mounted with respect to the stator so that upon rotation of the rotor, the sealing engagement between the external and internal teeth forms expanding cells on one side of the line of eccentricity and forms contracting cells on the other side of the line. A drive shaft concentric with the rotor has a hollow end within the housing and a solid drive end outside of the housing.

Abstract: A turning gear arrangement for a turbomachine such as a large steam driven turbine-generator is disclosed. The turning gear arrangement includes a prime mover system which generates high starting torque for rolling the rotor of the turbine-generator over a narrow low speed range and which provides a lower, substantially constant torque over a wider high speed range. A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a drive gear mounted on the turbine motor shaft; a fixed gearing system through which drive torque is transmitted to the rotor shaft; and a prime mover having an electrical motor to provide high initial torque to start and maintain rotation of the turbine over a low speed range, and a hydraulic turbine providing lower, substantially constant torque to maintain rotation over a higher speed range.

Abstract: In a processor of photosensitive material, a torque sensor actuates an alarm when a helical gear is subjected to torque in excess of a first predetermined value. The torque sensor includes a helical gear positioned on a shaft and biased against a stop. The gear is slidably attached to the shaft along the axis of the shaft and is fixedly attached to the shaft in an angular direction by a key. A shoulder of a flexible rubber boot movable with the gear along the shaft axis moves with the gear when the torque exceeds the first predetermined value and actuates a switch to warn the operator. In addition, as the torque increases, the gear slidably moves along the shaft past the key, thereby allowing the shaft to freely rotate in an angular direction within the gear.

Abstract: A gear clutch comprises an annular clutch casing with a plurality of internal teeth and a clutch hub having a plurality of external teeth meshed with the internal teeth. The clutch is coaxial with the clutch casing and the external teeth have a load bearing part and a root. The clutch hub has an annular axially extending groove extending into the root from one side of the external teeth and ending below the external teeth and an annular radially extending groove on an opposite side of the external teeth and defining with the axially extending groove a cylindrical annular break section of a size smaller than that of the load bearing part, whereby the break section breaks before the load bearing part breaks when the gear clutch is overloaded.

Abstract: A power transmission device for enabling each of a plurality of separate tools having a respective operating gear and an associated power-transmitting wire connected thereto, to be selectively coupled to a main drive gear. The device includes a housing in which the operating gears and a like plurality of associated gear shifting units are spaced circumferentially about the centrally located main drive gear. Each gear shifting unit includes a stationary tubular column, a non-rotatable but axially displaceable and upwardly spring-biased tubular rod which rotatably supports the associated operating gear at its top end and extends co-axially through the column, and a sleeve freely rotatable about and axially movable with the rod within the column.

Abstract: The apparatus for the in phase coupling and uncoupling of a kinematic mechanism with respect to another such mechanism to which a stepwise rotary movement is imparted, comprises a driving toothed gear to which the stepwise rotary movement is imparted; a driven toothed gear which is to be controlled and stopped as desired in phase with respect to said driving member; intermediate drive means connected between the driving member and the driven member and movable between a first condition in which the stepwise rotary movements of the driving member are transmitted to the driven member and a second condition in which the driven member is maintained stationary. The movement of the intermediate drive means is controlled by a rotary cam.

Abstract: An electric regulating device, particularly for a speed control device for motor vehicles, with a servomotor and a rotatably mounted element which actuates the regulating member, the rotatable element particularly being a cable pulley which stands in operative connection with the servomotor via a gearing and a coupling device containing an electromagnet. At least one of the gears of the gearing is radially and at an angle indirectly or moveably mounted, and is connected indirectly or directly with an armature, which in turn cooperates with the electromagnet. The gearing includes a gearwheel operatively coordinated to the at least one gear. A spring biases the armature with a spring force for moving the one gear out of engagement with the gearwheel when the electromagnet is without current. The spring cooperates with means for reducing the pretension of the spring in the neutral position of the regulating device.

Abstract: A roller shutter or door drum driving mechanism of the kind comprising a pivotally mounted electric motor, a gear train fixedly associated with said motor terminating in a pinion, a ring gear on the drum and manually operable, is furnished with releasable latch means which secure said motor and train in an operative position wherein the pinion meshes with the ring gear but, when released, permit the motor to move to an in-operative position wherein the pinion is clear of the ring gear.

Abstract: A system for individually adjusting tie bars of a die casting machine during operation includes a threaded sleeve securing one end of each of the threadless tie bars to a backing plate with an adjustment nut positioned between the backing plate and threaded sleeve for adjusting the machine lockup tension on the tie bar. The adjustment nut associated with each of the four tie bars has gear teeth and can be adjusted by means of disengagable idler gears commonly engaging a centrally located bull gear for selectively adjusting one or more of the tie bars. In one embodiment of the invention, strain gauges are placed on the threaded sleeves for detecting the lockup force applied to the tie bars through the sleeves and an electrical control circuit is employed for automatically controlling the tie bar adjustment mechanism to maintain tie bar tension within prescribed limits during production operation of the die casting machine.

Abstract: A power drive assembly (10) wherein a driven member (14), such as an input clutch gear of a final drive (11), is removably connected to a driving member (12) by a shaft (17), such as a quill shaft, having splined connection (19,20) to the driving member (12) and splined connection (22,23) to the driven member (14). A control rod (24) is connected to the quill shaft (17) and is adjustably positioned within a final drive shaft (15) of power drive assembly (10) so as to effect selectively connection and disconnection of the quill shaft splines relative to the driving member (12) and driven member (14). Access to the control rod is through an opening (39) in a wall portion (38) of the power drive assembly housing (35) which may be selectively closed by a closure member (40) and which is adapted to mount a pulling device (43) removably connected to the control rod.

Abstract: A multistage speed reducer for high speed rotation including a planetary roller friction reducer for the first stage reducer and a geared reducer for the second stage reducer, the planetary roller friction reducer having its output shaft also used as the input shaft of the geared reducer. Such an arrangement permits transmission of a very high speed and large horsepower rotation at a relatively high reduction ratio with low noise while at the same time consuming less space. The speed reducer may preferably be equipped with safety means for excessive torques.

Abstract: This invention relates to a reduction mechanism including two gear trains, of different speed reductions, for rotating one cam, both gear trains having different input gears but a same output gear, said input gears being rotatable by a step-up gear mounted on a pivotable lever and rotatable by a driving pinion coupled to a motor, a second pivotable lever having followers responsive to ramp means provided on said cam for suddenly pivoting said first lever through a spring linked to said two levers and thus moving said step-up gear into engagement with the input gear of one or the other of said two gear trains.

Abstract: An electric regulating device, particularly for a speed control device for motor vehicles, with a servomotor and a rotatably mounted element which actuates the regulating member, the rotatable element particularly being a cable pulley which stands in operative connection with the servomotor via a gearing and a coupling device containing an electromagnet. At least one of the gears of the gearing is radially and at an angle or axially moveable mounted, and is connected indirectly or directly with an armature, which in turn cooperates with the electromagnet.

Abstract: A wheel final drive assembly for vehicles, wherein the assembly includes a two stage or double reduction planetary gearing mechanism positioned within wheel hubs and connected to the vehicle drive wheels, a drive axle shaft for interconnecting a vehicle power train differential and the gearing mechanism, a separable part hollow hub having positioning faces contacting and axially positioning gears of the mechanism, a hollow spacer plug insertable through the hollow hub and having a face contactable with the outer end of the axle shaft to operatively position the axle shaft, removal of the plug permitting movement of the axle shaft through the hollow hub to an inoperative position in the assembly, and partial stowing therewithin or complete removal therefrom.

Abstract: Power feed apparatus adapted for driving the feed screw of a milling machine including a gear mounted on the end of the feed screw, a second gear driven by a reversible electric motor, an idler gear rotatably mounted on a lever for movement into and out of engagement between the first two gears, an adjustable pressure lock for retaining the lever in the position which keeps the idler gear engaged, and a housing mountable on the milling machine table supporting the motor, lever and pressure lock.

Abstract: A motorized drive assembly for a circuit breaker operator comprising a follower mounted on a free wheeling double helix shaft which extends in the direction of movement of the operator between "TRIP," "RESET" and "ON" positions, the shaft being driven by an electric motor through a disengageable gearset controlled by a solenoid. The follower engages the operator, and upon rotation of the shaft the follower moves in one direction carrying the operator from a TRIP position to a RESET position. At this point, the follower has moved as far as one of the double helices will carry it in that direction, whereupon internally projecting lugs of the follower engage the other helix for movement in the opposite direction to carry the operator from the RESET to the ON position in which the breaker contacts are closed.

Abstract: A system for individually adjusting tie bars of a die casting machine during operation includes a threaded sleeve securing one end of each of the threadless tie bars to a backing plate with an adjustment nut positioned between the backing plate and threaded sleeve for adjusting the machine lockup tension on the tie bar. The adjustment nut associated with each of the four tie bars has gear teeth and can be adjusted by means of disengagable idler gears commonly engaging a centrally located bull gear for selectively adjusting one or more of the tie bars. In one embodiment of the invention, strain gauges are placed on the threaded sleeves for detecting the lockup force applied to the tie bars through the sleeves and an electrical control circuit is employed for automatically controlling the tie bar adjustment mechanism to maintain tie bar tension within prescribed limits during production operation of the die casting machine.