Abstract: Cutter for cross cutting of reeled webs comprising a rotary cutting assembly including a blade and a counter blade rotated in synchronism with an advancement assembly of the web. The rotation axes of the blade and of the counter blade are displaceable relative to each other, perpendicularly to the web, and a gear actuator is provided to operate mutual approaching thereof when the blade and the counter blade are placed in a mutually facing angular position for cutting the web. The blade and the counter blade are rotated only at the time of cutting.

Abstract: A housing (21) which comprises an input shaft (22) and a second output shaft rotatably supported in a housing (21), and a first output shaft (23) rotatably supported to be movable in the axial direction as well as the rotational direction, a first cam mechanism (25A) which transmits the rotation of the input shaft (22) to a rotation movement of the first output shaft (23), a second cam mechanism (25B) which converts the rotation of the input shaft (22) to an oscillating rotation of the second output shaft (24) and transmits it, a third cam mechanism (25C) which converts the rotation of the input shaft (22) to an oscillating rotation of the second output shaft (24) and transmits it, and the housing (21) is rotatably supported capable of oscillating to a fixed system such as a base by a supporting shaft, and a link mechanism for converting the oscillating rotation of the second output shaft (24) to an oscillating movement of the housing (21) is provided in between the second output shaft (24) and the fixed syst

Abstract: Gearwheel, intended to be connected through press fitting to a shaft, the gearwheel exhibiting a hub and a cog path connected to the hub, the hub exhibiting at least one flank extending axially outside the cog path and a through-hole with a first area situated axially outside the cog path and a second area situated radially inside the cog path. A shaft supporting a press fitted gearwheel that exhibits a hub and a cog path connected to the hub, the hub exhibiting at least one flank extending axially outside the cog path whereby the hub exhibits a through-hole with a first area situated axially outside the cog path and a second area situated radially inside the cog path.

Abstract: A centrifugal supercharger includes a gear-type transmission for drivingly connecting the impeller to the engine. The transmission includes an impeller shaft supporting the impeller and being fixed relative to one of the gears of the transmission. The preferred impeller shaft and gear fixed thereto are integrally formed of cast iron so as to dampen propagation of sound waves to the impeller, thereby reducing the amplification of transmission noise by the impeller. Depending upon the desired horsepower gains provided by the supercharger, the impeller shaft preferably has a minimum shaft diameter.

Abstract: A housing (21) which comprises an input shaft (22) and a second output shaft rotatably supported in a housing (21), and a first output shaft (23) rotatably supported to be movable in the axial direction as well as the rotational direction, a first cam mechanism (25A) which transmits the rotation of the input shaft (22) to a rotation movement of the first output shaft (23), a second cam mechanism (25B) which converts the rotation of the input shaft (22) to an oscillating rotation of the second output shaft (24) and transmits it, a third cam mechanism (25C) which converts the rotation of the input shaft (22) to an oscillating rotation of the second output shaft (24) and transmits it, and the housing (21) is rotatably supported capable of oscillating to a fixed system such as a base by a supporting shaft, and a link mechanism for converting the oscillating rotation of the second output shaft (24) to an oscillating movement of the housing (21) is provided in between the second output shaft (24) and the fixed syst

Abstract: The invention relates to a toothed wheel unit (12) with external toothing, preferably for heavy machinery gears and/or rapidly moving gears like turbomachinery gears, comprising a toothing carrier (22) with an external toothing (20a,20b) provided on a circumferential surface and a bearing journal (32a,32b) or connection portion in at least one axial end region (24a,24b) of the toothing carrier (22), joined with the toothing carrier. The toothing carrier (22) is either provided with a toothing carrier casing (22) whose inner diameter (d1) is larger than the diameter (d2) of the bearing journal (32a,32b) or the connection portion or/and with a plurality of toothing carrier plates (248a,248b) following each other in axial direction and joined with each other.

Abstract: A power take-off unit includes a rigid housing having an input gear rotatably supported therein. An output gear assembly is rotatably supported within the housing. The output gear assembly includes a toothed gear member and a bell member that are splined together. The toothed gear member meshes with the input gear such that it and the bell member are rotatably driven thereby. The bell member is selectively connected through the clutch assembly to an output shaft that is rotatably supported on the power take-off housing. The output shaft extends outwardly from the housing of the power take-off unit and is adapted to be connected to a rotatably driven accessory. The two-piece structure of the output gear assembly minimizes the cost and expense of manufacture and inventory and is more readily adaptable for varying the overall speed reduction gear ratio of the power take-off unit as desired.

Abstract: A plastic gear includes a hub disposed at a core portion, a gear ring disposed concentrically outside of the hub and having a plurality of teeth on an outer surface thereof, and a web that connects the hub and the gear ring. A plurality of ribs is formed on front and rear side surfaces of the web at a prescribed constant angular interval and each of the plurality of the ribs is located substantially at a middle angular position between a pair of neighboring ribs formed on the front side surface.

Abstract: A hollow cylinder is fastened at its outer circumference when the cylindrical interior jacket is to be utilized for a treatment process. To produce this fastening, provision is made according to the invention for surrounding the end of the hollow cylinder by an elastic ring, said ring being pressed against the outer circumference of the hollow cylinder by a clamping disk that is annular and surrounds the hollow cylinder, said disk in turn being nonrotatably connected with the drive unit. The drive unit can then consist exclusively of a bearing ring connected by a gear at its outer circumference with a drive pinion of a motor.

Abstract: A clutch drum is formed from a single piece of material. The clutch drum includes an inner surface having a plurality of spline portions interspersed with inner wall spaces. Each spline portion includes at least one slot to form at least one snap ring groove within the clutch drum. The outer surface of the clutch drum is smooth and continuous and adapted to receive a brake band. The clutch drum does not include any perforations or breaks through the single piece of material forming the cylindrical portion of the clutch drum.

Abstract: A cogged component, especially a wheel, rack, pinion, spline, or similar structure, intended for the mechanical transmission of force. The body is of a composite reinforced with carbon fibers. The body is, in accordance with the invention, of fiber-reinforced ceramic comprising a lattice of essentially continuous carbon fibers and a matrix that contains carbon. The fibers in the lattice are sheathed in silicon carbide formed essentially by liquid silicon infiltrating the lattice and reacting with the carbon in the matrix. The cogs are constructed either of a similar fiber-reinforced ceramic with a load-accommodating fiber orientation or of a monolithic ceramic.

Abstract: A cylindrical tubular substrate for an electrophotographic photoconductor is made of a conductive resin. The substrate is smoothly rotatable about its axis of rotation, securely grounded, and easily and inexpensively manufactured. It has a cylindrical tube portion and a flange portion with a gear and a shaft through-hole. These portions can be integrated as a unit of a material containing an electrically conductive resin as the main component. Alternatively, the shaft is integrated unitarily with the substrate by single-step molding. Or further, a flange, made of a resin with high sliding wear resistance and with a gear and a shaft through-hole, or a previously molded flange made of a resin with high sliding wear resistance and with a gear and a shaft insert-molded to the flange, with an electric conductor, is disposed in an assembling molding step at an end of a cylindrical tube made essentially of a conductive resin.

Abstract: A drive train energy system is provided for a motor vehicle of the type having a drive shaft which rotates a drive shaft pinion that is transversely engaged with a differential crown wheel which operates a rear axle and a pair of wheels. The drive train energy system consists of a second crown wheel mounted to the drive shaft proximate the drive shaft pinion, with a second pinion transversely engaged with the second crown wheel. A driven shaft is connected to the second pinion, while a flywheel is connected to the driven shaft to be rotated thereby. A plurality of flyballs are spaced apart and pivotally connected to the flywheel so that when the flywheel is rotated and reaches a predetermined speed, the flyballs will pivot outwardly from the flywheel to increase the momentum of the flywheel to help maintain the speed of the rear wheels of the motor vehicle at higher speeds.

Abstract: Power actuator unit for servo-drive of motor vehicle body closures e.g. centrally controlled door latches and locks, window winders etc and including a power transmitting drive train wherein the latter includes a female bearing surface, e.g. the bore (34) of a boss (30) of a gear wheel or pinion (31) which is a running fit on a complementary male bearing surface e.g. a metal shaft (32). One surface e.g. of the shaft is at constant radius from the axis of relative revolution of the surfaces e.g. is cylindrical; and the other surfaces e.g. the bore (34) is formed to have a plurality of facets or other sections e.g. by being square in diametral cross section to provide line or point contact with the one surface at sufficient angularly spaced locations to ensure true running but the facets or sections not being otherwise in contact with the one surface e.g.

Abstract: The present invention is utilized for demountable securing a power take-off ring gear to the clutch drum on the clutch housing of a vehicular transmission. Specifically, a mounting sleeve releasably secures the power take-off ring to the clutch drum. The mounting sleeve has a generally annular body portion configured as an alternating series of circumferentially spaced, radially outer, crown plate portions and circumferentially spaced, root plate portions displaced radially inwardly with respect to the crown plate portions. The crown plate portions and the root plate portions are connected to each other by a series of substantially radially oriented web walls to present a circumferentially extending, corrugated configuration to the mounting sleeve, and the corrugated configuration operatively effects the driving engagement between the sleeve and the clutch drum. A series of first locking dogs extend radially inwardly from at least selected crown plate portions.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a novel gear fit article that includes metal plating the surface of an annular steel work is disclosed. The plating is made of copper to prevent nitriding of the underlying steel. The plated steel work is gear cut to form internal teeth of exposed steel. The annular gear is nitrided to harden the teeth and, in the process, softens the metal plating. Thereafter, the annular gear is shrinkage fitted into a rotor body to form the novel gear fit article.

Abstract: A torque transfer gear system comprises a plurality of first and second torque disks. The first torque disks each comprise a disk having first and second parallel surfaces and a plurality of gear teeth extending equiangularly thereabout but not extending radially beyond the associated disk circumference. The second torque disks likewise include a disk having a plurality of equiangularly disposed teeth, and the teeth do not extend beyond the associated disk circumference. The first torque disks are disposed in spaced apart relation and are rotatable on parallel axes. The second torque disks are also disposed in spaced apart relation and the teeth of the second torque disks are in meshing engagement with the teeth of the adjacent first torque disks. Application of torque to one of the first torque disks causes all torque disks to rotate and thereby transfer torque from one disk to another.

Abstract: A drive connection between a drive pinion and a motor shaft. The motor shaft has a longitudinal axial bore into which is force-fitted a pinion shaft which is preferably integral with the pinion. The pinion shaft is shorter in length than the length of the bore in the motor shaft and connects with said motor shaft bore therebeyond to define a cavity between the end of the pinion shaft and the bottom of the bore when the shaft is fully fitted within the bore. A second bore extends from the surface of the motor shaft into the cavity area of such longitudinal bore and has a fitting associated therewith for the selective introduction of a fluid under pressure into the cavity to force the pinion shaft out of the bore for disconnecting the pinion from the motor shaft.In one embodiment, both the axial bore and the pinion shaft have a constant diameter. In another embodiment the longitudinal bore has a stepped diameter and the pinion shaft has a stepped diameter corresponding to the bore diameter.

Abstract: A flywheel starter gear construction which includes a strip of gear stock surrounding a flywheel disc and friction welded to the disc in an annular weld area, the gear teeth on the gear stock being formed by moving the assembly through a pot broach, and the method of forming the flywheel starter gear by selecting a measured length of gear stock, forming it into a circle and friction welding the circular gear stock to the periphery of a flywheel disc, then moving the welded parts through a pot broach to form the gear teeth to serve as a starter gear.

Abstract: A forged metal spur gear is configured with one lateral face extremity portion extended to the addendum circle of the gear teeth for proving increased load carrying capacity to a gear of a given size.

Abstract: An improved roller door drive assembly comprising a drum, upon which a curtain is rolled, and a gear coaxially mounted to and engaged with the drum. The means of engagement consists of a plurality of forks projecting from the gear adapted to engage drum spokes. This arrangement prevents the ends of the drum while running in a swashplate manner from dragging the gear out of alignment with its driving pinion. In so doing this engagement means prevents excessive wear.

Abstract: An unlimited sliding ball spline comprising a spline bearing consisting of an outer cylinder, a ball retainer provided on the inner side of the outer cylinder, and a plurality of balls held by the ball retainer in a plurality of unlimited passages formed on the inner side of the outer cylinder, in such a manner that the balls can be rolled in the unlimited passages; and a spline shaft supported on the plural balls in the spline bearing. The ball spline is capable of making linear, axial reciprocating movements and torque-transmitting rotational movements separately or simultaneously. Especially, the outer cylinder of the spline bearing is provided on a substantially intermediate poriton of an outer surface thereof with a circumferential member used to combine the spline bearing with a third member, such as a housing, or transmit and receive power to and from a third member.

Abstract: A multi-spindle head attachment in which a positively rotated main spindle gear is meshed with a plurality of intermediate gears which are, in turn, meshed with spindle gears fitted respectively onto spindles each adapted to grip a drill, a tap or the like. Further, one of the spindles can be located in the position where its axis is aligned with the center of axis of the main spindle gear. Disc-like interference preventing members for preventing interference between the intermediate gears and the spindle gears, are provided to the intermediate gears and/or the spindle gears. Each interference preventing member has a diameter slightly larger than that of its corresponding addendum circle of the intermediate gear or spindle gear, and therefore its outer peripheral surface protrudes from the addendum circle of each gear. A slight gap is formed between each interference preventing member and the end face of each gear.

Abstract: A device for driving a rope-like power transmission member for a window lifting mechanism, such as in a motor vehicle, includes a casing with a worm rotatably supported within the casing, a worm gear in the casing and in engagement with the worm and an electric motor driving the worm. A rope drum is positioned within the casing and a coupling part interconnects the drum and the worm gear. The casing has an opening for moving the rope out of the casing. A sealing plate is located between the worm gear and the coupling part and divides the interior of the casing into a first partial space containing the worm and worm gear and a second partial space containing the drum and the coupling part. The sealing plate is arranged in form-locking engagement with the worm gear and it has an annular area facing toward the drum which is in contact with an annular area on the inner surface of the casing.

Abstract: An axial thrust compensation system in high speed helical gear engagement includes a thrust collar fixed to a shaft which carries a gear. The collar includes a peripheral groove. Another gear carrying shaft includes a disc element which engages the thrust collar groove. Axial thrust generated in the respective gears and the shafts due to the driving engagement between the gears will be transferred between the shafts by the collar and disc. In one embodiment, the collar and/or disc is formed in one piece with its shaft, while in another embodiment the collar and/or disc is bolted to its shaft. A further embodiment provides a pair of disc shaped collars spaced from opposite sides of one gear with the collars framing a pair of disc elements fixed to the other shaft.

Abstract: A method and machine for splining a power transmission member by rolling are disclosed as well as the resultant splined member. An externally toothed pinion-type mandrel of the machine is rotatably mounted between a pair of elongated dies. An unsplined member is supported by the mandrel so that sliding movement of the elongated dies from an end-to-end relationship to an overlapping relationship meshes teeth on the dies and the teeth on the mandrel with a thin-walled annular sleeve portion of the member therebetween. The meshing of the die and mandrel teeth deforms the sleeve portion of the member radially to form the splines and also rotates the mandrel to complete the spline forming operation about the total circumference of the member. The mandrel may be removably mounted in a manner that permits a pair of the members to be simultaneously splined by a single stroke of the elongated dies.

Abstract: A composite rotor construction for a rotary engine in which the rotor gear has a self-centering spline connection to a steel sleeve having a tight fit in the rotor bore.