Abstract: The electric food processor has a housing in which there is disposed an electric motor with a motor shaft. The motor shaft, via a gear mechanism, drives three or more concentric output drives at different rotational speeds. The common axis of rotation of the output drives is spaced a distance from the motor shaft. Working tools are selectively coupled to the output drives and the working tools rotate in a working container which is placed on the housing. In order to expand the possible uses of the food processor, the fastest output drive rotates at a speed that is suitable for a mixing tool, and the gear mechanism has at least two sets of input gear teeth that are rotatably mounted independently of each other, so that the fastest output drive can be driven out of direct engagement with the slower output drives.

Abstract: A street cleaning vehicle comprises a street cleaning apparatus, and an engine having a mechanical power output. A differential and axle assembly has a first drive input drivable in a first phase by the mechanical power output of the engine through a mechanical coupling and a second drive input drivable in a second phase by the mechanical power output of the engine through a hydraulic power system, and drive axles drivable by a selected one of the first drive input and the second drive input, so as to propel the street cleaning vehicle. A selectably operable switching mechanism is included to effect a selected one of the first and second phases.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a harmonic drive transmission for the simultaneous production of a first and a second rotary output. The invention includes a primary housing, a first flexspline may be hermetically secured within the housing with a first wave generator arranged therewithin. A second flexspline may be hermetically secured to the first flexspline within the housing, the second flexspline having a second wave generator arranged therewithin. A first driveshaft is connected to the second wave generator, and a second driveshaft is connected to the first wave generator. A first circular spline is in engagement with a plurality of gear teeth and connected to a first output shaft, and a second circular shaft is in engagement with a plurality of gear teeth and is connected to a second output shaft, to provide simultaneous output by a plurality of output shafts from a hermetically arranged harmonic drive transmission.

Abstract: A helicopter transmission presenting at least a first reduction unit receiving motion from a respective engine on the helicopter; and a second reduction unit connected to the first reduction unit and transmitting motion to the shaft of the main rotor; both reduction units presenting one reduction stage, and each including a pair of face gears coaxial with and facing each other and only one of which is fitted to the output shaft of the respective reduction unit; and two pinions of which one is a floating input pinion and the other is a fixed-axis pinion, and each of which meshes with both the face gears.

Abstract: A three degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator is constructed from three rotary drives. The rotary drive consists of a relatively small diameter cylindrical driving member coupled to a larger diameter cylindrical driven member. The driven member of a second rotary drive is mounted perpendicularly to the driven member of a first drive. The driven member of a third drive is mounted to the periphery of the driven member of the second drive with its axis of rotation parallel to the driven member of the second drive. The driving member of the third drive is located with its axis of rotation coincident with the axis of rotation of the driven member of the second drive. Motors powering the second and third driving members are mounted to the driven member of the first drive roughly centered over its axis of rotation. An extension arm for mounting the end effector is fixed to the driven member of the third drive. This arrangement reduces the number of required components and minimizes motor movement to reduce inertia.

Abstract: Process and device are provided for the automatic adjustment of the rotational speed ratios among the operating elements of a draw frame.The invention utilizes a drive for a draw frame which is less expensive and at the same time achieves a higher degree of automation and precision for the adjustment of the rotational speed ratios between the operating elements. The total required power to be supplied to the operating elements of a draw frame is divided up between a main motor and several separate motors. The distribution of the required power capacity is such that the main motor delivers a constant required power which represents the major part of the total required power. All the separate motors which deliver selectively variable required power, together furnish the lesser share of the total required power. According to the device, the mechanical gear coupling of all operating elements among each other is at the same time coupled to individual drives for all operating elements.

Abstract: A machine is disclosed for producing paste like or fluid like food products. The machine has an upper container having heating or cooling means and a stirrer and a lower container having cooling means and a mixer. The stirrer and the mixer are operated by a drive unit which has two motors which are connected by shafts to the stirrer and the mixer through two separate reduction systems one of which has a free wheel which permits the operation of the stirrer and the mixer by one motor.

Abstract: A device for contra-rotating two concentric shafts. One shaft is hollow in order to accommodate the other shaft. At least one drive shaft is connected to a power source and the concentric shafts are connected to each other by a geared transmission. The transmission includes one or more crown wheels which mesh with cylindrical pinions.

Abstract: Both ends of a main shaft are fixed so as not to rotate, so a rotatable moving body can be moved along the main shaft when a screw-rotor is rotated on the main shaft and a spline-rotor does not rotate thereon. The rotatable moving body can be rotated on the main shaft when the screw-rotor and the spline-rotor rotate on the main shaft. Further, the rotatable moving body can be moved along and rotated on the main shaft when the spline-rotor rotates on the main shaft and the screw-rotor does not rotate thereon. In case that both ends of the main shaft are respectively fixed to travellers, which are capable of moving in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the main shaft in the same direction at the same speed, the rotatable moving body can be moved in a plane. Further, in case of a plurality of subdrive systems, a plurality of rotatable moving bodies can be moved independently.

Abstract: A twin engine helicopter has an accessory drive system that will operate with only one engine while the other engine is off. The system also allows starting of the second engine without turning the first engine off. An input clutch for the first engine will rotate an inner drive member when it is being driven by the first engine. An accessory drive member mounts to the inner drive member. A collector gear mounts in engagement with the blade drive train and has a drive member. A movable clutch shaft has one end that engages the inner drive member of the input clutch and another end which will engage the drive member of the collector gear. An actuator will move the clutch shaft out of engagement with the drive member of the collector gear to disengage the drive engine from the blade drive train. A synchronizing clutch mounts in engagement with the clutch shaft for causing the clutch shaft to rotate with the collector gear if the second engine is started and operated at a speed faster than the first engine.

Abstract: This device comprises a motor (1), the output shaft (2) of which carries two coaxial worms (5, 6), offset axially and with opposite pitches, two pairs of wheels, (7, 9, 8, 11) meshing with the worms, mutually in pairs, at the rate of two wheels (7, 8; 9, 11) per worm, which wheels are arranged on either side of the worms, an output shaft (12, 13, 14, 15) traversing each wheel (7, 8; 9, 11) freely and intended to control an associated element at one or other of its opposite ends, and on each shaft (12 . . . 15) and facing each wheel (7 . . . 11), a clutch (E1, E2, E3, E4) independent of the other clutches and adapted in order to be able to link the selected shaft in rotation to the corresponding wheel. This arrangement makes it possible to produce a compact control assembly distributing, from a single location, multiple functions from a lightweight divider box ensuring the switching of the functions, with a reduced overall size and a simplified single connection.

Abstract: A shearer loader for underground mining operations including a duplex-input transmission coupled to the haulage box drive motor of the shearer loader. A first input of the duplex-input transmission is coupled to the haulage box office motor, and a second input of the duplex-input transmission is coupled to a drum-cutter drive motor of the shearer loader. During those times in which increased feed rates are required of the shearer loader, feed forces required for the increased feed rate is supplied by both the haulage box drive motor, and the drum-cutter drive motor.

Abstract: A distributor for independent plural drive inputs (14,15) to plural drive outputs (12,13), especially for sailing craft, enables permutation of drives e.g. both to one output, both to the other or independently to each. Dog clutches (34-37) are engageable with both sides of the drive input sprockets (14,15) in various combinations. They are controlled by rotational setting of a cam shaft (20) with a plurality of face cams (21-24) respectively interacting with cam-follower discs (30-33) on the dog clutches.

Abstract: In a main transmission gearbox for a helicopter having two engines, a lifting rotor and an anti-torque rotor, each of the two engines drives a main kinematic chain comprising from upstream down, an input shaft, a twistable shaft, a gear train forming a first reduction stage having a first bevel pinion meshing with a second bevel pinion which drives in rotation a vertical shaft bearing having a third pinion in mesh with a gearwheel which is common to the two main chains and forms with the third pinions a second reduction stage. The torque received at the gearwheel is transmitted to the driving shaft of the main rotor by way of a supplementary reduction stage of epicyclic type. A third chain comprising two input pinions each of which is mounted upon one of the input shafts and an intermediate pinion which drives the driving shaft of the anti-torque rotor, ensures the distribution of power over the two main chains in the event of breakdown of one engine.

Abstract: A helicopter has two engines adapted to drive a main sustaining rotor and a plurality of auxiliary propulsion means through a transmission system that is selectively operable to vary the relative speeds of rotation of the sustaining rotor and the auxiliary propulsion means depending upon operating conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus for cyclically actuating an actuation member comprises a hollow shaft rotatable about an axis of rotation and defining therein a cam opening therethrough, an inner shaft rotatably carried within the hollow shaft, a cam member fixed to the hollow shaft adjacent the cam opening, a cam member fixed to the inner shaft and projecting through the cam opening of the hollow shaft, a variable transmission having a reference element connected to one of the shafts and an output element connected to the other of the shafts, and an input element; a pulley wheel connected to the shafts for rotating same about the axis, and an electric motor connected to the input element of the variable transmission for rotating same, the electric motor being controlled by an electronic control unit which can include one or more microprocessor units.

Abstract: The device comprises two speed reduction gears with coaxial shafts and a fixed support interposed between the reduction gears and housing a first hollow shaft coaxial to the shafts of the gears and in which there is rotatably housed a second independent shaft coaxial to the shafts of the gears. Two pulleys are rotatably mounted on the first hollow shaft and are rigid with toothed flanges which engage frontally in internally splined tubular elements within which sleeves are slidable coaxially but externally to the two shafts. The sleeves are engageable with the shafts and with the tubular elements.

Abstract: A first rotatable arm and a second arm rotatably are connected together at a forward end of the first rotatable arm. A hollow hole portion is formed at a rear end portion of the second arm and has a hollow projecting shaft provided at one side coaxial with it. A supporting plate and a second shaft are provided at the forward end of the first arm for rotatably supporting the hollow projecting shaft and the hollow hole portion, respectively, the supporting plate and the second shaft being separated so as to be on opposite sides of the hole portion. A rotary shaft rotatably is supported by the hollow projecting shaft at a center of the latter and a motor is provided in a position separated from the rotary shaft and connected to it. A decelerator is provided between the rotary shaft and the second arm within the hollow hole portion.

Abstract: A versatile transmission, particularly a test stand transmission, in which internally and/or externally toothed conversion elements can be inserted from the outside to transmit torque from gears driven by one or more input shafts to one or more output shafts.

Abstract: A multi-axial industrial robot having a compact modular design for the drive system, which can be varied in numerous ways. The robot consists of a column or stand (1), with a rocker arm (7) swingably supported thereon and an outrigger (9) swingably supported on the rocker arm. The modular construction system is achieved by locating in the rocker arm (7) the oscillatory drive (26) for the outrigger (9), as well as the oscillatory drive (16) for the arm itself. Preferably, in the rocker arm are housed the complete drives (16, 26) with only the off-drive members (21, 31) protruding outwardly. Off-drive members (21, 31) are centered and connected non-rotatably with the stand (1) and the outrigger (9). As a result, the rocker arm (7) rotates about the fixed off-drive member (21) with respect to the housing. Drives (16, 26) consist each of a motor (11, 13) and a two-step timing-belt drive (17, 20 and 27, 30), whose second step can be a gear transmission.

Abstract: A hammer drill includes a unit for supplying impact force to a tool inserted into the hammer drill and a unit for supplying rotational forces to the tool. A first drive motor drives the impact force unit and a second drive motor drives the rotational force unit. The motors can be operated independently of one another. A first drive train interconnects the first drive motor to the impact force unit and a second drive train interconnects the second drive motor and the rotational force unit. A coupling device interconnects the first and second drive trains so that at least one of the impact force unit the rotational force unit can be selectively driven by both the first and second motors.

Abstract: A multi-axle vehicle steer drive system divides driving torque with a driving differential 15 and steering torque with a steering differential 20 and combines the divided torque outputs additively on one side of the vehicle and subtractively on the other side of the vehicle. This produces steer driving torque distributed via axle differentials 50 and 51 between left and right side drive axles. By using unlimited-slip differentials for dividing the driving and steering torque and no-slip differentials for distributing the steer driving torque between drive axles, the vehicle applies torque to the wheels with the best traction and drives all wheels proportionally to their tracking ability.

Abstract: This invention relates to a jam tolerant rotary actuation system having multiple flight control surfaces. The actuation system includes in combination an actuation mechanism for each flight control surface. Each actuation mechanism is releaseably coupled to a main drive line shaft. The main drive line shaft is mechanically, serially coupled to each actuation mechanism to thereby establish an actuation assembly.A power drive unit is provided and is drivingly coupled to either end of the actuation assembly to thereby create an actuation system that will respond to the jamming of one of the flight control surfaces by the release of the actuation mechanism associated with the jammed surface from the main drive line shaft and the actuation of the remaining surfaces by the power drive unit.

Abstract: A motorized drive is provided, of a type which includes a pair of coaxial shafts that are individually motor driven, which is especially economical to manufacture and assemble, while providing reliable operation. The drive includes coaxial shafts and upper and lower assemblies that each includes a motor mounted on a plate disposed about the shaft, a gear disposed about the shaft and driven by the motor, and a tapered bushing which couples the gear to a corresponding shaft. A coil spring disposed around the shafts presses the upper and lower assemblies apart to urge the tapered bushings into the tapered holes of the gears to couple them.

Abstract: An apparatus for rotationally driving two closely spaced shafts comprises a driven gear on each shaft and two drive apparatus for driving each of the driven gears. The shafts are constrained to rotate at the same speed by interengaging teeth of the driven gears or by an idler gear. Four independent motors are used to drive the shafts. If the shafts are not parallel, the driven gears may be conical. Alternatively, the driven gears may be cylindrical, and each shaft may have thereon a conical gear, the conical gears being sized and positioned to mesh.

Abstract: A roll stand has a frame, an upper backup roll and a lower backup roll rotatable in the frame about respective vertically spaced axes, and an upper working roll and a lower working roll flanked by and operatively engaging the respective backup rolls. A workpiece normally passes horizontally through the nip formed by the working rolls. Actuators can urge the backup rolls toward each other with a high force and with a low force. Respective upper and lower drives are connected to the respective backup rolls and energizable for rotating same and thereby pulling the workpiece engaged between the working rolls through the roll stand. A clutch is connected between one of the drives and the respective backup roll and is openable to rotationally disconnect the one drive from its backup roll. A controller is connected to the one drive and the clutch for deenergizing the one drive and opening the clutch for low-force rolling. For high-force rolling the clutch is closed and both drives are energized.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting rotary power includes first and second discrete sources of rotary power and a pair of intercoupled first and second planetary gear assemblies, each having a primary driving member, secondary driving member and driven follower member. The primary driving member, secondary driving member and driven follower member correspond to one of the following elements: ring gear, sun gear and planetary carrier cage. The primary driving member of the first gear assembly is driven by the first source of rotary power. The secondary driving members of both gear assemblies are driven by the second source of rotary power. The driven follower member of the first assembly is coupled to the primary driving member of the second assembly and the driven follower member of the second assembly, which drives the output shaft, is other than the carrier cage.

Abstract: A precision drive for positioning azimuth and elevation angles of a solar energy collector apparatus includes a casing mounted for rotation about a vertical shaft. The casing carries a pair of motor driven gear trains. A primary stage reduction gearing of each train comprises a cyclo-gear or a harmonic drive, while the secondary stage includes a monoplanetary gear train having a planet gear mounted to an eccentric carrier. The planet gear teeth simultaneously engage a fixed ring gear and a rotatable ring gear. The output of the primary stage drives the carrier, and the rotatable ring gear provides output rotation. One gear train engages a pinion fixed to the vertical shaft for rotating the casing about the shaft, while the rotatable ring gear of the other gear train engages a horizontal shaft for adjustment of the elevation angle.

Abstract: Clutch mechanism, particularly for looms. The mechanism has a housing, in which a pair of opposed electromagnets are stationarily mounted, between which there is arranged a friction disc mounted axially displaceably on a driven shaft. A rotor, fixedly connected to a control shaft disposed coaxially of the driven shaft, is disposed between one electromagnet and the friction disc for selective driving engagement therewith.

Abstract: Electrical compact drive, including first and second independently drivable drive shafts, the second drive shaft being in the form of a hollow shaft and the first drive shaft being disposed within the second drive shaft, a first drive motor driving the first drive shaft and having a stator and a rotor, a second drive motor driving the second drive shaft and having a stator and a rotor, and a transmission being connected between the second drive motor and the second drive shaft and having an outer output element and an inner drive element being coupled with the rotor of the second drive motor and being coaxial with the outer output element, the stators of the first and second drive motors, the outer output element of the transmission and the second drive shaft being rigidly coupled together for obtaining synchronism.

Abstract: A drive arrangement which includes a number of internal combustion engines which are adapted to be connected to a flow of working force through free wheeling or one way clutches and gears to a common output shaft. In addition to a flow of working force the individual internal combustion engines may be interconnected by another flow of a tractive force which is formed by gearing up gears and one way or free wheeling clutches. This flow of tractive force acts only in a direction of force flow which opposes the flow of the working force. The internal combustion engines may be mechanically arranged in parallel next to one another or in series behind one another with working or output shafts of the internal combustion engines being located parallel or in series one behind the other. The working shafts are connected with parallel gear stages which transmit at different ratios and have opposing force flows.

Abstract: A tool has independently radially adjustable cutting edges. Adjusting drives are provided for each cutting edge. Each adjusting drive is laterally spaced from, and axially overlaps, an adjacent adjusting drive. Each adjusting drive comprises a servomotor which directly drives a screw. A screw nut is axially movable on the screw and is rigidly connected by means of a bridge with an adjusting piston arranged parallel thereto. The adjusting piston is axially movable and is connected by a bearing to a tubular connecting rod. Axial movement of the latter serves to radially adjust an associated cutting edge of the tool. The connecting rods of the adjusting drives are coaxially and telescopingly arranged.

Abstract: In a double-oblique-toothed stage spur wheel drive, the first stage includes a first pinion which drives a first toothed wheel by way of an intermediate wheel. The first stage drives the second stage which includes a second pinion coupled with the first toothed wheel and a second toothed wheel meshing with said second pinion. The first pinion and the first toothed wheel each include a respective coaxial pair of gear wheel halves having oppositely-directed oblique teeth, and the intermediate wheel includes two pairs of intermediate gearwheel halves, with all of the gear wheel halves being coaxially disposed. One of said intermediate gear wheel half pairs engages with the first pinion and the other engages with the first toothed wheel.

Abstract: A drive assembly for tracked vehicles includes a gas turbine engine with separate turbine shafts driving a vehicle propulsion speed change gear box and a steering unit. In one embodiment, the gear box is driven by a working turbine wheel output shaft while an infinitely variable steering unit is driven by a turbine compressor shaft. In an alternate embodiment, the steering unit comprises a reversing gear driving a zero shaft and with the steering unit being driven by a separate stage turbine wheel having adjustable nozzles or vanes. A further embodiment permits the elimination of the reversing gear in the steering unit by providing adjustable turbine vanes and/or blades which are capable of reversing the direction of rotation of the wheel which drives the steering unit shaft. In some embodiments, auxiliary steering power is provided in the event of an engine failure through a power takeoff from the working turbine shaft.

Abstract: Both gas turbines of a drive system for marine vessels can be selectively connected by related first clutches with drive pinions and during so-called cruising travel, where only one drive unit or machine is operative, additionally via a gearing train with the related drive pinions. By means of speed reduction gearing the drive pinions drive two propeller shafts.

Abstract: In a vehicle, driving controls are utilized for control of throttle, brakes, and equipment which control a difference in speed between the drive wheels or track units of the vehicle. The driving controls comprise two foot pedals which can be actuated individually, and a differential unit which can be controlled by these. Via two means from the differential unit, a sum signal and a difference signal, respectively, is obtained from the actuation situation of the foot pedals. The acceleration and braking force is controlled with the sum signal, and the difference in speed between the drive means of the vehicle is determined by the difference signal.

Abstract: A transmission for a hydraulically driven vehicle comprising a final drive gear casing, a pair of hydraulic motor each having an output shaft connected thereto, the each output shaft being extended into the final drive gear casing and having formed thereon a bevel pinion, a pair of final drive shaft each being rotatably supported by the final drive gear casing and aligned with each other, a pair of bevel gears each fixedly mounted on the respective final drive shaft, each of the bevel gears being adapted to mesh with the respective bevel pinions, a clutch provided between the pair of final drive shaft for directly connecting and disconnecting the same, and a brake mounted on the clutch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement for a rotating unit designed to be driven by a main motor or an auxiliary motor. A shift clutch is provided for arresting an overriding clutch in both directions of rotation. In this way the torques emanating from the rotating unit can be held or suppressed.

Abstract: Two separately operable turbines are regularly connected individually to two propellers, via reducing gears in each instance, whereby an intermediate shaft is included in each such power train. These intermediate shafts are interconnected via an interconnecting transmission gear with clutches at either end, so that this transmission is completely removed when both turbines drive the propellers while either turbine can drive both propellers when the clutches are operated. Details of the mounting and of the gears and their configuration are disclosed.

Abstract: A drive system for a multiple gas turbine engine system includes power output shafts from first and second gas turbine engines, each power shaft connected to drive a load and each engine including a load sharing cross-over shaft for power transfer from one of the engines to the other engine;a right angle gear box assembly connects each of the power output shafts to the cross-over shaft and each of the right angle gear box assemblies includes first and second load sharing gear paths including tooth geometry in an input bevel gear configured to produce a thrust reversal so that for normal direction torque transfer the input bevel gear thrust is in a direction to load mesh points in both gear paths and for a reversal of torque direction from input to output gears the input gear thrust is reversed so that the input gear will be directed into a tighter mesh to take out normal backlash in the system so that reverse meshed torque paths will be maintained in each of the first and second gear paths to maintain a shari

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for effectively moving and stirring grain in a storage bin. The apparatus comprises a sweep arm, including an auger support shaft and an independently rotatable drive member, that extends between and is supported on a track along the bin sidewall and a pivotal support at the bin center. As the drive member is rotated, a drive wheel thereon moves over the bin track, causing the sweep arm to travel around the bin. The support shaft is rotatable independently of the drive member and extends from the central frame to a location adjacent the bin track. A plurality of spaced stirring augers depend from the laterally extending support shaft, and all except the outermost one are adapted for movement therealong. Rotation of the support shaft in either direction will cause corresponding movement of the movable stirring augers along the sweep arm. The outer auger remains near the outer wall of the bin.

Abstract: In a vehicle having separate front and rear transmissions, a system for slaving one of the transmissions to the other so that the slave transmission will operate in the same drive range as that existing in the master transmission. Low-level binary coded signals are separately generated by each transmission to indicate the existing drive ranges of the two transmissions. The signals are sent to a control unit where they are examined and used to shift the slave transmission up or down as necessary, so that it keeps in step with the drive range in which the master transmission is operating. A unique binary code is used in the sending of drive-range signals to the control unit to prevent the control unit from shifting the slave transmission in response to errors in the signals which may occur in the event of faults in the cables through which the signals are sent.

Abstract: A roll drive for a machine of the type used in connection with the manufacture of paper. The roll which is to be driven has an end situated at a plane which is normal to the roll axis, and at the latter plane there is a supporting structure which supports the roll for rotation about its axis. Closely adjacent to this plane is a planetary gear transmission having an output and an input. The latter output is connected by way of a suitable transmission structure to the end of the roll for driving the latter with the output of the planetary gear transmission, while a rotary drive is connected to the input of the planetary gear transmission for driving the roll through the latter transmission and structure connected between the planetary gear transmission and the end of the roll.

Abstract: A liquid blending system for providing three grades: (a) a first base grade; (b) a second base grade; and (c) a fixed blend proportion of the two. A blend control lever coupled to a valve is selectively driven by a differential receiving inputs from fluid meters in the base grade lines. Opposed solenoids pull the lever to one extreme or the other for the two base grades.

Abstract: A powered wrist joint consisting of a base having a pitch member mounted thereon for rotation about a pitch axis and a pitch drive mounted on the base for driving the pitch member about the pitch axis and a yaw shaft mounted on the pitch member on a yaw axis which is disposed at right angles to and intersects the pitch axis. A housing is mounted on the yaw shaft for rotation about the yaw axis. A yaw drive is mounted in the housing for driving the housing about the yaw axis and a roll shaft is mounted for rotation in the housing about the roll axis which is disposed at right angles to the pitch and yaw axes and intersects the pitch and yaw axes at their point of intersection thereby to provide a common center of pitch, yaw and roll gyration.

Abstract: There is disclosed a multiple output belt driving geared transmission wherein control of the speed and power delivered to the belt means and subsequent prime user is provided.

Abstract: A ship reduction gear having at least one differential, the driving element whereof is coupled with a driving means and each driven element is kinematically associated with the gear of a respective propeller shafting. The kinematic chain associating each driven element with a respective gear comprises pairs of gears permanently meshed with said gear and fitted on ends of their respective shafts whose other ends have fitted thereon gears permanently meshed with a pinion linked with a driven element of the differential, as a result of which the power taken from the driving means is divided into four flows, two flows per gear.

Abstract: An auxiliary automotive drive system consisting of a steam engine coupled through a clutch to an auxiliary pinion gear of a differential assembly to the drive wheels of an automobile.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a deep bore hole drilling machine which is designed for portability so that each part of the system can be broken down into subassembly units which are of less than 4,000 pounds total weight. Thus, the entire drilling system can be transported by helicopters which are capable of carrying a total weight of 4,000 pounds.