Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
464139000 |
Coupling transmits torque via radially spaced ball
| 168 |
464112000 |
Coupling transmits torque via radially directed pin
| 85 |
464111000 |
Tripod coupling
| 59 |
464147000 |
Torque transmitted via intermediate element
| 37 |
464157000 |
Torque transmitted via intermeshing teeth on drive and driven members
| 19 |
464137000 |
Coupling transmits torque via axially directed pin radially spaced from rotational axis | 5 |
20090325718 | Constant Velocity Joint for Tiltrotor Hubs - A constant-velocity joint is configured for use with a rotary-wing aircraft having at least one engine. A driver is coupled to an output shaft of the engine, the driver being rotatable about an axis. A yoke is at least partially rotatable relative to the driver about a first center of rotation, the center of rotation being located on the axis. A plurality of upright links couple the yoke to the driver, each link being translatable relative to the yoke, the driver, or both. Each link is also rotatable relative to the yoke, the driver, or both, about a second center of rotation. | 12-31-2009 |
20140370995 | FLEXIBLE JOINT CONNECTION - A pumping system is configured for deployment in a non-vertical wellbore. The pumping system includes a plurality of articulating components. Each of the plurality of articulating components is connected to an adjacent other of the plurality of articulating components with an articulating joint. In preferred embodiments, the articulating joint is a ball-and-socket mechanism. The articulating components include a body having a first end and a second end, a ball connected to the first end the body and a socket connected to the second end of the body. A locking collar is connected to the socket to secure the ball portion of an adjacent articulating component to the socket. | 12-18-2014 |
20100285890 | COMPACT WHEEL END AND CORNER MODULE - A compact wheel end (A) serves to couple a road wheel (B) to a suspension system component (C) on an automotive vehicle and to transmit torque from a CV joint (D) to the road wheel. The wheel end includes a housing ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110028226 | Bearing bush seal attached to a universal joint pivot pin - A universal joint or a pivot pin cross with a universal joint pivot pin. The universal joint pivot pin is fastened a bearing bush seal and absorbs an axially directed force. A universal joint is to be provided which is simple and can be manufactured inexpensively, which makes no compromises with respect to the sealing effect. For this purpose, a bearing bush seal is provided which deflects an axially directed force into a radial direction. This makes an axial stop at the universal joint pivot pin unnecessary. Moreover, pivot pin are accomplished in a single manufacturing step. | 02-03-2011 |
20140206462 | Appliance Drive Coupler | 07-24-2014 |
464109000 |
Coupling includes relatively movable gear segments | 3 |
20100009764 | Rotary-Wing Aircraft Torque Coupling with Pad Bearings - A torque coupling for a rotor head of a rotary-wing aircraft is configured for rotation with a mast and for causing rotation of an attached yoke. The coupling has trunnions that rotate with the mast and extend generally radially. Pad-bearing assemblies each have a central member coupled to one of the trunnions with a laminated spherical bearing and have laminated pad bearings affixed to opposing sides of the central member. The laminated bearings have alternating rigid and elastomeric layers. A bearing mount is affixed to each pad bearing and is connected to a yoke for rotating the yoke with the mast. The pad-bearing assemblies allow for relative motion between each central member and the associated trunnion and between each central member and the bearing mounts through elastic shear deformation, and this allows for gimballing of the attached yoke relative to the mast. | 01-14-2010 |
20140100044 | FACE SPLINE MOLDING DEVICE, FACE SPLINE MOLDING METHOD, OUTER JOINT MEMBER, AND CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - An outer joint member for a constant velocity universal joint is formed by a face spline forming apparatus and a face spline forming method. The face spline forming apparatus includes a punch member having a tooth portion for forming a face spline, a pedestal having an end-surface receiving surface for receiving an opening end surface of a cup section, and a shaft member having an inner-surface receiving surface for receiving a bottom-wall inner surface of the cup section. The opening end surface and the bottom-wall inner surface are brought into a simultaneous pressure receiving state. In this state, the punch member performs a rocking motion to form the face spline in a bottom-wall back surface due to plastic deformation caused by the tooth portion of the punch member. | 04-10-2014 |
20140194214 | GEAR COUPLING - A gear coupling includes first and second inner cylinders, first and second outer cylinders, and first and second closing plates interposed between the first and second inner cylinders and closing inner end faces of the first and second outer cylinders. In the first closing plate, one or a plurality of through-holes communicating with a device outer side of the first closing plate from a first grease chamber surrounded by the first inner cylinder, the first outer cylinder, and the first closing plate are formed. In the second closing plate, one or a plurality of through-holes communicating with a device outer side of the second closing plate from a second grease chamber surrounded by the second inner cylinder, the second outer cylinder, and the second closing plate are formed. Plugging members closing the through-holes are fitted to the through-holes. | 07-10-2014 |
464110000 |
Coupling transmits torque via semicylindrical segments separated by pivot pin (e.g., slipper bearing) | 1 |
20150105163 | CABLE COUPLING - Cable coupling assemblies are described which can be readily engaged and separated from one another. The couplings are particularly useful for use in torque transmitting cables such as those used in drain cleaning applications. | 04-16-2015 |
Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20090176585 | Torque Transmission Device Useful as a Fixed Constant Velocity Ball Joint for Drive Shafts and Method for Producing Such a Joint - A torque transmission device such as a fixed constant velocity ball joint constructed as an opposed track joint and a process for producing such a device, in which the curvatures bases of the tracks of the joint deviate in their axial course from the curvatures of the ball contact lines. The process is characterized in that prior to the formation of a longitudinal profile of the joint component, the component is brought to an increased hardness by a hardening process and a diffusion layer is partially or completely removed in the region of the longitudinal profile. | 07-09-2009 |
20090176586 | Torque Transmission Device Useful as a Fixed Constant Velocity Ball Joint Constructed as an Opposed Track Joint and Method for Producing Such a Joint - A torque transmitting device, such as a fixed constant velocity ball joint as a counter track joint and a method for producing such a joint, in which the curvatures of the bases of the joint tracks deviate in their axial course from the curvatures of the ball contact lines. The method is characterized in that the joint component is brought to an increased hardness by a hardening process prior to the formation of the longitudinal profile of the component, and a diffusion layer is partially or completely removed in the region of the longitudinally profiled structure. | 07-09-2009 |
20090209353 | SEALING BELLOWS OR BELLOWS - A sealing bellows or bellows for sealing two components ( | 08-20-2009 |
20100022313 | ROLLING BEARING, HUB UNIT, ROLLING CONTACT MEMBER, UNIVERSAL JOINT, TORQUE TRANSMISSION MEMBER FOR UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A deep-grooved ball bearing including a rolling contact member formed of a sintered β-sialon inexpensive and capable of reliably ensuring sufficient durability includes an outer ring and an inner ring, and a plurality of balls arranged in contact with the outer ring and the inner ring on an annular raceway. The ball is configured of a sintered body that contains as a main component a β-sialon represented by a compositional formula of Si | 01-28-2010 |
20100041484 | COUPLING FOR A MOVABLE PART OF A PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to a coupling for detachably connecting a mobile part of a piece of furniture to a drive. Said coupling comprises a coupling element that can be moved between the mobile part of the piece of furniture and the drive in a limited manner in at least one direction, in order to compensate position tolerances in relation to the at least one direction. | 02-18-2010 |
20100197413 | CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - The present invention provides a constant velocity universal joint capable of improving the sealability of the boot thereof and facilitating the positioning of the end sections of the boot in the axial direction at low cost while ensuring the strength of the outer race thereof. Protruding sections ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100279781 | Drive Shaft With Array Tuned Absorber - A vehicle driveline includes a tubular member ( | 11-04-2010 |
20110009199 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS AND AXLE MODULE - Provided are a low-cost wheel bearing device and axle module which are manufactured by small work man-hours and assemblyman-hours and at lower component replacement cost for maintenance and repairing. A recess-projection fitting structure is configured by providing projections extending in an axial direction on any one of an outer diameter surface of a shaft section of an outer joint member and an inner diameter surface of a hole of a hub wheel, press-fitting the projections in another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface along the axial direction, and forming recesses brought into close contact and fitted with respect to the projections by this press fitting in the another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the projections and the recesses being held in close contact with each other through intermediation of entire fitting contact regions. An outer member is fitted in a hole of a knuckle of a vehicle with a predetermined fit. Annular grooves are formed respectively in an outer peripheral surface of the outer member and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the knuckle, and a snap ring is engaged with both the annular grooves. Consequently, the outer member is separable from the knuckle only by deformation or breakage of the snap ring caused by application of a drawing force larger than a drawing force acting in normal use. | 01-13-2011 |
20110092297 | CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is a constant velocity universal joint in which a boot can be enhanced in durability and compactified, which are achieved by suppressing abrasion of the boot. In the constant velocity universal joint including: an outer joint member ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110151982 | Assembly for Coupling a Constant Velocity Joint with a Motor Vehicle Hub Bearing Unit - A coupling assembly for connecting a hub bearing unit with a constant velocity joint includes a bell member of a constant velocity joint having a tubular section disposed about a driving ring and having an end surface facing a hub member end surface and an inner circumferential surface defining a bore. The inner surface has inner splines engageable with driving ring outer splines and a tapering surface section. A sealing member is disposed between the hub and bell end surfaces and seals the space between the surfaces. An annular retainer disposed within the bell bore has a tapering outer circumferential surface engageable with the inner surface section of the bore such that the tubular section is retained between the retainer outer surface and the hub end surface, preventing disengagement of the splines and compressing the sealing member between the end surfaces. A connector connects the retainer with the hub. | 06-23-2011 |
20110269555 | OUTER MEMBER OF CONSTANT SPEED UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is an outer member of a constant velocity universal joint, which suppresses occurrence of cracking in a joining portion of the constant velocity universal joint and has stable quality. The outer member of the constant velocity universal joint includes: a cup section ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110294584 | UNIVERSAL BALL JOINT - A universal ball joint includes a first pivotal body and a second pivotal body rotatably assembled with the first pivotal body. The first pivotal body includes a substantially elliptical ball head and a connecting portion extending out from the ball head. The ball head has a major axis and a minor axis substantially perpendicular to the major axis. The second pivotal body defines a substantially elliptical ball socket rotatably engaging with the ball head of the first pivotal body such that the ball head may rotate around the major axis or the minor axis of the ball head. | 12-01-2011 |
20110300954 | UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE DRIVELINE SYSTEM - A die formed monolithic yoke assembly for a universal joint of an automotive driveline assembly subject to high torsional loads having a substantially uniformed thickness, including a cup-shaped portion, a pair of opposed lugs integral with and extending from an upper portion of the cup-shaped portion and an integral, outwardly deformed substantially continuous lip portion extending outwardly from the upper surface of the annular wall and the lugs substantially strengthening the yoke assembly particularly against torsional loads. In one embodiment, the upper end of the cup-shaped portion included concave arcuate portions on opposed sides of the lugs adjacent the lugs, such that the upper surface of the cup-shaped portion transitions from a concave surface to a convex surface strengthening the yoke. | 12-08-2011 |
20120058832 | Connecting System and Constant Velocity Joint - A system for connecting a shaft ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120184380 | Power Generation System and Method for Assembling the Same - A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure. | 07-19-2012 |
20120196689 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE - A coupling device for transmitting torque between an input shaft and an output shaft have respective opposing ends, includes a male element and a female element for engaging with one another. One of the input shaft and the output shaft includes, at the end, the male element, a cross-section of which has a generally polygonal outer shape. The other of the input shaft and the output shaft includes, at the end, the female element, a cross-section of which has a generally polygonal inner shape complementary to the polygonal outer shape of the male element. The male and female elements engage with one another by meshing with a first functional play between them, and the male element and the shaft on which the male element is mounted have a second functional play between them. The male element and the shaft engage each other by meshing with the second functional play. | 08-02-2012 |
20120270665 | Connecting Arrangement and Articulated Shaft Comprising Same - The invention relates to a connecting arrangement for the rotationally fixed connection of components in the drive train of a motor vehicle comprising a shaft journal ( | 10-25-2012 |
20140378235 | Articulated Halfshaft for an Amphibian - An articulated shaft for an amphibian driveline includes at least two shaft portions and at least three points of articulation, wherein the articulated shaft is movable between a protracted position for use of the amphibian on land and a retracted position for use of the amphibian on water. An amphibian comprising the articulated shaft, and a powertrain comprising the articulated shaft is also provided. | 12-25-2014 |
20150126291 | Bevel Universal Joint - A universal joint may comprise a first joint member terminating in either a first pair of cones or a first pair of cone slices, wherein apical ends of said first pair of cones or first pair of cone slices form first and second sockets, the first and second sockets facing each other; a second joint member terminating in either a second pair of cones or a second pair of cone slices, wherein apical ends of said second pair of cones or second pair of cone slices form third and fourth sockets, the third and further sockets facing each other; a coupler fitted into the first, second, third and fourth sockets, wherein torque is transmitted directly between the first joint member and the second joint member via side walls of the two pairs of cones or cone slices. | 05-07-2015 |
20150315668 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OUTER JOINT MEMBER OF CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT AND OUTER JOINT MEMBER - A manufacturing method for an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint includes forming a cup member and a shaft member, forming a joining hole in a thickness of a bottom portion to prepare the cup member as a finished component, and forming a joining outer surface on an end portion of the shaft member to be joined onto the bottom portion of the cup member to prepare the shaft member as a finished component. The method also includes fitting the joining hole of the cup member and the joining outer surface of the shaft member as the finished components to each other, and welding a fitting portion between the joining hole and the joining outer surface through irradiation of a beam from an inner side of the cup member, a diameter of the fitting portion being an equal dimension for each joint size. | 11-05-2015 |
20160152136 | Method and Apparatus for Drive Shaft Extension | 06-02-2016 |
20160201730 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OUTER JOINT MEMBER OF CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND OUTER JOINT MEMBER | 07-14-2016 |