| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 180377000 | Transmission support | 10 |
| 180378000 | Differential or axle housing | 2 |
| 20080296081 | DEVICE OPERABLE TO DISTRIBUTE DRIVING FORCES - A device operable to distribute driving forces to left and right wheels of a vehicle, includes: a differential mechanism, a driving-force adjuster and a differential limiter. The differential mechanism is operable to distribute a driving force from a drive source of the vehicle to the left and right wheels as distributed driving forces, while allowing a rotation difference between the left and right wheels. The driving-force adjuster is operable to adjust each of the distributed driving forces. The differential limiter is operable to limit rotation difference between the left and right wheels by applying a limiting torque to the differential mechanism. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080308340 | Transaxle - In a transaxle, a transaxle housing includes a first divisional housing member and a second divisional housing member joined to each other. A transmission is disposed in the first divisional housing member. An axle is disposed in the mutually joined first and second divisional housing members and drivingly connected to the transmission in the first divisional housing member. A brake device is provided on the axle. The second divisional housing member is formed integrally with a brake chamber portion joined to the first divisional housing member so as to incorporate the brake device in the brake chamber portion. The transaxle is provided with a power take-off device for taking off power from the transmission, including a power take-off casing. A connection shaft is interposed between the transmission and the power take-off device. The second divisional housing member is formed integrally with a mount portion expanded from the brake chamber portion radially with respect to the axle. The power take-off casing is mounted onto the mount portion. The connection shaft is passed through the mount portion between the first divisional housing member and the power take-off casing. | 12-18-2008 |
| 180379000 | Shaft | 6 |
| 20110192672 | VEHICLE CHASSIS FRAME PROVIDING DRIVE LINE OPTIMIZATION - A vehicle chassis frame includes a left chassis frame rail; a right chassis frame rail; a plurality of cross members, and a mini cross member. The cross members connect the left chassis frame rail to the left chassis frame rail. The first propeller shaft is operatively configured to connect a transmission to a joint. The first propeller shaft is supported by a center bearing bracket and support. The joint is operatively configured to connect a second propeller shaft to the first propeller shaft. The second propeller shaft drives the rear axle of the vehicle. A mini-cross member may be coupled the left and right chassis frame rails proximate the joint and supports the center bearing bracket and support for the first propeller shaft. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20150096825 | CONSTANT VELOCITY DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The subject matter herein is directed to a constant velocity driveline assembly for power transmission of an automobile. The assembly comprises a tail housing assembly with a housing, at least two bearings inside the housing, and a first drive hub supported by the at least two bearings. The first drive hub may be substantially fixed longitudinally and configured to connect to an engine or transmission of the automobile. The assembly comprises a second drive hub configured to connect to a rear differential of the automobile. Each drive hubs may include a barrel portion and a mounting flange connected to an end of the barrel portion. The assembly includes a first constant velocity driveshaft joint configured to attach to the mounting flange of the first drive hub. The assembly includes a drive shaft having a first splined axial end coupled to the internal spline of the first constant velocity driveshaft joint. The assembly may include a second constant velocity driveshaft joint comprising internal splines to couple to a second splined axial end of the drive shaft to transmit torque, the second drive hub coupled to an external housing of the second constant velocity driveshaft joint. | 04-09-2015 |
| 180380000 | With propeller shaft casing, (e.g., torque tube) | 1 |
| 20090065284 | Torque tube - The other end of a hub portion is located farther from an attachment portion at a lateral portion, which is located in a lateral direction with respect to the vehicle, than at a vertical portion, which is located in a vertical direction with respect to the vehicle. The vertical portion of the hub portion has a concave end face on the side of the other end of the hub portion, which is formed to get closer to the attachment portion as the concave end face approaches a portion closest to the attachment portion substantially at the center of the hub portion in the lateral direction. | 03-12-2009 |
| 180381000 | Vibration damping | 3 |
| 20080283330 | Torsional-Vibration Damper Connected to Crankshaft and Combination of Torsional-Vibration Damper and Clutch - A torsional-vibration damper T is adapted to be connected to a crankshaft | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100065364 | Bearing Device for the Vibration-Decoupled Rotatable Support of an Intermediate Shaft on the Engine Block of a Motor Vehicle, and Method for the Vibration-Decoupled Rotatable Support of an Intermediate Shaft on the Engine Block of a Motor Vehicle - The subject matter of the present invention is a bearing device for the vibrationally decoupled rotary mounting of an intermediate shaft on the engine block of a motor vehicle. It has the following features:
| 03-18-2010 |
| 20110031058 | PENDULUM ABSORBER SYSTEM - A pendulum absorber system attenuates torsional vibrations within a drive train of a vehicle. The system can be incorporated between an engine and an automatic transmission, for example, within a flex plate assembly attached to an engine's crankshaft, within a pump housing cover of a torque converter, or as a stand-alone unit between a flex plate assembly and a torque converter. The system includes at least one pendulum weight that dynamically moves along a predetermined path in response to variations in rotational velocities of a housing of the system and that is tuned to attenuate excitation of torsional vibrations within the drive train. A limiter assembly, which can include multiple limiters, is provided within the system for stopping movement of the weight when it reaches endpoints of the predetermined path, by mechanically impeding further movement at both of a first and second end of the weight. | 02-10-2011 |
| 180382000 | Flexible support | 2 |
| 20110056761 | APPARATUS FOR ELASTICALLY SUPPORTING AN ENGINE TRANSMISSION UNIT - Apparatus for elastically supporting an engine transmission unit to a motor vehicle body, the apparatus comprising a rigid support member attachable to the engine transmission unit, a rigid flange attachable to the motor vehicle body and defining a horizontal, longitudinal direction particularly to be aligned with the driving direction of the vehicle, and an elastomeric body via which the support member is elastically supported by the flange and which has a vertical spring member for receiving a weight force of the engine transmission unit acting essentially vertically as well as perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and a horizontal transverse direction, wherein the support member is extending away from the flange in transverse direction and has a mounting area off-set with respect to the flange in transverse direction as well as a coupling section projecting in such a way essentially vertically through an opening formed through the flange that the coupling section forms an abutment for restricting a relative movement between the support member and the flange in both vertical directions. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20120267186 | DEVICE FOR ELASTICALLY MOUNTING AN ENGINE TRANSMISSION UNIT ON A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A device for elastically mounting an engine transmission unit on a motor vehicle body, comprising a motor support, a flange rigidly mountable to the motor vehicle body, defining a longitudinal direction to be aligned with the driving direction, wherein the motor support essentially extends out of the flange in a transverse direction, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and is facing the engine transmission unit for forming a mounting area for the engine transmission unit, and an elastomeric body via which the motor support is elastically supported by the flange and which has a vertical support spring to absorb an essentially static load from the weight of the engine transmission unit, the load acting vertically to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, wherein the vertical support spring comprises two spring arms inclined towards each other and spreading away from each other in transverse direction. | 10-25-2012 |
