| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 192690800 | Axial-axial | 29 |
| 20100282563 | DOG CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR - A dog clutch mechanism incorporated in an outboard motor includes a sliding clutch dog member splined to a propeller shaft and having recesses on each end face thereof, and a row of gear teeth formed on an end face of each of a pair of driven gears rotatably mounted on the propeller shaft. Each of the recesses has a bottom surface stepped to provide a corner edge at a stepped portion thereof. Each of the gear teeth has a beveled surface formed at a rear edge as viewed from a rotating direction of the driven gear. When the gear teeth are in mesh with the recesses of the clutch dog member, the corner edge of the stepped bottom surface of each recess is in contact with the beveled surface of the mating gear tooth. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120012432 | Coupling Device, Testing Arrangement Outfitted Therewith, And Method For Coupling A Large Gear Unit To A Rotative Device - A coupling device for coupling a large gear unit to a rotative device has an inner sleeve rotatively coupleable to one of the large gear unit and the rotative device, and an outer sleeve rotatively coupleable to the other of the large gear unit and rotative device. An inner diameter of the outer sleeve can be fitted axially to an outer diameter of the inner sleeve. A first connection device connected to the inner sleeve terminates in a first coupling portion, and a second connection device connected to the outer sleeve terminates in a second coupling portion that is connectable to the first coupling portion. An actuator integrated in one of the first and second connection devices moves the associated connection arm axially. A testing arrangement is outfitted with the coupling device and performs a method of coupling the large gear unit to the rotative device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120168273 | UNCOUPLING OF DRIVE | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120181135 | FACE SPLINE CLUTCH - A mode shift assembly for a transmission comprises has a first side coupled to a rotational input, a second side coupled to a rotational output, and an actuator. The actuator acts on the first side to move the first side between a first position in which the first and second engagement surfaces are disengaged and a second position. In the first position, rotation between the first and second sides is independent. In the second position, the first and second engagement surfaces are engaged such that rotation is transferred from the first side to the second side. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130081919 | SHAFT CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND SHAFT CONNECTION METHOD - A shaft connection structure connects a pair of rotating shafts by a fit between a pair of spline shafts, wherein the pair of rotating shafts are provided with corresponding ones of the pair of spline shafts. The shaft connection structure includes a shaft connection assist device. The shaft connection assist device includes a centering ring and centering pins. The centering ring is arranged outside of a first one of the spline shafts and coaxially with the first spline shaft. The centering pins are provided outside of a second one of the spline shafts. The centering pins engage with an outer peripheral surface of the centering ring and bring a shaft axis of the first spline shaft and a shaft axis of the second spline shaft into a range enabling the fit therebetween. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130112521 | Clutch Mechanism - The invention relates to a clutch mechanism for the transmission of a rotary movement from a gear arrangement comprising a first gear member and a second gear member. The first gear member is rotatable about a longitudinal axis but axially fixed wherein the first gear member, upon rotation, is arranged for translatively moving a second gear member which is prevented from rotating. The clutch mechanism comprises a circumferential shoulder arranged at the second gear member and at least one or a number of resilient clutch fingers with respective inclined inner surfaces arranged at the first gear member, the shoulder arranged for increasingly pressing against the inclined surfaces thereby flexing the clutch fingers outward when the shoulder reaches the clutch fingers in the course of its translation. The clutch mechanism further comprises tube arranged around the clutch fingers, the tube having a number of internal longitudinal splines for engaging the flexed-out clutch fingers. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130146414 | Drive Coupling Device - A drive coupling device comprises an outer drive shaft adapted to be driven for rotation by a gearbox output, an outer quill shaft coupled to the outer drive shaft and arranged to be driven for rotation thereby, an inner quill shaft arranged coaxially with the outer quill shaft and moveable, axially, between an engaged position in which a dog clutch arrangement is engaged to transmit drive between the outer quill shaft and the inner quill shaft, and a disengaged position in which the dog clutch arrangement is disengaged, a support rod, and support bearing means provided on the support rod and by which the outer quill shaft is supported for rotation relative to the support rod, wherein the outer quill shaft is further supported, when the dog clutch arrangement is engaged, by the inner quill shaft. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130220764 | Food Processor or Chopper - A food processor or a chopper has a rotating blade, a motor, an intermediate shaft driven by the motor and an output shaft driving the blade. A first clutch member is coupled with the intermediate shaft, and a second clutch member is coupled with the output shaft. The clutch members are movable from an engaged position for driving the output shaft from the motor and a disengaged position for disengaging the output shaft from the motor. A safety interlock mechanism enables and disables the motor. A clutch lever is operable with the safety interlock to move the clutch members between the engaged and disengaged positions such that when the motor is enabled the clutch members are engaged for driving the output shaft from the motor and when the motor is disabled the first and second clutch members are disengaged for disengaging the output shaft from the motor. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130233669 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND COUPLING - A torque transmission assembly has a first shaft, a second shaft and a coupling. The coupling has a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member is coaxially fixed to the first shaft. The second connecting member is fixed to the second shaft. The first connecting member has a base with a metallic engaging member embedded inside. The engaging member directly connects to the first shaft. A plurality of projecting members is formed on the base. The projecting members extend in the axial direction and are circumferentially spaced. The second connecting member has a main body and a plurality of drive arms radially extending from the main body. The drive arms are sandwiched between corresponding projecting members of the first connecting member so that the first connecting member and the second connecting member rotate together. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130240317 | DOG CLUTCH FOR AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION - A dog clutch for an automated transmission includes a rotary shaft, a clutch ring, a hub, a sleeve including a spline that includes a plurality of first teeth and second teeth, a whole depth of each of the first teeth being greater than a whole depth of each of the second teeth, a dog clutch portion including clutch forward teeth, the teeth number of clutch forward teeth being equal to the teeth number of first teeth, each of the clutch forward teeth being formed at a position facing each of the first teeth to extend from a front end surface to a rear end position of the dog clutch portion, the dog clutch portion including clutch rearward teeth engageable with tooth grooves formed at the spline and formed to extend from a position retracted by a first predetermined distance from the front end surface to the rear end position. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130299297 | Switchable Coupling - A switchable coupling with a coupling system between a driving element and an output element is provided. The switchable coupling includes an actuator, an elastic actuating element and a switching element movable between starting, central and end positions. In the central position the switchable coupling has a different state (open or closed) than in the starting position. The switchable coupling further includes a bolt constrained between first and second bolt stops. Axial movement of the switching element causes operative surfaces connected to the switching element or the bolt to engage with elements on other of the switching element and the bolt, such that the bolt rotates relative to the switching element. The bolt alternately moves relative to the switching element into a first relative position blocking switching element movement in the central position, and into a second relative position permitting movement of the switching element toward the starting position. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140110211 | CLUTCH MECHANISM - A clutch mechanism includes a gear including clutch teeth, a housing having axial holes, including displaceable pins, each pin fitted in one of the holes, and a plate of forged powdered metal, the plate including second teeth, axial displacement of the pins causing axial displacement of the plate relative to the gear and the housing, and engagement of the second teeth with the clutch teeth. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140158493 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A torque transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle has a drive element ( | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140190781 | ELECTROMAGNETIC AXLE DISCONNECT SYSTEM - An electromagnetic disconnect system has an output housing having an armature with a coil and an output shaft bearing fixed to it. A pressure plate and a sliding dog clutch are slidably attached to an output shaft that is in rotational contact with the output shaft bearing. This system further has an input housing attached to the output housing. The input housing has an input shaft bearing fixed to it. The electromagnetic disconnect system further has a disengagement spring and an axially fixed dog clutch rigidly attached to an end of an input shaft that is axially dispose through an opening in the input housing and in rotational contact with the input shaft bearing. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140209426 | DOG CLUTCH CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION - A dog clutch control apparatus for an automated transmission includes a dog clutch transmission mechanism including a clutch ring, a clutch hub, a sleeve, an axial driving device, a dog clutch portion, a stroke position sensor, and a spline of the sleeve including high teeth and a low tooth, the dog clutch portion including clutch front teeth and clutch rear teeth, wherein in a rotation adjustment range, a control apparatus controls a thrust load of the axial driving device so that a first thrust load is applied to the sleeve, and the first thrust load generates a relative rotation between the sleeve and the dog clutch portion against a frictional force generated by contact between an end surface of each of the high teeth and a front end surface of each of the clutch rear teeth. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140262671 | TRHEE-POSITION DOG CLUTCH - A multi-positional dog clutch selectively engageable with a transmission is disclosed. The dog clutch includes a shift fork, a dog clutch carrier, a common member, and first and second dog clutch sliding members. The transmission includes first and second fixed members. The first dog clutch sliding member is configured to engage with and disengage from the first fixed member. The second dog clutch sliding member is configured to engage with and disengage from the second fixed member. The dog clutch carrier is movable to (i) a first position in which the first dog clutch sliding member is engaged with the first fixed member, (ii) a second position in which the second dog clutch sliding member is engaged with the second fixed member, and (iii) a third position in which the first dog clutch sliding member is engaged with the first fixed member and the second dog clutch sliding member is engaged with the second fixed member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262672 | VARIATOR BYPASS CLUTCH - A dog clutch operable to bypass a variator of a transmission is disclosed. The dog clutch includes a housing engaged with an input ring of the variator. The dog clutch also includes a piston engaged with the housing and movable from a first position in which the piston is disengaged from an output ring of the variator to a second position in which the piston is engaged with the output ring. The variator input ring and output ring are locked together when the dog clutch is in the second position to prevent the variator from producing continuously variable torque output. The variator is operable to produce continuously-variable torque output when the dog clutch is in the first position. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140291102 | DOG CLUTCH CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION - A dog clutch control apparatus for an automated transmission includes a rotary shaft, a dog clutch transmission mechanism including a clutch ring, a clutch hub, a sleeve including a spline, an axial driving device, a dog clutch portion provided at the clutch ring, a rotation speed detection sensor, the spline including high teeth and a low tooth, clutch rear teeth and clutch front teeth formed at the dog clutch portion, and a control unit controlling an operation of the axial driving device based on a deceleration gradient of a rotation speed of either one of the sleeve and the clutch ring detected by the rotation speed detection sensor and controlling the axial driving device so that a decreased thrust load is applied to the clutch rear teeth from the sleeve in a case where the deceleration gradient is smaller than a first predetermined value. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140367216 | System And Method For Actuating A Mechanical Diode Clutch Assembly - The present disclosure provides an actuation assembly for applying a mechanical diode clutch. The clutch includes an outer member, an inner member, and a strut. The actuation assembly includes a plate having an apply portion and a plurality of legs, where each of the plurality of legs has a first end coupled to the apply portion and a second end adapted to couple to a shift sleeve. A mechanism is coupled to the apply portion of the plate. The mechanism includes at least one biasing member. The plate is moveable between an unapply position and an apply position such that a movement from the unapply position to the apply position induces contact between the mechanism and the strut. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150107955 | ACTUATOR WITH FACE DOG CLUTCH - A clutch and actuator assembly having first and second clutch dogs and an actuator assembly. The second clutch dog is configured to disengage from the first clutch dog when rotary power is transmitted between the first and second clutch dogs. The actuator assembly is configured to lock when the second clutch dog to thereby inhibit automatic disengagement of the second clutch dog from the first clutch dog. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150107956 | WINDOW REGULATOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A window regulator apparatus may include a first operation part including a first housing with which a bar-shaped central shaft may be through-connected, and a first elastic member which may be connected inside of the first housing, a second operation part disposed inwardly of the first operation part and including a second housing with which the central shaft may be through-connected, and a second elastic member connected inside of the second housing to be slidably formed in a longitudinal direction of the central shaft from above the central shaft, and a connection part selectively connecting or disconnecting the first operation part and the second operation part to or from each other. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160025152 | CLUTCH FOR NON-ENGINE POWERED VEHICLE DRIVE WHEEL - A clutch designed to effectively transfer torque between wheel drive system components in a vehicle drive wheel drive system to move the vehicle on a ground surface is provided. The wheel drive system components may include a non-engine drive means and a roller traction drive in torque transmission contact with the clutch and with the vehicle drive wheel. The clutch includes complementarily configured clutch components designed to mesh into engaging contact when activated by electromagnetic or other external engagement actuation means to transfer torque through an interface to a vehicle wheel. Drag and friction produced by activation of adjacent rotating patterned clutch elements amplifies axial forces to cause clutch elements to mesh into locking engagement to control transfer of torque between a non-engine drive means and a roller traction drive system to drive an aircraft landing gear wheel or other vehicle wheel. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160116001 | LIGHT-WEIGHT CLUTCH SUITABLE FOR MANUAL AND/OR ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC OPERATION - The present invention provides a clutch. The clutch of the invention includes a coupler, that is a ring or hollow structure surrounding a lumen. The lumen of the coupler has an engaging section and a non-engaging section. In an engaged configuration of the clutch, a driving member and a driven member are located in the engaging section of the coupler and rotation of the driving member in the engaging section generates rotation of the coupler and rotation of the coupler generates rotation of the driven member. In a disengaged configuration of the clutch, one or both of the driving member and the driven member is not located in the engaging section of the coupler and either rotation of the driving member does not generate rotation of the coupler or rotation of the coupler does not generate rotation of the driven member. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160201737 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MESHING TYPE ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM | 07-14-2016 |
| 192690810 | Sawtooth | 4 |
| 20100276245 | DOG CLUTCH ACTUATOR - A dog clutch actuator including a sleeve including dog teeth made engageable with the dog teeth formed in a power transmission shaft and made movable in the axial direction, and a plunger for moving together with the sleeve. The plunger is axially moved through a yoke by electric currents to flow through coils. In the dog clutch actuator, by the shapes of the plunger and the yoke, a sucking force increases in the engaging direction, when the dog clutch is engaged, and decreases in the disengaging direction, when the dog clutch is disengaged. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100294612 | ADJUSTABLE SEED METER DRIVE COUPLING - A seed meter for a planting machine is provided with an adjustable drive coupling between the seed meter and the planting machine main drive. The drive coupling includes a drive member connected to the planter drive and a driven member coupled to the seed meter shaft. The drive member and driven member are drivingly engagable with one another and held into the engaged position by a biasing member. The drive member and driven member are selectively movable relative to one another to a disengaged position, enabling adjustment of the seed meter relative to the drive by rotation of the meter shaft. Once released, the coupling self-engages. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20130220765 | CLUTCH - A clutch which can be incorporated into a rotating drive train between a driving part and driven part includes a locally fixable coil housing with an integrated electromagnet coil, a positioning unit which is mounted rotatably in the coil housing and can be connected to the driving part and has an inner, two-stage, saw-tooth-like retaining toothing and a saw-tooth-like actuating toothing frontally opposite the latter, an axially displaceable coupling unit which is actuated under the influence of the electromagnet coil and of a resilient restoring force and has an incorporated, rotatable thrust ring including two saw-tooth-like serrations, and driven flange which can be coupled to the coupling unit via crown toothings on the end side and can be connected to the driven part. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20150053525 | CONCENTRIC V-GROOVE COUPLING - A coupling comprises a pair of clutch end members, a clutch centre member disposed between the clutch end members, and an actuator coupled to one of the end members. Each end member includes concentric V-grooves disposed on a respective face thereof. The centre member is axially movable between the end members, and includes a pair of opposing surfaces. One of the opposing surfaces includes concentric V-grooves configured to mesh with the V-grooves of one of the end members. Another of the opposing surfaces includes concentric V-grooves configured to mesh with the V-grooves of another of the end members. The actuator is configured to simultaneously couple the end members to the centre member by urging the V-grooves of both of the end members into engagement with the V-grooves of the centre member. | 02-26-2015 |
| 192690820 | Square tooth | 1 |
| 20100006387 | Clutch device of oil pump in power steering system - A clutch device of an oil pump in a power steering system includes a pulley shaft coupled with a pulley connected with a crankshaft of an engine via a belt, a body shaft coupled with a rotor rotatably installed in a pump body and provided with a vein, clutch plates provided in the pulley shaft and the body shaft, and transmitting a rotation power of the pulley shaft to the body shaft or blocking the rotation power therebetween, an elastic member provided in the body shaft, a check valve installed on a supply port connecting an airtight space, a solenoid valve installed on a return port connecting the airtight space in the pump body with an input port through which oil is supplied to the pump body, and a controller to control the operation of the solenoid valve. | 01-14-2010 |
