| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 474148000 | SYSTEM INCLUDING SPACED PULLEYS INTERCONNECTED BY A BELT | 82 |
| 20080234084 | WHEEL WITH FLOATING SLEEVE - A wheel, such as a pulley or a sprocket, includes a hub and a sleeve. The hub has an outer surface with a plurality of substantially axially aligned teeth. The sleeve has: (a) an inner surface with a plurality of substantially axially aligned grooves that engage the teeth of the hub; and, (b) an outer band engagement surface that engages a band, such as a belt or a chain. As the band tends to become misaligned with respect to the wheel, the sleeve automatically moves axially with respect to the hub to correct the misalignment. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080293529 | Belt Drive With A Friction Wheel - Belt drive comprising a crankshaft pulley, an accessory pulley, a transmission belt wound on the crankshaft pulley, an accessory pulley, a water pump friction pulley and a friction wheel having a friction surface co-operating with the friction pulley and a back of the transmission belt at a section of the belt that is wound around the crankshaft pulley; the friction wheel is made of metal and has a knurled friction surface, the friction pulley comprises a soft friction annulus with the friction surface of the friction wheel. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080312017 | Inverted tooth chain sprocket with frequency modulated meshing - An inverted tooth chain drive system includes an inverted tooth chain structured for inside flank engagement. The chain includes link rows each including leading inside flanks that project outwardly relative to trailing outside flanks of a preceding link row. The system further includes a sprocket with which said inverted tooth chain is drivingly engaged. The sprocket includes a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced about an axis of rotation, each tooth comprising an engaging flank and a disengaging flank. Some of the teeth are defined with a first tooth form in which said engaging flank thereof is defined with a first pressure angle and others of said teeth are defined with a second tooth form in which the engaging flank thereof is defined with a second pressure angle that is different from the first pressure angle in order to stagger or modulate the initial meshing impacts between the leading inside flanks of the chain and engaging flanks of the sprocket teeth. The sprocket can be optimized for manufacture by a hobbing process, by arranging the different tooth forms in a specific “hob-compatible” pattern. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090286638 | Dual-Ratchet Wheel Transmission Apparatus - A dual-ratchet wheel transmission apparatus includes: a drive wheel set, having a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel coaxially integrated with a drive shaft; a driven wheel set, being coaxially set with a driven shaft in which the driven shaft is connected to an output for transmission, the driven wheel set including: a first driven wheel being centrally integrated with a unidirectional ratchet wheel, in which the first driven wheel engages with the first drive wheel for transmission, a second driven wheel being centrally integrated with another unidirectional ratchet wheel, in which the second driven wheel is connected to the second drive wheel via a transmission element. By the aforementioned configuration, whether the drive wheel set rotates forward or backward, the transmission set rotates in only one direction. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100120566 | Toothed power transmission belt - A power transmission belt having a body with a length, a width between laterally spaced sides, and a thickness between inside and outside surfaces. At least one load carrying member extends in a lengthwise direction. The body has a plurality of teeth spaced along at least one of the inside and outside of the body. The teeth have a width that decreases progressively from: a) a first location between the inside and outside surfaces; and b) one of the inside and outside surfaces so that the one surface has a width that is less than a width of the other surfaces. A cloth layer is applied to the one surface and is a multiwoven structure with interwoven: a) warp; and b) at least two different wefts. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100210386 | TORQUE LIMITER ARRANGEMENT FOR A HORIZONTAL GRINDER - A compact low capacity torque limiter is installed in a drive sheave of a belt drive connecting an engine to the hammer mill of a horizontal grinder. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100227719 | Method For Forming A Tilting Zone On A Transverse Element For A Push Belt For A Continuously Variable Transmission - A method for forming a convex tilting zone ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100248878 | BELT INSTALLATION JIG AND A BELT INSTALLATION METHOD USING SAME - The combination of: a) first and second spaced pulleys; b) an endless belt; and c) a belt installation jig having a body with: a pulley pressing part; a belt holding part; and a belt pressing part. The belt installation jig and belt cooperate so that with the belt operatively wrapped against the second pulley and partially operatively wrapped against the first pulley, turning of the first pulley causes the belt to progressively wrap around the first pulley to a fully operatively wrapped state, whereupon further turning of the first pulley situates the belt installation jig for separation from the belt and pulleys. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100279805 | POWER TRANSMISSION CHAIN AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - There are provided a power transmission chain which can improve not only noise level but also durability by eliminating unfavorable combinations from a random arrangement of combinations of pitch lengths and pin shapes by paying attention to maximum bending angle and bending angle minimum value and a power transmission system using the same power transmission chain. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100292038 | Multiple Tension Reducing Sprockets in a Chain and Sprocket System - In chain and sprocket systems with at least two resonance modes, two or more tension reducing sprockets are oriented to cancel each other at a first resonance mode and have no effect to increase tensions at such first resonance mode. The tension reduction sprockets, however, are oriented with each other so that tensions will be reduced at a second resonance mode. Hence, two or more tension reducing sprockets are used to reduce tensions at a second resonance mode from sources outside the chain and sprocket system while minimizing tension increases at first resonance mode. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110003658 | POWER TRANSMISSION CHAIN AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - With a view to suppressing fretting in a power transmission chain, when a chain straight-line area is seen from a chain widthwise direction W, a flat portion | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110053720 | DUAL MODE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A dual mode continuously variable transmission (DMCVT), which can maintain advantages of a reducer operated in low-speed running mode and makes the diameter ratio of variable speed pulleys in high-speed transmission mode act as a reducer, thus improving durability and energy efficiency of the CVT. The DMCVT has a drive variable speed pulley mounted on an input shaft connected to an engine, a driven variable speed pulley mounted on an output shaft and receiving a rotatory force from the drive pulley through a belt, a drive shaft, first and second mode output gears mounted on the output shaft, first and second mode drive gears mounted on the drive shaft and gearing into the first and second mode output gears, respectively, and a synchro selector selectively engaging with a gear of one of the drive and driven shafts. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110086735 | FRICTION DRIVE BELT AND BELT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A friction drive belt (B) includes a pulley contacting portion ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110160014 | BELT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND BELT USED IN THE SYSTEM - In a belt transmission system A, a drive pulley | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110183799 | INVERTED TOOTH CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE SYSTEM WITH REDUCED MESHING IMPACT - An inverted tooth chain and sprocket drive system in which the initial contact distance IC | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110269587 | ONE-WAY OR SELECTABLE CLUTCH WITH MULTIPLE ROWS OF RATCHET ELEMENTS - A one-way or selectable clutch with multiple circumferential rows of ratchet elements is disclosed. The clutch may include two or more rows of ratchet elements extending between two or more races. The device may be either a one-way clutch or a selectable mechanical clutch, and afford the benefits of reduced backlash and multiple modes of operation. Those modes may include free-wheel/overrun in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions, lock/transmit torque in both directions, lock in clockwise and overrun in counterclockwise directions, and lock in counterclockwise and overrun in clockwise directions. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110281677 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE - Drive device for a wind mill comprising a large pulley ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120058849 | FRICTION DRIVE BELT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a friction drive belt (B), a belt body ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120065011 | ANGLED SPOKE PULLEY DESIGN - An idler pulley is described for a front end accessory drive. The idler pulley includes plurality of angled spokes, such as angled ribs molded into the pulley to join an outer hub and an outermost belt interacting region. As the belt runs over the surface of the pulley, any defects on the belt running surface of the pulley due to shrinkage and fill are now angled, and angling of the defects reduces direct impact with the belt and therefore reduces the structureborne noise produced by operation of the belt and the pulley. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120065012 | CHAIN DRIVE OR RETURN ARRANGEMENT AND CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND SPROCKET EMPLOYED THEREIN - Chain return arrangement and sprocket and chain assembly employed therein with the bow flanks of the horizontal chain links ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120149512 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION CHAIN AND TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A torque transmission chain and torque transmission device of which the strength of links is increased by devising lock points that regulate the maximum relative rotation angle between the links are provided. Lock points that contact with pins and interpieces to regulate the maximum relative rotation angles are provided at four portions, that is, a front surface of a link front pillar portion, a rear surface of a link rear pillar portion and a front surface and rear surface of a link intermediate pillar portion. Each of allowable maximum relative rotation angles regulated by the lock points of a link outline portion is set so as to be smaller than each of allowable maximum relative rotation angles regulated by the lock points of the link intermediate pillar portion. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120190489 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A drive transmission mechanism including a shaft including a reduced diameter portion at an outboard end, an engaging portion inboard of the reduced diameter portion, and an installation portion inboard of the engaging portion and having the same diameter as the engaging portion, a first bearing having an inner ring onto which the reduced diameter portion is fitted, a connecting member provided to the shaft and including a main body into which the installation portion is fitted and a fitting portion provided to the main body on a side in which the engaging portion is provided to accommodate the engaging portion, and a second bearing engaging the shaft to support the shaft at an inboard end of the shaft opposite the first bearing with the connecting member interposed between the first and second bearings. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120202630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE MECHANICAL ENTRAINMENT - A method and systems for disengagement of a chain and sprocket actuation system is provided. In one version, an actuation system mechanically couples a motor with a rotatable feature. The rotatable feature may be a threaded stem that alternately raises and lowers a gate as the feature is rotated in a respective direction. A removable key comprised within the actuation key. When the key is removed from engagement with the motor, that rotatable feature is decoupled from the motor. A manual fixture, such as a wheel, may be used to rotate the rotatable feature by hand. The rotatable feature may thus be driven by the motor, or alternately decoupled from the motor and driven by hand. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202631 | BELT DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AUXILIARY UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUXILIARY UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A belt drive arrangement for an auxiliary unit of a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a belt pulley for receiving a drive belt, a shaft of the auxiliary unit that can be driven with the torque of the belt pulley, and a clutch device for the releasable torque transmission between the belt pulley and the shaft of the auxiliary unit. The clutch device includes, but is not limited to an electromagnet and a spring element. The spring element is preloaded in such a manner that the clutch in a currentless state of the electromagnet is closed. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120231910 | TRANSMISSION BELT - A transmission belt includes: an endless annular hoop formed by overlapping a plurality of thin strip-shaped rings; and a multiplicity of elements supported by the hoop in an annularly arranged state along the hoop, the elements including a saddle surface pressed against an inner circumferential surface of a first ring located at the innermost circumference of the hoop, the transmission belt wound between a plurality of pulleys to transmit power and having a shape in the width direction of the first ring elastically deformed in accordance with the saddle surface in a pressed state while the inner circumferential surface of the first ring is pressed against the saddle surface, wherein the saddle surface is curved as a whole such that a center portion in the width direction bulges out, and wherein a degree of bulging-out of the center portion is smaller as compared to a degree of bulging-out of peripheral portions on the both sides, and the first ring is formed into a curved shape with a center portion in the width direction bulging out toward the outside in a natural state, and when both side portions in the width direction are brought into close contact with the peripheral portions of the saddle surface in a pressed state, the first ring is turned into a curved shape as a whole such that a center portion in the width direction bulges out in accordance with the shapes of the peripheral portions, and wherein the pressing load against the saddle surface is reduced in the center portion in the width direction or a gap is formed. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120252617 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS WITH BELT - A transporting apparatus is disclosed. The transporting apparatus comprises a mounting plate; a assistant wheel assembly attached to the mounting plate, the assistant wheel assembly comprising an inner wheel, an outer wheel, and an elastic member; the elastic member is between the inner wheel and the outer wheel; a driving wheel movably attached to the mounting plate; a driving member secured to the driving wheel; and a belt connecting the outer wheel and the driving member; wherein the elastic member is generally deformed at a location where the belt warps on the outer wheel. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120295748 | FRICTION DRIVE BELT - A vehicle periphery monitoring system is provided, in which by matching a behavior of a semitransparent tire image with an operation from a driver's viewpoint, a feeling of strangeness is reduced, an intuitive space perception is assisted and also a moving direction and a behavior of a vehicle can be easily perceived. In a side-view monitor system an image processing controller converts a real camera image including a blind spot into an image to be viewed from a driver's viewpoint to generate a blind spot image, and superimposes a semitransparent vehicle image which is obtained by making a vehicle viewed from the driver's viewpoint semitransparent and a semitransparent tire image which is obtained by making a tire semitransparent and displaying a behavior following a handle operation viewed from the driver's viewpoint on the blind spot image. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120322597 | BELT OR CHAIN DRIVE - The invention concerns a belt or chain drive with at least one belt-shaped or chain-shaped drive element ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130029796 | DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device for a winch ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130035185 | SINGLE SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR PLUGIN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH TWO DISCONNECTS - A power transfer system ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130045824 | FOLDABLE LEG REST - A foldable leg rest has a base, a first folding assembly and a second folding assembly. The base has a mounting board and a first stage drive mechanism mounted on the mounting board. The first folding assembly is pivotally connected to the base and has a first frame and a second stage drive mechanism mounted in the first frame. The second folding assembly is pivotally connected to the first folding assembly. In use, the first stage drive mechanism is operated to drive the first folding assembly to pivot relative to the base and the second stage drive mechanism is operated to drive the second folding assembly to pivot relative to the first folding assembly. Therefore, the legs of a sitter can be stretched and placed on the folding assemblies so as to enhance comfort and minimize fatigue. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130053199 | Independent Pulley System With Clutches - The present invention relates to a pulley system including a motor, pulleys having a clutch, and pulley applications. The motor can be a truck motor such as a diesel motor using a power take-off (PTO) system. The motor provides power to the pulleys, and when the clutch is engaged on one or more pulleys corresponding to one or more selected pulley applications, the motor powers the selected pulley applications. The clutches allow the pulley system to independently power any number of the pulley applications by simply engaging the clutches corresponding to the desired pulley applications. The pulley applications can include cleaning applications, such as power wash pumps, an insulation removal vacuum, a generator, a water recovery vacuum, and an air compressor. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130109519 | Sprocket and Chain Transmission | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130150193 | TOOTH-SKIPPING PREVENTION MECHANISM FOR DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION BELT - A tooth-skipping prevention mechanism includes a block, which is inserted displaceably into a first end block in an electric actuator. A cavity having a semicircular shape in cross section is formed in one end of the block facing toward an outer circumferential side of a drive pulley and recessed toward another end side of the block. In addition, the cavity is arranged at a predetermined distance with respect to an outer circumferential surface of a timing belt that is enmeshed with the drive pulley. When the timing belt is moved in a radial outward direction so as to separate away from the drive pulley, movement of the timing belt is restricted, whereby the enmeshed condition of the timing belt and the drive pulley is maintained. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130172138 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL TORQUE BETWEEN A DRIVING MEMBER AND A DRIVEN MEMBER, AND AIR-COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO AN ENGINE USING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for transmitting mechanical torque between a driving member and a driven member, in particular between a heat engine and an air compressor ( | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130196804 | Link Chain with Inclined Plate Backs - A link chain has alternating inner and outer chain links connected by a chain articulation, having a direction of motion, wherein each inner chain link has at least one inner plate, and each outer chain link has at least two outer plates and two chain link pins connecting these plates, each pin being rotationally fixed in a pin opening of the associated outer plate and extending through a link opening of the associated inner chain link to form a chain articulation. The inner and/or outer chain links have plate backs contactable with a tensioning rail or guide rail. A forward region of the plate backs in the direction of motion of a part of the inner and/or outer plates extends at an angle to a plane projected between the center lines of the pin openings or link openings. The vertex of the angle points away from the direction of motion. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130237354 | FRICTION DRIVE BELT - A friction drive belt has a pulley contact portion of a belt body, and at least the pulley contact portion is made of a rubber composition. Numerous pores are formed in a surface of the pulley contact portion of the belt body, and numerous small protrusions having an average height of 4-40 μm are formed to protrude from the surface. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130237355 | LOW-NOISE BELT DRIVE - The invention relates to electromechanical power-assisted steering for motor vehicles, having a steering gear in which a belt drive is provided for power transmission between a servomotor and a gear transmission and which comprises a toothed belt and two belt pulleys coupled by means of the toothed belt, wherein the toothed belt, transversely to its running direction, has a concave internal contour, viewed from the belt pulley, and in that corresponding belt pulleys are provided transversely to the direction of rotation with a corresponding convex external contour. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130244821 | CHAIN TRANSMISSION DEVICE - In a transmission chain, guide plates are provided on opposite ends of guide rows. In a guide row, both of the guide plates can be contact guide plates arranged to contact sides of the transmission sprocket teeth. However, some of the guide rows are formed with one guide plate configured for contact with the sprocket teeth and the opposite guide plate configured so that it does not contact the sprocket teeth. The sprocket tooth-contacting plates can be on one side of the chain in some of the guide rows and on the opposite side of the chain in other guide rows. The guide plates in still other guide rows are configured so that they never contact the sides of the sprockets. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130288837 | METHOD AN APPARATUS FOR USE OF CHAIN - A method and apparatus for use of chain. The chain is formed of shaped pieces connected to each other one after another at jointing points in jointing parts existing at opposite ends thereof by joint pins. The chain is driven by a drive arrangement that includes at least one chain wheel. A deviation of a center line(s) defined by the chain's successive joint pins from a curvature of the drive wheels and/or the turning wheels supporting surface when the chain gets bent over the drive wheel and/or the turning wheel is minimized by using shaped pieces that have jointing parts that exist at a deviating angle with respect to the center line(s) thereof. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130345004 | ACCESSORY DRIVE DECOUPLER - Assemblies for selectively coupling torque between rotating components and belt drive systems including the same are disclosed. The assembly includes a rotatable input member and a rotatable output member operatively connected to one another by a one-way clutch for rotation together in a predominant direction. A spring is included in the assembly with a first end thereof engaged to the one-way clutch and a second end thereof engaged to the rotatable input member. The spring has no preload in an unengaged position of the one-way clutch and rotates with the rotatable input member during a positive torque condition to rotate a component of the one-way clutch to activate the one-way clutch into an engaged position. Then, when the one-way clutch is in the engaged position, the spring radially expands and thereby provides isolation between the rotatable input member and the rotatable output member. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140011617 | ROTARY CONNECTION - A rotary connection for cranes, wind power plants, solar panels and the like, having an outer ring ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140106917 | Synchronous Belt Sprocket and System - A sprocket system comprising a first sprocket ( | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140113756 | RETROFITTING A VEHICLE TO TRANSFER MECHANICAL POWER OUT OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT - A vehicle is retrofitted with a secondary power generation system having a Mechanical Power Transfer System (MPTS) and an electrical generator. The MPTS transfers power from an engine crankshaft within an engine compartment to a generator shaft of the electrical generator disposed outside of the engine compartment. Retrofitting the vehicle with the MPTS allows the electrical generator to be attached to a portion of a chassis of the vehicle that is outside of the engine compartment. Attachment of the electrical generator outside the engine compartment avoids the tight space constraints and harsh operating conditions (high operating temperatures) within the engine compartment. Thus a larger, more powerful generator that requires less maintenance is realized. Additionally, the MPTS does not include any Power Take-Off mechanism, clutch system, or disengagement mechanism resulting in more efficient power transfer and in an overall increase in the amount of electrical energy generated than in conventional techniques. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140121048 | TOP DRIVE POWERED DIFFERENTIAL SPEED ROTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Certain embodiments include a system having a first grip configured to couple to a first tubular, a second grip configured to couple to a second tubular, where the first and second tubulars are connected by a threaded connection, and a gear assembly coupling the first and second grips, wherein the gear assembly has a speed ratio greater than 1. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140121049 | BICYCLE DRIVE UNIT - A drive unit has three axles, three rotation transmitting members and an acting force detecting unit. The first axle is configured to be rotated by a crank arm. The first rotation transmitting member is arranged on the first axle to transmit rotation of the first axle by the crank arm. The second axle is spaced from the first axle. The second rotation transmitting member is arranged on the second axle, and is operatively engaged with the first rotation transmitting member to transmit rotation of the first rotation transmitting member. The third axle is spaced from the first axle and the second axle. The third rotation transmitting member is arranged on the third axle, and operatively engaged with the second rotation transmitting member to transmit rotation of the second rotation transmitting member. The acting force detecting unit arranged to detect a force acting on the second axle. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140135159 | TREADLE-DRIVE ECCENTRIC WHEEL TRANSMISSION WHEEL SERIES WITH PERIODICALLY VARIED SPEED RATIO AND HAVING INWARD PACKING AUXILIARY WHEEL - In the present invention, one or both of an active wheel or a passive wheel is composed of an eccentric transmission wheel and is combined with a synchronous transmission belt for forming an eccentric wheel transmission wheel series, so that when the feet input forces at different angles from the treadle shafts of the treadles to an active wheel shaft combined on the active wheel through cranks, the active wheel forms different transmission speed ratios relative to the passive wheel according to the treadle angle, and random inward packing is performed to the transmission belt ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140200106 | INVERTED TOOTH CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE SYSTEM WITH REDUCED MESHING IMPACT - An inverted tooth chain and sprocket drive system in which the initial contact distance IC | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140235391 | ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE AND V-RIBBED BELT USED FOR THE SAME - When the rotational speed of an engine | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235392 | BELT DRIVE MECHANISM, BELT DRIVE APPARATUS, AND PULLEY - A belt drive mechanism includes a plurality of pulleys and a belt made from a metal material and wound around the plurality of pulleys. Around the entire circumference of an outer peripheral surface of at least one of the plurality of pulleys, a swelling portion is formed to swell outward in a radial direction of the pulley. The swelling portion includes a first part having a larger swelling amount and a second part having a smaller swelling amount, the first part having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the second part. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140323256 | FRICTION TRANSMISSION BELT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME, AND BELT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A friction transmission belt has a belt body made of a rubber composition and wrapped around pulleys to transmit power. The belt includes a thermoplastic resin film provided to coat a pulley contact surface of the belt body, and a powder layer comprised of reduced friction coefficient powder particles provided on a surface side of the thermoplastic resin film. The powder layer includes powder particles buried in the thermoplastic resin film, powder particles carried and exposed on the surface of the thermoplastic resin film, and powder particles agglomerated and adhering to the powder particles carried and exposed on the surface of the thermoplastic resin film. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140342863 | FORCE-TRANSMITTING UNIT - The invention is based on a vehicle device having a drive unit, a gear unit which is at least substantially securely connected to the drive unit and which comprises an output shaft to drive an application tool which can be orientated relative to the gear unit, and a force-transmitting unit between the gear unit and the application tool. In order to provide a generic vehicle device having an advantageously long service-life, it is proposed that the force-transmitting unit have at least one first drive wheel which is connected to the output shaft in an at least substantially rotationally secure manner in at least one operating state and which has a rotation axis which is orientated at least substantially perpendicularly relative to a forward direction. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150051034 | ANGLED INSTRUMENT SHAFT ROLL ACTUATOR - A force transmission includes an input axle having an input axis of rotation that receives a rotational input. An input capstan is fixed to the input axle. An output capstan is fixed to a main tube bushing. The output capstan and main tube bushing have an output axis of rotation that is at an angle to the input axis of rotation. A cable couples the rotation of the input capstan to rotate the output capstan and the main tube bushing. At least one of the input capstan and the output capstan is tapered such that the overall path length of the cable remains substantially the same throughout the range of motion of the capstans. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150148162 | TRANSMISSION PULLEY, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A PULLEY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A PULLEY - A transmission pulley, for a power transmission system including a belt having longitudinal grooves, having at least one end cap, a stack (E) of identical crowns, as well as means of connecting the crowns and the cap, parallel to a rotational axis (X10) of the pulley and rotating about this axis. The cap defines a hollow housing wherein half of the adjacent crown is engaged on one side of a median plane of the crown. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150148163 | POWER TRANSMISSION BELT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A power transmission belt has an uneven surface of rubber which when the power transmission belt is wound around a flat pulley, comes in contact with the flat pulley. The uneven surface has projected parts each having a flat top surface. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160052597 | CHAINRING - A bicycle chainring includes a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery of the chainring wherein roots of the plurality of teeth are disposed adjacent the periphery of the chainring. The plurality of teeth include a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth, each of the first group of teeth wider than each of the second group of teeth. At least some of the second group of teeth arranged alternatingly and adjacently between the first group of teeth, and at least some of the first and/or second group of teeth being asymmetric along the chainring circumference. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052598 | CHAINRING - A bicycle chainring includes a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery of the chainring wherein roots of the plurality of teeth are disposed adjacent the periphery of the chainring. The plurality of teeth including a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth, each of the first group of teeth wider than each of the second group of teeth. At least some of the second group of teeth are arranged alternatingly and adjacently between the first group of teeth, each of the plurality of teeth includes an outboard side and an inboard side opposite the outboard side and one of the inboard and outboard sides of each of the second group of teeth includes a link-receiving recess formed in the chainring. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052599 | CHAINRING - A bicycle chainring includes a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery of the chainring wherein roots of the plurality of teeth are disposed adjacent the periphery of the chainring. The plurality of teeth include a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth, each of the first group of teeth wider than each of the second group of teeth, and at least some of the second group of teeth arranged alternatingly and adjacently between the first group of teeth, wherein the center of a top land of at least some of the first and second groups of teeth are offset from a plane in a direction toward one of the inboard and outboard sides of the chainring. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160069420 | TOOTHED BELT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND BELT TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A toothed belt includes an endless back portion, a plurality of belt teeth arranged on a face of the back portion at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the back portion; and a core made of an elastic knitted or unwoven fabric and embedded in the back portion. Both of the belt teeth and the back portion are made of rubber. The core is not exposed from inter-tooth portions which are located between the belt teeth. In the core, a difference between the position of a point that is closest to the belt teeth in a belt thickness direction and the position of a point that is closest to a back face of the belt in the belt thickness direction is limited to 0.5 mm or less. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160084357 | BELT DRIVE WITH COMPRESSION SPAN - A toothed belt drive with compression span comprising a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a toothed belt having a toothed belt length and trained between the first sprocket and the second sprocket, a first linear guide member in cooperative relation to and disposed a predetermined distance (B) from the toothed belt, a second linear guide member in cooperative relation to and disposed a predetermined distance (B) from the toothed belt, and the toothed belt length greater than a drive length such that the toothed belt forms a free-standing arcuate span between the first sprocket and the second sprocket on a toothed belt compression span. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160084358 | BELT DRIVE WITH COMPRESSION SPAN - A toothed belt drive with compression span comprising a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a toothed belt having a toothed belt length and trained between the first sprocket and the second sprocket, a first linear guide member in cooperative relation to and disposed a predetermined distance (B) from the toothed belt, a second linear guide member in cooperative relation to and disposed a predetermined distance (B) from the toothed belt, and the toothed belt length greater than a drive length such that the toothed belt forms a free-standing arcuate span between the first sprocket and the second sprocket on a toothed belt compression span. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160121966 | CHAINRING - A bicycle chainring for engagement with a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth extending from a periphery of the chainring wherein roots of the plurality of teeth are disposed adjacent the periphery of the chainring. The plurality of teeth include a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth, each of the first group of teeth wider than each of the second group of teeth. At least some of the second group of teeth are arranged alternatingly and adjacently between the first group of teeth, and at least some of the first group of teeth are asymmetrically wider than each of the second group of teeth. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160123434 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus including a belt wound around a plurality of rollers, and a restriction portion disposed outside a specific roller of the plurality of rollers in a rotational axis direction of the specific roller, the restriction portion being configured to restrict movement of the belt in the rotational axis direction by contacting an end surface of the belt in the rotational axis direction, the belt having a first outer circumferential surface of an end portion of the belt in the rotational axis direction, the end portion including the end surface contactable with the restriction portion, and a second outer circumferential surface of a middle portion of the belt in the rotational axis direction, the first outer circumferential surface being positioned outside the second outer circumferential surface in a radial direction of the specific roller, the first outer circumferential surface being parallel to the second outer circumferential surface. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160169290 | DRIVE APPARATUS AND BELT UNIT FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 06-16-2016 |
| 474149000 | Positive drive pulley and friction drive pulley connected by same belt | 1 |
| 20120077631 | V-BELT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM COMBINING FRICTION TRANSMISSION WITH MESH TRANSMISSION - A V-shaped belt transmission system includes a small pulley ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 474150000 | With frame or mount for system | 17 |
| 20080234085 | BELT, BELT GUIDE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A belt guide and an image forming apparatus having the same are disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a belt supported by supporting rollers and circulates endlessly. A belt guide is disposed on contact portions between the belt and each of the supporting rollers to prevent a separation of the belt from the supporting rollers. The belt guide is formed in a multi-step concave-convex shape, e.g., a staircase-like shape or a square wave shape. Accordingly, a contact area between the belt and the supporting roller is maximized, thereby effectively preventing wear, separation and color mis-registration of the belt due to meandering thereof. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090258739 | DRIVE END-BLOCK FOR A ROTATABLE MAGNETRON - A drive end block for a rotatable magnetron comprises a housing, which has a vacuum-tight rotary feedthrough extending through a wall of the housing, and a drive apparatus for generating a torque. An output end of the rotary feedthrough lies outside the housing for connection to the rotatable magnetron and a drive end of the rotary feedthrough lies inside the housing for introducing a torque. The drive apparatus is situated outside the housing of the drive end block and is connected using a torque transmission apparatus to the drive end of the rotary feedthrough so that the drive apparatus is electrically insulated from the housing and the rotary feedthrough of the drive end block. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100279806 | Transmission structure improvement for bending tail pipe - A transmission structure improvement for bending a tail pipe includes a main body, having a containing space, and an opening is disposed at the main body, such that the containing space communicates with the exterior of the main body through the opening, and one end of the main body has a first attachment end and the other end has a second attachment end, and the second attachment end bends at a bend angle relative to the first attachment end and a plurality of first connecting portions are disposed at the main body; a side panel, having a plurality of second connecting portions, and the second connecting portions and the first connecting portions correspond to and are engaged with each other, such that the side panel is mounted at the opening. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100331128 | Detachable Hub And Sprocket For Use With A Mechanical Drive Transmission Of An Agricultural Implement - A sprocket and hub assembly for use with a mechanical drive assembly of an agricultural implement includes a generally flat disc having an outer edge and a generally center mount portion. A series of teeth are radially defined around the outer edge of the disc. The assembly further includes a hub removably mounted to the generally center mount portion of the disc. The hub has a shaft engagement portion for removably coupling the hub to a driven shaft of the mechanical drive assembly. In one embodiment, the agricultural implement includes a retainer designed to hold a set of differently sized sprockets that can be interchangeably coupled to the driven shaft by the hub. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110105262 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR BARRIER OPERATOR - An electric motor driven barrier operator includes spaced apart frame plates for supporting the motor, an intermediate drive shaft and an operator final output shaft. The motor output shaft, intermediate shaft and final output shaft are mounted on bearings at fixed centers on the frame plates and the motor and intermediate shaft are interconnected by a stretchable flexible drive belt reeved over respective drive pulleys mounted on the motor output shaft and the intermediate shaft. The drive belt may be mounted on the pulleys and replaced without adjusting the position of the motor output shaft, the intermediate shaft or the operator output shaft. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120058850 | Auxiliary Drive Assembly For A Front Drive Assembly - A vehicle front drive assembly includes an auxiliary drive assembly for a vehicle which is driven by an engine which is cooled by a fan. The auxiliary drive assembly includes an input pulley for receiving torque from the engine, a fan drive pulley, a belt engaging the input pulley and the drive pulley and an auxiliary drive housing. The housing supports the belt and has a first opening adapted to receive a torque transmitting member which transmits torque from the engine to the input pulley. The housing has a second opening which receives a fan drive shaft which transmits torque from the fan drive pulley to the fan. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120252618 | Torque-Application Test Stand for Transmissions - A torque-application test stand in which a belt drive or chain drive having two fixed belt stations and having one belt station which is movable in a linear manner between the two fixed belt stations is provided. A telescopic universal-joint propeller shaft for length compensation is arranged between the belt station which is movable in the linear manner and a bearing support for a test object. The belt station which is movable in the linear manner is moved during testing, thus producing a superimposed rotary motion of the universal-joint propeller shaft connected to the test object. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130045825 | FOLDABLE LEG REST - A foldable leg rest has a base, a first folding assembly and a second folding assembly. The base has a mounting board and a first stage drive mechanism mounted on the mounting board. The first folding assembly is pivotally connected to the base and has a first frame and a second stage drive mechanism mounted in the first frame. The second folding assembly is pivotally connected to the first folding assembly. In use, the first stage drive mechanism is operated to drive the first folding assembly to pivot relative to the base and the second stage drive mechanism is operated to drive the second folding assembly to pivot relative to the first folding assembly. Therefore, the legs of a sitter can be stretched and placed on the folding assemblies so as to enhance comfort and minimize fatigue. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140066242 | Sprocket Box for Increasing the Gas Mileage of a Vehicle with an Automatic Transmission - A sprocket box for increasing the gas mileage of a vehicle with an automatic transmission is positioned between the back of an engine block and the torque converter. The sprocket box is fed the rotational motion from the engine and doubles the rotational motion being fed into the torque converter in order to increase the fluid pressure felt within the torque converter. Thus, the sprocket box is used to increase the fuel economy of the vehicle. The rotation motion from the engine is transferred and modified by the sprocket box by using an input assembly of sprockets and a roller chain and by using an output sprocket of more sprockets and another roller chain. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140148289 | Speed Reduction Device - A speed reduction device for cooperation with a mechanical power source and with a mechanical power load is described. The device includes a housing an input shaft and a second shaft. The device also includes a first pulley a second pulley and a belt. The input shaft is rotatably supported by the housing and located at least partially within the housing. The second shaft is rotatably supported by the housing and located at least partially within the housing. The first pulley is operably associated with the input shaft and located within the housing. The second pulley is operably associated with the second shaft and located within the housing and the belt connects the first pulley to the second pulley and is located within the housing. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140187372 | POWER UNIT FOR UTILITY VEHICLE - An engine and a transmission are connected to each other via a connecting bracket interposed therebetween in the vehicular lengthwise direction, the engine is provided with a first connector having a first mounting hole substantially parallel to a vehicle lengthwise direction, a first tightening member to be inserted into the first mounting hole on a side opposite to the engine connects one end of the connecting bracket to the first connector, the transmission is provided with a second connector having a second mounting hole penetrating in a vehicular widthwise direction, and a second tightening member to be inserted into the second mounting hole connects the other end of the connecting bracket to the second connector. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140274515 | STRUCTURE FOR COUPLING V-BELT TYPE CONTINOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH ENGINE - In a structure for coupling a V-belt type continuously variable transmission with an engine of a vehicle, the engine includes a first opening through which a crankshaft passes. A coupling plate mounted on a plate mounting surface that surrounds the first opening includes a second opening through which the crankshaft and an upper end flange of the oil pan pass. First and second seal plates are disposed on front and back surfaces of the coupling plate, and the first and second seal plates seal a space into which the upper end flange is inserted. A liquid seal agent seals gaps of various locations of the second opening. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274516 | HOUSING DEVICE - A housing device | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140329630 | ENGINE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE BRACKET - A system, comprising a vehicle engine with a crankshaft, a bracket structure coupled to the vehicle engine, a thermostat positioned in the bracket structure, an accessory device coupled to the bracket structure, a water pump mounted to the bracket structure, and a drive loop coupling the accessory device and water pump with the crankshaft. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140364258 | SYSTEM FOR DRIVING A WATER PUMP AND MOUNTING METHOD - The present invention provides a system for driving a water pump. The system includes a driveshaft, a case containing the water pump, a bearing including a stationary ring that is stationary relative to the case and a rotating ring secured in rotation with the driveshaft. The system further includes a drive belt, at least one rolling path for the drive belt, the rolling path being secured in rotation with the rotating ring, and a flange transmitting the torque from the rotating ring to the drive shaft. The flange is made from plastic and is overmolded both on the rotating ring and on the driveshaft. The invention also relates to a mounting method for such a system. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150133247 | SNOW MOBILE DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The present concept is a support arm which connects a drive shaft to a driven shaft, the support arm includes a drive arm includes at one end a drive bearing connected to a drive shaft and the other connecting end is attached to an arm connector. It further includes a driven arm which includes at one end a driven bearing connected to a driven shaft and the other connecting end is attached to the arm connector. The arm connector includes adjusting means for adjustably attaching the driven arm to the arm connector. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160377219 | MODULAR POWER PLANT AND POWER DRIVEN APPLIANCE ON MOBILE PLATFORM - A multi-appliance power unit ( | 12-29-2016 |
