Clutches and power-stop control inventions 04/07

20070089957 - Control device and control method for friction engagement element: An ECT_ECU executes a program including the step of prohibiting a lockup clutch from engaging if the lockup clutch is disengaged and a number of revolutions or speed NE of an input shaft of a torque converter minus a number of revolutions or speed NT of an output shaft of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070089958 - Bicycle freewheel: A bicycle one-way rotation transmission mechanism is used in a bicycle hub having a hub axle. The one-way rotation transmission has an inner tubular member rotatably mounted on the hub axle, an outer tubular member arranged around the inner tubular member, and a one-way clutch disposed between the inner and... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070089959 - Bicycle freewheel: A freewheel basically has an inner tubular member, and outer tubular member, at least one bearing assembly, and a one-way clutch. The inner tubular member is fixed to a hub body. The bearing assembly is arranged between the inner and outer tubular members to rotatably couple the outer tubular member... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070089960 - Bicycle freewheel: A freewheel has an inner tubular member, an outer tubular member, a pair of bearing assemblies and a one-way clutch. The bearing assemblies are arranged between the inner and outer members to rotatably couple the outer tubular member to the inner tubular member. The one-way clutch has internal ratchet teeth... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070089961 - Vehicle clutch: A vehicle clutch, particularly motorcycle clutch, is provided comprising a friction system; an engaging member acting on the friction system; and a spring adapted to be brought into operative communication with the engaging member via a bearing, wherein the engaging member is subdivided into an inner part and an outer... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070089962 - Dual wet clutch with an electric machine: A dual clutch for a transmission with a first transmission input shaft and a second transmission input shaft that is positioned in coaxial relation to the first transmission input shaft. The dual clutch comprises a clutch portion comprising a hollow cylinder portion for transmitting torque, wherein said hollow cylinder portion... Agent: Viering Jentschura & Partners

20070089963 - Stop device for robot: A stop device for a robot for stopping the relative motion of a pair of mutually movable parts, having a stopper member provided at least one of the pair of mutually movable parts, the stopper member being sandwiched between the pair of mutually movable parts when the pair of mutually... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070089964 - Clutch including damper springs: A clutch for effectively prevents a clutch outer from tilting at the time when torque is varied. The clutch includes damper springs for transmitting, to a clutch outer, torque inputted to a driven gear, and a thrust washer for regulating positional change of a position of the clutch outer with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070089965 - Parking system of a hybrid vehicle: A parking system of a hybrid vehicle includes a traction motor that rotates an output shaft of the transmission, a parking gear rotated by the output shaft, a sprag selectively engaged with the parking gear, an actuator that moves the sprag, and a control portion that controls the traction motor,... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070084689 - Torque converter: A torque converter comprises a pump having a pump shell and impellers; a turbine having a turbine shell and runners; a stator arranged between the pump and the turbine and is supported by the housing; and an operation fluid filled in the pump and in the turbine. Transmission torque limit... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070084690 - Low inertia ball brake/clutch: A clutch assembly is provided that includes a rotor, a stator, a clutch element disposed between the rotor and stator, and an axial force source. First and second contact surfaces are disposed on the rotor and spaced axially apart. The second surface has a smaller radial distance to a rotor... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070084691 - Dual armature device for transmitting the movement to fans for cooling the engine of motor vehicles: Device for controlling the movement of a fan (1) for cooling the coolant in a motor vehicle, comprising a support element (20a ;220a;420a) on which the fan (1) is rotatably mounted by means of an idle bell member (1a); a first electromagnetic clutch (30) comprising at least one first electromagnet... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20070084692 - Clutch device for an automobile transmission, in particular for a form-locking and a frictionally-engaging clutch: A form-locking clutch (2) for an automobile transmission, in particular for a clutch device formed by a form-locking coupling and the disc clutch (2), having a piston (6) connected to a drive or in a torque proof piston manner to a drive, is connectable to an external disc carrier (3)... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070084693 - Slipper clutch for a model vehicle: A model vehicle slipper clutch is provided, comprising a spur gear for receiving torque from an actuator, a clutch driver plate secured to the spur gear for receiving torque from the spur gear, a transmission input shaft for transmitting torque from the slipper clutch to a model vehicle transmission, a... Agent: Carr LLP

20070084694 - Drum assembly for a coupling arrangement: A drum assembly for use with a coupling arrangement includes an outer member and an inner member that is mountable on the outer member. The outer member includes first and second annular portions and an intermediate portion extending between the annular portions. The first annular portion has a first mating... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070080037 - Electromagnetic coupling device for engine accessories: A system and method for controlling a plurality of accessories associated with a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine having the accessories coupled to an engine crankshaft by an electromagnetic coupling device with a flowable magnetic material disposed between a driving member and a driven member include selectively supplying power to... Agent: Bir Law, PLC/fgtl

20070080036 - Electromagnetic coupling device having conducting bearing and lubricant: An electromagnetic coupling device includes a rotating member having an embedded coil positioned to provide a magnetic flux path through the rotating member while substantially eliminating at least one air gap to improve efficiency. At least one bearing or bushing assembly disposed between the rotating member and a second member... Agent: Bir Law, PLC/fgtl

20070080038 - Axial setting device with torque determining means: A method of determining the coupling moment in a friction coupling with an electro-mechanical actuator which comprises a supporting element axially supported in a housing and a displaceable setting element axially supported on said supporting element, wherein the supporting element is axially supported in the housing via an undisplaceably enclosed... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070080039 - Electro-magnetic actuator for torque coupling with variable pressure-relief valve: A torque-coupling assembly comprises a rotatable torque-coupling case, a friction clutch assembly for selectively engaging the torque-coupling case and an output shaft, a hydraulic pump for generating a hydraulic fluid pressure and a variable pressure-relief valve assembly to selectively control the clutch assembly. The variable pressure-relief valve assembly includes a... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070080040 - Coupling device of a motor vehicle: A coupling device of a motor vehicle with a clutch arranged in the force flow between a drive motor and a transmission and a dedicated servo-assisted control mechanism. The clutch is designed by way of a pressing spring as a passively lockable and via a clutch release sleeve disengageable and... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070080041 - Frictional engagement apparatus: The present invention relates to a frictional engagement apparatus comprising a first frictional engagement unit (42), a second frictional engagement unit (44) and being disposed axially spaced from the first frictional engaging unit, and one case (40) for supporting the first and the second frictional engagement unit non-rotatably circumferentially but... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070080042 - Multimembered core plate: A core plate is provided including a plurality of stamped metal semi-trapezoidal members formed from a linear portion of planar stock material. Each member has teeth along a common edge and is connected to an adjoining member by an integral cord. The members are wound into a closed ring.... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Borgwarner Inc.

20070074943 - Clutch arrangements for a torque converter, torque converter for a dual-input gearbox, and methods thereof: The invention broadly comprises a torque converter with a pump clutch operatively arranged to couple a pump in the converter to a torsional input to the converter and a torque converter clutch operatively arranged to couple the torsional input to an output shaft for the converter. The pump clutch is... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070074942 - Hydrodynamic torque converter: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter with a housing which comprises a wall which is on the driving side, where a connecting plate is fastened to the housing wall and comprises several mounting locations for connecting the torque converter to a drive unit, the mounting locations being distributed... Agent: Robert P. Simpson Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070074944 - Hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic dual-clutch transmission: The invention relates to a hydraulic control device for an automatic dual-clutch transmission which has a first clutch and a second clutch, having a control valve unit which predefines at least one hydraulic parameter such as pressure and/or one volume flow. Regulating this parameter engages or disengage the clutches. An... Agent: Viering Jentschura & Partners

20070074945 - Freewheel bearing device with torque limiter: The invention concerns a freewheel bearing device including an outer element and inner element arranged inside the outer element, and a free wheel provided with at least a wedging element, arranged between the inner element and the outer element to allow a free rotational movement in one direction between the... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070074946 - Freewheel coupling: A freewheel coupling (1) is provided having a gap (12) formed between a bearing inner ring (2) and a bearing outer ring (3). At least one of the bearing rings (1, 2) is constructed as a sleeve formed using a non-cutting method. Clamping bodies (6) are arranged in the gap... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070074947 - Freewheel coupling: A freewheel coupling (1) is provided having clamping bodies (4), which are arranged between an inner ring (2) and an outer ring (3) and which have a narrow section (5). A single cage (9) is arranged between the inner ring (2) and the outer ring (3) with a plurality of... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070074948 - One-way clutch and a clamping structure for a handled tool using the same: The present invention discloses a one-way clutch capable of eliminating the phenomenon of “teeth scraping”, comprising: ratchet member, pawl seat, pawl member, control outer sleeve and control member provided with control portion, wherein at least one of the control portion or the pawl member has a first slope capable of... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070074949 - Torque coupling assembly with venting passage: A torque-coupling assembly comprises a hydraulic fluid reservoir provided for storing a supply of a hydraulic fluid, a hollow coupling casing rotatable by an outside drive torque, a hydraulic pump located within the coupling casing to generate a hydraulic pressure, a supply passage fluidly connecting the hydraulic fluid reservoir to... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC