Clutches and power-stop control inventions 03/08

20080073172 - Park-position mechanism for engine: A park-position mechanism includes a selector mechanism that includes a cam mounted on a selector hub shaft, a pat gear mounted on a main shaft and corresponding in position to the cam, a park arm arranged between the cam and the park gear. The park arm has a holed base... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080073173 - Apparatus for braking counter shaft of transmission: An apparatus for braking a counter shaft of a transmission, where the apparatus can cut off power delivery to the transmission and simultaneously reduce a rotation speed of the counter shaft for an easier gear shift. The apparatus includes: a transmission case; a counter shaft in the transmission case; a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080073174 - Combination viscous fan drive and viscous heat device: A combined viscous heater and viscous coupling fan drive operates on principles of viscous coupling to provide both, supplemental vehicle interior cabin heating, and rotation to a cooling fan mounted to a fan shaft. A viscous drive chamber and case surround a drive plate and a viscously driven plate. A... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080073175 - Power transmission apparatus for a compressor: In a power transmission apparatus for a compressor according to the present invention, a package of the compressor is reduced in size by shortening the longitudinal length of a one-way bearing while a predetermined level of transmission torque is sustained by optimizing the locations of the one-way bearing and a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080073169 - Indexing drive device and method for periodic stopping and starting of a rotating output: An indexing drive device for periodic stopping and starting of a rotating output is provided, which includes: (a) a driven cog, wherein the driven cog comprises: (i) a plurality of outer surfaces equally spaced around a periphery of the driven cog; and (ii) a plurality of driven lobes equally spaced... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20080073170 - Power transmission device: A flanged coupling member is provided with a shaft portion to which a drive force is input, and a flange portion formed in one end of the shaft portion. The flanged coupling member is coupled to a front housing member with a bolt in which a shaft portion thereof is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080073176 - Clutch of an automatic transmission: A clutch or a brake of an automatic transmission comprises a plurality of main plates, a plurality of friction plates that are disposed alternatively to the plurality of main plates, and a piston selectively pressurizing the plurality of main plates, wherein each of the plurality of friction plates includes a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080073171 - Clutch plate with internal fluid channels: A clutch plate assembly is provided having a friction interface and internal fluid passages for delivering pressurized fluid to the friction interface to cool the interface, and to reduce spin losses through the clutch assembly. The fluid passages comprise a plurality of primary passages extending inward from a clutch plate... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080067024 - Power transmitting device: In a power transmitting device, projections are formed on a surface of a main cam that faces an armature. This structure causes the main cam to contact the armature only at distal surfaces of the projections. The area of the distal surfaces of the projections is in a range where... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080067026 - Synchronizer ring: The invention relates to a synchroniser ring (1) for a synchronisation device (2) of a shiftable change speed gear transmission including a conical ring member (3) having an inner friction surface (4) and an outer installation surface (5) which each bound the ring member (3) in a radial peripheral direction... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080067030 - Arrangement for operating a clutch: Arrangement for operating a clutch, in particular a clutch in the power train of a motor vehicle, comprising a means of transmission that is mounted movably in an operating direction with respect to a support. The support is flexibly mounted in the direction of operation with respect to a housing.... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080067022 - Gear shift module for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle: In a gear shift module for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle including a series of gear shift elements for example in the form of gear shift forks, which are operated for the shifting of gears, a gear shift module is provided which has a module baseplate forming part... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20080067023 - Disc carrier of a friction clutch: A disc carrier of a friction clutch is described and illustrated, and in some embodiments has a subassembly of a modular structure which is composed of interconnectable component parts. The component parts can include a holding ring, at least one web, and a base plate.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080067025 - One-way clutch and power transmission apparatus: A one-way clutch includes an inner ring, an outer ring disposed coaxially with the inner ring, a plurality of rollers interposed between the inner and outer rings, a cage holding the rollers to locate these rollers in a circumferential direction of the inner and outer rings. When the rollers are... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080067028 - Magnetic clutch: A magnetic clutch 1 having a rotor 2, an armature 3 having a friction surface 31 disposed opposite and engaged by the friction surface 21 of the rotor 2, an electromagnetic coil 4 for attracting the armature 3 to the side of the rotor 2, and a rubber hub 5... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080067027 - Electromagnetic clutch: An electromagnetic clutch comprising a stator yoke, a rotor and an electromagnetic coil, the stator yoke comprising a thick-walled cylindrical portion and an annular large-outside-diameter portion contiguous at an end thereof perpendicularly to the thick-walled cylindrical portion, a radial section cut from the central axis of the cylindrical portion being... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080067029 - Impact damper mechanism: A rotational speed damper operable to dampen the speed of a gear by gradually decreasing the rotational velocity and angular acceleration of the gear over a time period beginning at the time the damper contacts the gear stop and ending at the time the gear reaches its first stopping point.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080060895 - Clutch assembly with restraining plate and method for assembling a clutch assembly: A clutch assembly for a torque converter including: a plurality of annular friction elements; a pressure plate; and a restraining plate engageable with a portion of the plurality of annular friction elements and arranged to limit axial movement of a portion of the annular friction elements to a maximum distance... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080060896 - Rotation transmission device: A rotation transmission device which can quickly change the direction of rotation. It includes a inner ring formed with cam surfaces on its outer periphery, a outer ring formed with a cylindrical surface on its inner periphery, and a plurality of pairs of rollers, each pair being disposed between one... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080060897 - Frictional coupling device support structure and transmission: A support structure for supporting a brake, as a frictional coupling device, includes a snap ring, a friction plate, and a back plate. The snap ring fits in a groove that extends in a circle. The back plate is disposed between the friction plate and the snap ring. The back... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080060898 - Clutch capable of cushioning forward movement and guarding backward movement: A clutch capable of cushioning forward movement and guarding backward movement comprises a first mandrel, a second mandrel, a clutch sleeve, a driving stick, a clutch ring, a cushioning springs and a safety springs. The first mandrel further comprises an engagement gear surface formed on the section close to the... Agent: Jen-chih Liu

20080060900 - Hydraulic control system and apparatus for friction clutch: An electro-hydraulic control system for a vehicle clutch, that operates in both a manual and an automatic mode. The invention provides a way of switching between operating modes not only when the clutch is engaged, but at any time while the vehicle is operating, smoothly and without shock, using a... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080060901 - Thin electromagnetic clutch: An electromagnetic clutch comprising a stator yoke, the stator yoke comprising a cylindrical portion with a slant inner surface and an annular base plate portion contiguous at an end thereof perpendicularly to one end of the cylindrical portion with the slant inner surface, a radial section cut from the central... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080060899 - Friction device for a clutch, particularly of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a friction device for a clutch, particularly of a motor vehicle. The inventive friction device comprises first and second axially-spaced coaxial friction lining members which are defined by opposing friction faces. The device also comprises means for linking the two friction lining members which are solidly... Agent: Matthew Stavish Berenato White & Stavish

20080060902 - Electric power connection part of magnetic clutch field coil assembly: The present invention relates to an electric power connection part of an electromagnetic cluth field coil assembly coupled with a vehicle compressor. Since the electric power connection part has the discharge device and/or the magnetic field eleimination device and the terminal which are integrally formed by injection molding in the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080060903 - Automatically and continuously adjustable centrifugal clutch: An automatically and continuously adjustable centrifugal clutch has a base plate used to receive a power source; at least one centrifugal weight assembled to the base plate; at least one angular acceleration response assembly connected to the at least one centrifugal weight; and at least one returning element having two... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080060904 - Support structure of a friction apply device and transmission: A support structure of a brake includes a snap ring, friction plates, a back plate, and return springs. The snap ring is arranged in a groove that extends in a circle around a predetermined axis. The return springs push the back plate against the snap ring. The snap ring includes... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080060905 - Combination mounting ring: A combination mounting ring of resilient material, for connecting a shaft within a bore of a housing, has a hollow cylindrical part having radially extending projections. This part is for locating between the outer surface of the shaft and the inner surface of the bore, the radially extending projections being... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080053772 - Autogenous seam weld for a torque converter and method for autogenously welding a torque converter: A method for welding components in a torque converter, including: overlapping first and second edge portions of first and second components in the torque converter, respectively; applying energy to the first portion; and melting, in the absence of filler material, at least a portion of the first portion to weld... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080053773 - Torque converter closure tabs: A torque converter including a cover with at least one slot located about a periphery and a pump with at least one protrusion located about a periphery of the pump. The protrusion extends axially through the slot and is bent radially about the slot to join the cover and the... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080053775 - Clutch system: To provide a smaller clutch system with fewer component parts, the clutch system includes a first hydraulic clutch, which is provided between a power source and a first driven shaft, and a second hydraulic clutch, which is provided between the power source and a second driven shaft. An input member... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080053776 - Magnetic torque transfer device: A magnetic torque transfer device. The magnetic torque transfer device includes an input member and an output member. The input member notably drives at least one input gear. The output member drives at least one output gear. At least one input gear has a first plurality of gear teeth meshingly... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080053784 - Wedge one-way clutch: The present invention broadly comprises a one-way clutch, including inner and outer races and a clutch element. The outer race is arranged for rotational connection to a torque transmitting element and rotates independently of the inner race for relative rotation in a first direction. The clutch element is connected to... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080053777 - Method for manufacturing an overrunning clutch: Rollers and springs are installed in notch portions of a clutch outer (S104), an inscribed circle diameter of the rollers is measured in a state in which the rollers are placed in contact with stopping portions by pressure from the springs (S105), and an outside diameter of a cylindrical portion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080053779 - Torque limiter: A torque limiter may include a first member provided with a circumferential face, a second member provided with a base plate part and a cylindrical drum part which is extended from the base plate part so as to surround the circumferential face of the first member, and an urging member... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080053780 - Disconnect: A disconnect (128) is provided for use between an engine (126) and differential (130). The differential disconnect (128) provides for a lock out of the disconnect (128) so as to prevent self energizing. The differential may also include a bottom-out feature to limit the amount of torque that may be... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080053781 - Open/close member driving apparatus: A clutch mechanism includes a field core into which an electromagnetic coil is incorporated and is fixed to a base member, a rotor rotatably fitted on a shaft and passing through a central portion of the field core to be connected to a speed reduction mechanism and an armature accommodated... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080053774 - Hydrodynamic clutch arrangement: A hydrodynamic clutch device used to establish and to release a working connection between a drive and a takeoff is disclosed. The device includes a housing capable of rotating around an axis of rotation, the housing containing a torus space, which forms a torus volume (TV) with a pump wheel... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080053778 - Engine start roller clutch-housed type rotation transmission device: A pair of ball bearings 19, 19 and a roller clutch 20 are provided between the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 18 fitted and fixed onto the rotating drive shaft of a starter motor and the inner peripheral surface of the pulley element 17 around which an endless belt... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080053782 - Rotation apparatus having electromagnetic clutch: The outer peripheral portion of a drive shaft has a first restriction surface in an integrated manner. The inner peripheral portion of a boss has a second restriction surface in an integrated manner. The second restriction surface faces the first restriction surface in a radial direction. When the electromagnetic coil... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080053783 - Clutch: A clutch having high engaging force and featuring of smooth operation, wherein clutch weights that are biased by return elements are subject to thrusting force caused by constraint sections of a main driving plate that receive and convert torque from an engine into the pressing action against engaging slots defined... Agent: Leong C Lei