Clutches and power-stop control inventions

20090277744 - Locking device of rotary shaft: A locking device of a rotary shaft includes a clutch member rotating integrally with the rotary shaft and provided so as to be displaceable in the direction of axis of the rotary shaft, a locking member provided in a fixed state to engage the clutch member to regulate the rotation... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090277739 - One-way clutch of roller type for use in starter for motor bike: A one-way clutch of roller type comprises an outer race having pockets provided at their inner faces with cam surfaces, an inner race spaced inwardly from the outer race in a radial direction and rotatably disposed in concentric with the outer race and having an annular outer peripheral track surface,... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090277738 - Roller, sprag or ratchet one-way clutch with two backing plates: A one-way clutch is provided that includes a first race, a second race having relative rotational movement with the first race, a locking mechanism to allow relative rotational movement between the races in one direction only and first and second backing plates connected with the first race.... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Ozga, P.C.

20090277740 - Method for controlling external control type fan coupling device: In a method for controlling an external control type fan coupling device 3, arithmetic processing to determine the rotation speed of fan 4 with a quick acceleration detection signal used as a parameter is carried out at a high frequency than that in arithmetic processing to determine the rotation speed... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090277741 - Hub and axle assembly for a bicycle: A hub and axle assembly includes a hub surrounding an axle. An inner surrounding surface of the hub has larger and smaller mounting segments defining therein first and second annular spaces, respectively. A tubular drive member includes a chainring carriage segment spaced apart from the axle by a first bearing... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090277742 - Disc clutch assembly with separating device: A disc clutch assembly is provided that includes first and second sets of generally annular plates spaced alternately with one another. The plates of the first set have a friction interface. The first and second sets of plates are selectively engagable with one another at the friction interface for transferring... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090277743 - Stall detection system for mower blade clutch engagement: A stall detection system for mower blade clutch engagement determines if there is a stall condition by sensing one or more operating conditions such as engine deceleration or blade spindle rotation. If a stall condition is detected, a microcontroller shuts off actuating current to the electric clutch coil and automatically... Agent: Deere & Company

20090272618 - Pulley with torque-sensitive clutching: A pulley assembly for use in an automobile accessory drive system includes a shaft engaging member including a bore for receiving an accessory input shaft for engagement therewith. A pulley member includes a bore receiving an axially extending shaft of the shaft engaging member. The pulley member includes a first... Agent: Joseph V. Tassone, Esq. Dayco Products, LLC

20090272613 - Seat: Provided is a seat where pumping operation of a lever of the seat not only rotates an output member by inching but also, when a load in the operation direction of the lever is applied to the output side member, rotates it at one stroke in that direction. A seat... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090272614 - Power transmission device: A power transmission device includes a power input member that rotates when torque is applied thereto, a power output member that puts out the torque, and a transmitting member that transmits the torque of the power input member to the power output member. The power input member and the power... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090272615 - Permanent magnet wrap spring clutch: A permanent magnet activated wrap spring clutch (10). A coil spring (32) surrounds an input hub (14) and an output hub (22) and is selectively engaged to wrap down upon the hubs for the transmittal of torque. In an unpowered, engaged condition of the clutch, a permanent magnet (40) attracts... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20090272616 - Method and apparatus for clutch pressure control: A method, apparatus and system for controlling transmission clutch system output pressures is provided. A transmission control unit and a pressure control device including an electro-hydraulic valve and a pressure switch cooperate to provide self-calibrating clutch pressure control systems.... Agent: Allison Transmission, Inc.

20090272617 - Friction shaft coupling with perpendicular adjustment: There is provided a system and method for coupling with a shaft. In particular, there is provided a friction shaft coupler that includes a center plate and a plurality of outer plates, wherein the outer plates are configured to abut the center plate. The center plate and the plurality of... Agent: Fletcher Yoder P.C.

20090266665 - Hydrodynamic torque converter: A hydrodynamic torque converter having a housing which may be connected or is connectable torque proof to a drive unit and which has a converter cover to which is fastened a hub in which, radially at the inside, an end of a transmission input shaft is arranged in a rotatable... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20090266669 - Transmission arrangement: A transmission arrangement is described, particularly for a power take-off transmission. The transmission arrangement comprises a transmission housing, an output shaft for driving an implement, a drive component for driving the output shaft, a clutch arranged between the output shaft and the drive component for transmitting a torque, a brake... Agent: Deere & Company

20090266670 - Magneto-rheological brake-clutch apparatuses and methods: Magneto-rheological brake-clutch apparatuses and methods are provided. According to one aspect, a magneto-rheological brake-clutch can include a drive member and a driven member spaced from the drive member with a gap defined between the drive and driven members. A first quantity of MR fluid can be disposed in the gap.... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090266666 - Magneto-rheological clutch and wheel transmission apparatuses and methods: Magneto-rheological clutch and wheel transmission apparatuses and methods are provided. According to one aspect, a magneto-rheological clutch system can include first and second drive members and first and second driven members. A first gap can be present between the first drive and first driven members. A second gap can be... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090266667 - Rocker-type selectable one-way clutch with neutral position: A SOWC for use with a vehicle transmission is provided. The clutch includes outer and inner elements, also referred to as races, with the latter oriented concentrically within the former about an axis of rotation. A selection mechanism, which may be annular plates operatively connected with the side of the... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090266668 - Electromagnetic clutch: An electromagnetic clutch according to the present invention includes a rotor unit (11) intended to receive power from an engine of a vehicle. The rotor unit (11) has a pulley (111) around which an endless belt is passed, and a rotor (112) disposed inside the pulley (111). The pulley (111)... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090266671 - Clutch operation mechanism: A clutch operation mechanism wherein when a clutch is disengaged and engaged by manual operation or by operation of an actuator the one operation does not affect the other operation. The clutch operation mechanism includes a lever side lost mechanism which is disposed between a clutch lever and a turn-operating... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090266672 - Force transmission system, in particular for a drive system of an adjusting element of a motor vehicle: In a force transmission system with a wrapping spring-type wraparound element and with a frictional surface assigned to the wraparound element, a switching device is provided for switching the wraparound element between two switching states is provided. In the first switching state, the wraparound element is operatively connected in a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090260941 - Bushing-type roller overrunning cluth with a cage for needles or rollers: A bushing-type roller overrunning clutch comprising at least an inner or an outer ring that comprises clamping ramps adapted to the needles or rollers, said overrunning clutch further comprising a cage for the needles or rollers, as also pressure springs, said cage comprising cage elements that are made in one... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090260942 - Back torque reducing device of a friction clutch and motorcycle comprising the same: A friction clutch includes a clutch cam which is movable with respect to a clutch hub in a center axis direction of a transmission shaft. The clutch cam has a release rod which penetrates through the clutch hub and is extended toward the pressure plate. An adjustment bolt which is... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20090260943 - Clutch unit: A clutch unit with a clutch hub mounted non-rotatably on a shaft. The clutch unit includes at least two clutch elements that can be brought into frictional engagement with one another for torque transmission when the clutch unit is actuated by a mechanical actuation device with the help of cable-pull.... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20090260944 - Electromagnetic actuating device with driving and holding tapped coil: The present invention discloses that the driving coil of lower impedance having a driving tap and a common connection being electrically actuated to obtain larger actuating force is further operatively controlled by the switching device to be switched to have relatively higher impedance thus allowing smaller current to pass thereby... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090260945 - Prestressing unit: A prestressing unit which has a first ramp disk and a second ramp disk. Ramp contours are formed in one side of an annular face of the ramp disks. In the prestressing unit, the rolling bodies ascend and/or descend on the ramp contours as a result of rotational pivoting of... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP