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Endless belt power transmission systems or components August inventions list 08/06

20060194660 - Bicycle derailleur with a motion limiting structure: A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member; a movable member supporting a chain guide; a linking member coupled between the base member and the movable member so that the chain guide moves laterally relative to the base member; a biasing member coupler supported to the base member; and a biasing...

20060194661 - Ratchet type tensioner: In a ratchet tensioner, a pawl, pivoted on a shaft in the tensioner housing, engages teeth on a plunger protruding from the housing to allow protruding movement of the plunger, while limiting retracting movement to a backlash distance. The pawl is biased into contact with the teeth on the plunger...

20060194662 - Method and apparatus for image forming and effectively applying lubricant to an image bearing member: A lubricant supplying device including a molded lubricant having a Martens hardness of approximately 40 N/mm2 to approximately 70 N/mm2 measured with a test force of 50 mN and a load-applying period of 30 seconds, a rotative member including a fibrous brush of a thickness of approximately 5 deniers to...

20060194663 - Pulley for clutchless compressor: This invention has an object to reduce the pulley manufacturing costs by eliminating a time-wasting step when bonding an elastic member of a damper unit. In a pulley for a clutchless compressor comprising a hub unit (30) fixed to a drive shaft of the compressor and a damper unit (31)...

20060194664 - Half pitch chain structure for a show bike: A half pitch chain structure for a show bicycle includes chain plates, sleeves, rollers, and pins. Each chain plate comprises an outer link portion at one end and an inner link portion at the opposite end. The inner link portion of one chain plate is connected with the outer link...

20060189422 - Bicycle derailleur motor unit assembly: A bicycle front derailleur motor unit assembly is provided that includes a motorized front derailleur mounting member and a motor unit. The front derailleur mounting member is configured to be mounted to a bicycle frame. The front derailleur mounting member includes a front derailleur mounting portion configured to be coupled...

20060189423 - Bicycle gear shifting control apparatus: A bicycle gear shifting control apparatus has a manually operated shift device, a first gear shifting operation executing component, and a second gear shifting operation executing component. The manually operated shift device operates a front derailleur to shift gears. In response to operation of the manually operated shift device, the...

20060189421 - Motorized bicycle derailleur assembly: A motorized bicycle front derailleur assembly is provided that includes a motor unit, a front derailleur and a motor linkage. The motor unit is configured to rotate an output shaft in first and second opposite rotational directions. The front derailleur includes a fixing body configured to be mounted to a...

20060189424 - Bicycle rear derailleur guard: A bicycle rear derailleur guard assembly for use with a bicycle having a derailleur mounted to a frame of the bicycle by a derailleur mounting bolt. The derailleur guard assembly preferably includes a body supportable by an axle assembly of the bicycle. The body is configured to extend from an...

20060189425 - Serpentine accessory-belt, aggregate, drive arrangement of an engine: A serpentine accessory-belt, aggregate, drive arrangement wherein an intake side of an engine block is placed toward the frontal side of a vehicle, and engine accessories are mounted at the right side of the engine in a forward direction of the vehicle, enabling to minimize thermal damage to a serpentine...

20060189426 - Eccentric bracket assembly: An adjustable eccentric bracket assembly for a bicycle provided with at least two wedge surfaces in a body member designed to co-act with at least one wedge member having a wedge surface, where upon axial displacement of the wedge member relative to the body member, the wedge member is laterally...

20060183580 - Multifunctional pedaling motion bicycle: An improved multifunctional pedaling motion bicycle, particularly to a transmission mechanism of bicycle includes a clutch member that is manually controlled to move between and selectively engage primary and secondary control blocks to perform different modes of operation of the bicycle, including regular pedaling, independent pedaling of cranks, same-direction upward/downward...

20060183581 - Slippage detection system and method for continously variable transmutations: A slippage detection system for a continuously variable transmission capable of continuously changing a ratio between a speed of rotation of an input member and a speed of rotation of an output member is provided. The slippage detection system calculates a correlation coefficient relating to the input rotation speed and...

20060183582 - Transmission system for a self-propelled vehicle with variable travel speed, its control device, and vehicle equipped with such a transmission system: A system for a self-propelled vehicle with variable travel speed, such as a mowing tractor, includes, between the primary driving shaft of the vehicle and an output shaft, such as the wheel drive shaft of the vehicle, at least one controlled variable speed drive with a belt and controlled mechanism...

20060183584 - Apparatus for inhibiting undesirable movement of a bicycle electrical component: An apparatus for inhibiting undesirable movement of a bicycle electrical component comprises a motor having an output shaft that rotates around a rotational axis, a driving member disposed on the output shaft, and a driven member that is driven by the driving member. A movement control unit controls movement of...

20060183583 - Motor-driven steering apparatus: A motor-driven steering apparatus includes a steering member reciprocating in correspondence to a steering wheel operation, a ball nut inserted to a ball thread shaft of the steering member, a drive pulley driven by an electric motor, and a driven pulley coupled to the drive pulley via a belt and...

20060183585 - Integrated belt tensioning devices and associated methods: Methods and systems for integrated belt tensioning devices are provided. One exemplary device includes a pulley, a biasing member, and an indicator. The biasing member (e.g., a spring or the like) is adapted to bias the pulley to a biased position. The indicator is associated with the position of the...

20060183586 - Automatic chain tensioner: A chain tensioner comprising a support member configured to support a stop bar for axial movement. A ratchet engages the support bar and is configured to permit axial movement of the stop bar in a first direction and prevent axial movement of the stop bar in a second, opposite direction....

20060183587 - Metal belt: A metal belt includes a metal ring assembly formed from a plurality of layered endless metal rings, and a large number of metal elements supported on the metal ring assembly, the metal belt assembly being wound around a pulley and transmitting a driving force. The clearance between adjacent metal rings...

20060178239 - Automatic transmission having at least two conical disk sets: An automatic transmission (1) is described, having a variator (5) that comprises at least two conical disk sets (2, 3), such that a wrap-around element (4) is guided via the conical disk sets (2, 3) for torque transmission with continuous variation of the transmission ratio. In this, the arrangement of...

20060178240 - Power transmission drive: A power transmission drive (1) is provided, in which sensors (11a, 11b) detect an oscillating angle deviation between a driven member (3) and a drive member (4b), and signal the deviation to a controller (14). If a limit value is exceeded, the controller (14) initiates an emergency operation of the...

20060178241 - Power transmission apparatus: A power transmission apparatus includes a pulley 1 having a belt attached thereto to transmit the rotating drive force, a hub 2 which connects the pulley to a rotating shaft of a driven device, a bearing 7 which rotatably supports the pulley, and a sleeve ring 5 which is fitted...

20060172829 - Method of controlling continuously variable transmission and control system: An oil pressure-learning method which enables an oil pressure control system that controls line pressure and belt clamping pressure by oil pressure actuators independently of each other, to accurately control both the line pressure and the belt clamping pressure. The oil pressure-learning method is applied to an oil pressure control...

20060172830 - Power transmission device, method for manufacturing the same and compressor: A power transmission device (11) has a pulley (13), a hub (15), a first pin (14), a second pin (17) and a coupling member (18). The coupling member (18) is of a forked leaf spring which is substantially U-shaped and has a pair of sidepiece portions, a pair of bent...

20060172831 - Holding device for a rear derailleur of a bicycle: A holding device has a holding base, a connecting element and a holding bolt. The connecting element is attached to the holding base and has a threaded hole defined through the connecting element. The holding bolt is screwed onto the holding base to hold the rear derailleur. Accordingly, the rear...

20060172832 - Isolation damper pulley and method of producing the same: An isolation damper pulley comprises a damper section 1 and an isolation pulley section 2 assembled thereto, wherein a first fitting portion 18 constituted from a cylindrical portion concentric with a center axis O of a through hole 13 is provided to a hub 10 of the damper unit 1....

20060172833 - Drive band tensioner having a force transmitting assembly with one or more elastic biasing members: A drive band tensioner for a band including a force transmitter. The force transmitter has at least one wall, at least one biasing member having an elastic characteristic and a retainer. The retainer supports the biasing member in a position adjacent to the wall of the force transmitter. The drive...

20060172834 - Traction-means drive, method for detecting the wear of a continuous traction means and continuous traction means for such a traction-means drive: A traction-unit drive includes a continuous traction unit, e.g., a belt, which connects at least two belt pulleys connected to a drive element and a driven element. The traction-unit drive further includes an acoustic sampling device for sampling the surface of the continuous traction unit....

20060172835 - Guide for transmission device: A guide for an engine timing chain comprises a metal supporting base and a resin shoe, the shoe having integrally formed hooks for attachment to the supporting base, and integrally formed side walls for limiting lateral movement of the chain on the sliding contact surface of the shoe. A central...

20060172836 - Guide for transmission device: A guide for an engine timing chain comprises a shoe mounted on a guide body, and having opposed, chain-restricting, side walls integrally molded with a chain-contacting shoe bottom. Each wall comprise a low portion, and an outwardly stepped high portion. The height of the low portion less than the distance...

20060172837 - Belt tensioner: A tensioner for tensioning a belt includes a support housing that defines, at least in part, a spring cavity and an arm pivotably attached to the support housing. A spring is disposed in the spring cavity and is operatively connected to the arm and support housing to bias the arm...

20060172838 - Motorcycle drive system cover assembly: Apparatus for substantially covering a motorcycle open belt primary drive system that improves the safety of the motorcycle riders as well as protects the drive system of the motorcycle. The apparatus is capable of being mounted to a conventional drive system and frame of a motorcycle having an open belt...

20060172839 - Saddle-type vehicle and engine: A saddle-type vehicle has an engine unit with a continuously variable transmission. The transmission has a primary sheave and a secondary sheave that are connected by a flexible transmitter such as a belt. The primary sheave, the secondary sheave and the belt are positioned in a transmission case. A starting...

20060172840 - Bicycle sprocket assembly: A bicycle sprocket assembly has two or more sprockets in which a chain is shifted between adjacent pairs of the sprockets. Each sprocket includes a chain engaging portion with a plurality of teeth and an attachment portion. At least one of the larger sprockets has a plurality of space maintaining...

20060172841 - Driving crown for chain conveyors: Designed to immobilise the chain conveyor to ensure that it does not move transversally, and to make it easier to clean it, the main characteristics being that each one of its cogs (3) is equipped, only on its rear wall (10), with a crest (9) that is off-centre with respect...

20060172842 - Cold-resistant roller chain: The balance is iron and unavoidable impurities. The alloy is subjected to a hardening heat treatment to provide the desired properties of hardness and strength. The disclosed chain and method provide a cold-resistant roller chain that is better adapted for use at very low temperatures of −10° C. or lower...