Endless belt power transmission systems or components inventions 01/07

20070021245 - Drivetrain for utility vehicle: A utility vehicle drivetrain includes an engine driving a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that drives a transaxle that drives at least one wheel. The continuously variable transmission has a CVT turn ratio defined as an engine output rotary speed into the CVT divided by a CVT output rotary speed into... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20070021246 - Bicycle rear derailleur: A bicycle rear derailleur includes a bracket, a base member, a chain guide, a coupling mechanism and a support shaft. The bracket is arranged and configured for mounting to a bicycle frame. The bracket has a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. The first mounting portion is formed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070021247 - Pivotal connection of a bicycle derailleur: A stable and play-free pivot connection of a bicycle derailleur between a parallelogram link and either a base member or a chain cage. The pivot points are formed with first and second bushings that are arranged as far from one another as possible. The parts are connected by pivot pins... Agent: Sram Corporation

20070021248 - Bicycle rear derailleur: A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base portion, a coupling mechanism, a moveable member, a pivot shaft, a tension plate, a biasing spring and a guide plate. The base portion attaches to a bicycle frame. The coupling mechanism has first and second ends. The first end is coupled to the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070021249 - Cushioning mechanism for a sprocket of all terrain vehicles: A cushioning mechanism for a sprocket of an all terrain vehicle which includes: a sprocket and a fixed seat, wherein the sprocket has a first side and a second side, the first side is provided with a plurality of tubular members in each of which is fitted a bushing, and... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070021250 - Overload protection device: An overload protection device (1) with a primary section (4) for the coupling of the overload protection device (1) with a drive device (2) and with a secondary section (6) for coupling of the overload protection device (1) with an operating section (7). The primary section (4) and the secondary... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20070021251 - Reversible locking device for a timing chain tensioner: A reversible locking device 1 for a tensioner 100 of a timing chain 20 includes a locking device body 3, integral with the tensioner 100 and protruding with respect to the body of the tensioner 100, which has a shaped slot 2. A perforated protrusion 4 is integral with the... Agent: Borgwarner Inc.

20070021252 - Tensioning system: The invention relates to a tensioning system (12) for a driving member (8) which cooperates with a motor. This tensioning system (12) comprises a sliding rail (16) for loading the driving member (8), a tensioning element (14) and a lever (18). The lever (18) is constructed in this case to... Agent: Michael M. Zadrozny Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070021253 - Belt tensioning device: A belt tensioning device fixable to a unit has a torsion spring assembly. A housing is provided with a longitudinal axis A and a torsion spring is positioned in the housing so as to extend coaxially relative to the longitudinal axis A. One of the ends of the torsion spring... Agent: Wyatt, Gerber & O'rourke, LLP

20070021254 - Sprocket: A sprocket more firmly fitted to the sprocket attachment surface of a shaft comprising a plurality of teeth formed around the outer periphery and a boss portion having a central through hole. Hard abrasive grains are adhered by the electro-deposition process to an end surface of the boss portion that... Agent: Borgwarner Inc.

20070021255 - Vehicle-use generator: The vehicle-use generator includes a rotor having a field winding wound therearound and configured to be belt-driven by a vehicle engine, a stator disposed radially outwardly of the rotor and having a stator winding wound therearound, a frame supporting therein the rotor and the stator, and a pulley fitted to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070015616 - Power transmission assembly for an agricultural machine: A power transmission assembly for an agricultural machine includes a gearbox having an input shaft, and a torque sensing assembly having an axially fixed sheave, an axially movable sheave, a cam assembly interposed between the axially fixed sheave and the axially movable sheave, and a spring assembly coupling the axially... Agent: Deere & Company

20070015617 - Belt-driven drive-train: An example drive train assembly for a power conversion system includes a first sprocket which defines an axis of rotation, at least two secondary sprockets adjacent to the first sprocket and at least one belt. The axis of rotation lies outside of an area defined by the belt. The belt... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070010361 - Belt tensioning device with external damping sleeve: A belt tensioning device has a torsion spring assembly and a damping assembly with a housing with a longitudinal axis A. A torsion spring is positioned in the housing so as to extend coaxially relative to the longitudinal axis A and which, by means of one of its ends, is... Agent: Wyatt, Gerber & O'rourke, LLP

20070010362 - Wraparound drive: In order for the performance of a wraparound drive (1) of the generically determinative type, which may already be operated to its limits, to be further increased, or at least to be able to be maintained, with reduced technical effort and outlay on material, the tensioning device (4) comprises a... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070010363 - Plate-link chain, particularly for a motor vehicle drive system: A plate link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. A number of link plates are hingedly connected by pairs of rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the chain. Curved contact surfaces are located on each of the rocker members and link plates, along which contact... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070004543 - Belt-type continuous stepless speed changer: A belt-type continuously variable transmission (15) includes a primary sheave (29) having a pair of first clamp surfaces (37a, 37b), a secondary sheave (30) having a pair of second clamp surfaces (51a, 51b), and a belt (31) endlessly wound between both the sheaves (29, 30). The belt (31) has contact... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070004544 - Blade tensioner: A blade-type tensioner 1 for imparting tension to a chain includes a blade shoe 2 with a chain sliding surface 20 that extends between the proximal end portion 21 and the distal end portion 22 of the blade shoe 2. The blade-type tensioner 1 further includes a blade spring 3... Agent: Borgwarner Inc.

20070004545 - Bicycle drive unit capable of backward movement and naughtrotation and forward movement traveling when rectitude or reverse pedaling: The present invention relates to a bicycle drive unit that moves forward and backward and idles upon clockwise and counterclockwise pedaling, comprising: a drive shaft having one end located in an inner bearings of an internal bearing housing integrally formed with a rotary plate and the other end fixed to... Agent: Ipla P.A.