Endless belt power transmission systems or components inventions 06/07

20070149328 - Automatic pretensioning mechanism for tension element drives: A mechanism for pretensioning a cable, or like tension element, of a tension-element drive selectively engages the motor drives of the cable for pretensioning. The mechanism uses a sleeve on which a portion of the cable is wound, with another portion of the cable wound in an opposed direction on... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070149329 - Sliding member for chain system, chain guide, chain tensioner and chain system: A sliding member used in a chain system of an automotive internal combustion engine and made of a resin composition. The resin composition includes a matrix resin which is a thermoplastic resin having a number average molecular weight of not less than 20000; and a fluororesin in an amount ranging... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070149330 - Plate element for a chain: A plate element for a plate-link chain includes a functional feature that is asymmetrical relative to an axis of the plate element. The plate element has a non-functional region at which an orientation feature is positioned asymmetrically relative to the axis of symmetry of the plate element that is perpendicular... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070149331 - Power transmission chain, manufacture method thereof and power transmission assembly: A power transmission chain of the invention includes: plural link plates individually including through-holes and arranged in a chain advancing direction and a chain widthwise direction and with predetermined spacing; and plural pins inserted through the through-holes for flexibly interconnecting the link plates. Since the link plates are arranged in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070149332 - Power transmission chain and power transmission device: A power transmission chain (1) includes a plurality of link units (51, 52, and 53) aligned in the traveling direction (X1) of chain, and a plurality of connecting members (50) that link these link units (51, 52, and 53) to one another. Each link unit (51, 52, and 53) includes... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070149333 - Chain-sprocket mechanism, chain and sprocket: A chain-sprocket mechanism is disclosed which is highly resistant to corrosion caused by a potential difference arising when metallic materials of different types contact each other. A chain of the chain-sprocket mechanism is structured by coupling a plurality of chain links that consist of pairs of outer plates, pairs of... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070142139 - Compact drive: A compact drive, including at least an electric motor, a transmission, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the transmission and the rotor shaft being parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance at least being determined by a spur-gear stage of the transmission or by the design of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070142140 - Vehicle transmission: A vehicle transmission includes a crankshaft box unit, a clutch unit, and a transmission box unit. The crankshaft box unit includes a crankshaft box, a crankshaft extending through the clutch unit and into the transmission box unit, a driven shaft disposed in the transmission box unit and having an end... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070142141 - Method and apparatus for monitoring the operational reliability of a transmission that transmits torque by frictional engagement: A method and apparatus for monitoring the operational reliability of a transmission having a continuously variable transmission ratio that transmits torque by frictional engagement of transmission components. A damage model is provided that contains a damage value that is a function of transmission operating parameters that are applicable to an... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070142142 - Control apparatus for continuously-variable transmission of vehicle: A control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a control section having a target secondary pressure setting section configured to set a target secondary pressure within a strength limit of the belt, and an operation switching section configured to switch a shift operation from a normal speed to a high... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070142143 - Twin caterpillar drive assembly: A drive assembly for a mechanized clothes transfer mechanism, comprising a motor, a lead pulley, the motor connected to the lead pulley, a follower pulley, the follower pulley connected to the lead pulley through a timing chain, a timing chain tensioning arrangement configured to tension the timing chain between the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070142144 - Ratchet type tensioner: In a ratchet type chain tensioner, having a toothed rack on its plunger and a pawl cooperable with the rack, a recess is provided between the front end of the rack and the protruding end of the plunger. In the initial stages of operation of the tensioner, the pawl can... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070142145 - Automotive accessory drive system: The apparatus of the present invention provides an improved automotive accessory drive system. The automotive accessory drive system including a drive pulley operatively connected to an engine, and a plurality of driven pulleys operatively connected to one of a plurality of driven devices. A flexible drive belt connectively couples the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070142146 - Belt assembly with a tensioning device: A belt assembly, particularly for driving camshafts of an internal combustion engine, includes a driving gear, at least one driven gear, a belt, and a first and a second tensioner blade that are joined to one another for transmitting a defined force and motion. One tensioner blade can be subjected... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070142147 - Disengageable belt drive assemblies for pavement saws: A clutchless belt drive system for pavement saw. The saw having an engine mounted to a frame via a pivot mount. The engine drives a first pulley, which is fixed relative to the engine. The first pulley drives a belt, which in turn drives a second pulley. The second pulley... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20070142148 - Belt tensioner utilizing asymmetric motion control: A belt tensioner includes a support housing at least in part defining a spring cavity and an arm pivotally attached to the support housing. A spring is located in the spring cavity and is operatively connected to the arm and the support housing to bias the arm about a pivot... Agent: Dayco Products, LLC

20070142149 - Pulley assembly and method: The apparatus of the present invention provides an improved pulley assembly. The pulley assembly includes a ring portion having a frictional surface and a radially inner ring flange defining a plurality of ring teeth. The pulley assembly also includes a hub integrally formed onto the ring portion. The hub has... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070142150 - Link plate for a plate-link chain: A link plate and a plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. A large number of link plates are articulatingly connected with each other by rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain. The link plates include teeth that are separated by a recess... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070142151 - Link plate for a plate-link chain: A link plate and a plate-link chain for a vehicle drive. A large number of link plates are articulatingly connected with each other by rocker members, wherein the rocker members run transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain. Contact surfaces are formed on the rocker members and on... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070135248 - Hydraulic control system of continuously variable transmission for vehicle: In a hydraulic control system of a continuously variable transmission of a vehicle, a switching valve for controlling exhaust pressure of a primary pulley is disposed between an exhaust port of a speed ratio control valve controlling operating pressure of the primary pulley and a line branched from a line... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070135249 - Top/bottom pull bicycle front derailleur: A top/bottom pull front derailleur includes a base member, inner and outer links, a chain guide and a top/low adjustment mechanism coupled to the base member. The links are pivotally coupled between the base member and the chain guide. The inner link has a wire fixing part that can be... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070135250 - Bicycle sprocket apparatus with a shift inhibiting structure: A bicycle sprocket apparatus comprises a larger diameter sprocket and a smaller diameter sprocket, wherein the larger diameter sprocket has on its outer periphery a plurality of sprocket teeth, the smaller diameter sprocket has on its outer periphery a plurality of sprocket teeth, and a number of sprocket teeth on... Agent: Deland Law Office

20070135251 - Toothed belt: Described herein is a toothed belt comprising a body made of elastomeric material, in which there is embedded a plurality of longitudinal filiform resistant inserts or cords, and a toothing coated with a coating fabric; on top of the coating fabric there is made to adhere a resistant layer, which... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070129189 - Belt tension adjustment mechanism: A belt tension adjustment mechanism for use in an optical module of a scanning apparatus includes a sliding member, a fixture member, a supporting member and a resilient member. The sliding member is arranged on a surface of the optical module and movable on the surface of the optical module.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070129191 - Chain guide for a front derailleur: A chain guide for a front derailleur includes inner and outer guide plates. The outer guide plate includes an interior surface having a guide surface that protrudes toward the chain. During the shifting from a larger chainring to a smaller chainring, the chain grazes against the guide surface and is... Agent: Sram Corporation

20070129190 - Drive chain inspection cover plate and fill plug for motorcycles: A side access fill spout and plug for a fluid container, such as for a drive chain housing for motorcycles, has a filler plug with an upper O-ring seated in the top section and exposed axially downward, and a lower O-ring seated on its shaft exposed radially. The cover plate... Agent: Maine & Asmus

20070129192 - Motor-driven steering system capable of easily adjusting tension thereof: Disclosed is a motor-driven steering system capable of easily adjusting tension. The motor-driven steering system comprises a driven pulley connected to a driving pulley of the motor through a belt, a gear housing for surrounding the driven pulley, a motor housing rotatably connected to the gear housing by means of... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070129193 - Bicycle sprocket: A bicycle sprocket is provided that has a sprocket ring part, a synthetic resin fastening part and at least one attachment part. The synthetic resin fastening part is non-movably coupled to the sprocket ring part at a location radially inwardly of the sprocket teeth relative to the rotation axis. The... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070129194 - Chain link unit: A chain link unit includes a lining sleeve extending fittingly through holes in two inner link plates. Two parallel outer link plates abut respectively against outer surfaces of the inner link plates. Each outer link plate has two mounting holes. Each mounting hole in each outer link plate has an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070129195 - Power transmission chain and power transmission having the same: A chain includes a plurality of links arranged in the chain-running direction and a plurality of connecting members connecting the links. A substantial plane strain state is applied to the stress field in the links created when the chain looped around pulleys is driven.... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC