Endless belt power transmission systems or components inventions 02/08

20080051236 - Stepless transmission for a flat planer: A stepless transmission for a flat planer has a driving shaft connected with a motor and fitted with a driving cam member inside the stepless transmission, able to keep its wheelbase altered. The driving cam member is pivotally connected with a driven pulley set by means of a driving belt.... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080051237 - Bicycle rear derailleur: A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base member, a movable member, a linkage assembly and an axial spacing adjustment structure. The base member includes a mounting axle configured to be attached to a bicycle frame. The movable member includes a chain guide. The linkage assembly is coupled between the base... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080051235 - Power transmission chain, method for manufacturing power transmission member of the power transmission chain, and power transmission device: The end faces of a first pin contain bulging curved faces having an egg-like shape, when viewed along a chain width direction. Each bulging curved face includes a first end portion, a second end portion and a maximum width portion with respect to a chain advancing direction. With respect to... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080051238 - Power transmission mechanism and manipulator: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080051239 - Power transmission mechanism and manipulator: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080051240 - Flat belt for elevator systems, comprising reinforcements: Disclosed is a flat belt (2) that is made of elastomer material (46a, 46b) and is composed of a first partial belt (2a) and a second partial belt (2b). The first partial belt (2a) is reinforced with a tensile support layer (4) comprising cords. The aim of the invention is... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080051241 - High performance hybrid v-belt: A hybrid V-belt (4) has at least one tension carrier (2) and a plurality of blocks (6). The blocks function as support elements and are mounted on the tension carrier. The at least one tension carrier (2) comprises elastomeric material and is reinforced with a cord insert (12). The surfaces... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080039251 - Method and apparatus for limiting the input torque of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission having an integrated hydromechanical torque sensor: A method and apparatus for limiting the input torque of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission having a hydromechanical torque sensing device. The torque-sensing device is contained in the transmission power path that includes an input shaft of the transmission and an output shaft. The torque sensing device controls a contact pressure... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20080039252 - Continuously variable transmission: A straddle-type vehicle that prevents belt fluttering motion when the vehicle starts. A throttle opening degree sensor that detects an opening degree of a throttle is connected to and outputs to a controller a signal produced when the throttle opening degree switches from a closed state to an open state.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080039254 - Chain tensioner: A chain tensioner includes a tensioner slipper 11 includes a proximal end pivotally moving to press a chain 5. A restriction member 21 is fixed on a side opposite to the chain 5 relative to the tensioner slipper 11. The tensioner slipper 11 and the restriction member 21 have mutually... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080039253 - Timing chain drive system: In the timing drive of an internal combustion engine, cyclic variations in chain tension, in the span traveling from a camshaft sprocket toward the crankshaft sprocket are leveled by synchronous reciprocating movement of a guide in sliding contact with that span of chain. The maximum rearward speed of the guide... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080039256 - Working mechanical device and manipulator: A working unit comprises a gear body rotatable in a direction perpendicular to a reference axis, a gear ring including a proximal end surface held in contact with the gear body and rotatable about the reference axis to change the direction of rotation of the gear body, a first end... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080039255 - Working mechanism and manipulator: A working unit includes a gear body disposed forwardly of a tubular member around which a wire is wound and having a rotational axis disposed substantially parallel to the tubular member, and a first gear and a second gear for transmitting rotation of a gear body to another gear body.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080032835 - Multiple sprocket chain guide for front bicycle derailleur: A multiple sprocket chain guide includes a guide structure mounted onto the movable metal cage of a conventional front bicycle derailleur such that the entire guide structure moves between inner and outer gear positions with the movable cage. The guide structure includes opposing outer and inner guide plates and a... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP Tri-valley Office

20080032836 - Sandwich-molded part for transmission device: A sandwich-molded part for a transmission device comprising a slide rail 11 on which a chain slides and a rail support 12, wherein a first resin forming a surface layer is formed of a material having nylon 66 as the principal component, and the melt viscosity of the first resin... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080032837 - Toothed belt having a tooth covering made of fabric: An HNBR-based toothed rubber belt (10) with a glass, carbon and/or aramid cord reinforcement (5) has a modified tooth covering (6) made of polyamide 6.6 fabric having weft threads (64) entirely or partly replaced in the peripheral/longitudinal direction of the belt by yarns made of polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyimide... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080032838 - Pulley for a belt drive of a vehicle: Pulley for a belt drive of a vehicle including a hub revolving around an axis and able to be rigidly connected to a rotating shaft of an accessory cooperating with said transmission, a rim integral with the hub and having a multiplicity of circumferential ribs perpendicular to said axis able... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20080032839 - Power transmission with bead drive: A power transmission is provided. The power transmission includes a housing including a continuous channel following a three-dimensional path. A plurality of beads is located within the continuous channel and movable therein. A first sprocket is rotatably connected to the housing and forms a first portion of the continuous channel... Agent: Dovas Law P.C.

20080032840 - Double-meshing type tooth chain: A double-meshing type tooth chain, where each of the chain hinges is formed by a sleeve and by a pin extending through said sleeve, and the link plates of the inner chain links are arranged on the sleeves and the link plates of the outer chain links are arranged on... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080032841 - Engine: An engine having an engine case on one side of which a V-belt type of continuously variable transmission is provided, the CVT being placed in a transmission case and constituted that a V-belt is routed around a drive pulley and a driven pulley, the drive pulley being attached to one... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.