Machine element or mechanism inventions 08/06

20060191359 - Agricultural machine with pto torque limiting feature: A drive assembly for an agricultural machine. A power take off (PTO) output shaft is connected to a driving motor for driving an attachment. A drive transmission is positioned between and interconnects the driving motor and the support wheels of the agricultural machine. An input device is connected to an...

20060191360 - Oscillating slide machine: The invention relates to an oscillating slide machine working on an eccentric circulatory motion, whereby the oscillation guide grooves (19) on the inner rotor (5) are provided with groove front edges (20) and groove rear edges (21) of differing heights, such that the diameter of the imaginary circle (17), connecting...

20060191361 - Force generating apparatus: A force generating apparatus includes first and second rotating bodies arranged parallel to each other, a connection member coupled to the first and second rotating bodies and circulating between the first and second rotating bodies, and a centrifugal force generator having a coupling unit coupled to the connection member and...

20060191362 - Screw, nut and cable transmission: A screw, nut and cable transmission device (6, 7, 12, 13, 20 and 21) between a motor (5) and a device (1, 2) which is to be moved and which is made up of at least one double pulley (14), which amplifies the movement of the cable line (20) which...

20060191363 - Right side motorcycle transmission: A motorcycle transmission is provided which includes a transmission case, an end cover, and a mainshaft gear shaft. The transmission case includes a main portion and a trapdoor. The end cover extends from the trap door. The mainshaft gear shaft is supported by circular bearings placed in the main portion,...

20060191364 - Angular motion driving mechanism and gear wheel for use in such mechanism: Angular motion driving mechanism comprising, mounted on a supporting structure (SUP), a gear wheel (GW) for intermittent rotational movement in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions within an arc bounded by first and second angular positions (α1 and α2, respectively) of the gear wheel (GW) with respect to the supporting structure (SUP),...

20060191365 - Gearset, in particular for electric hand machine tools: A gear mechanism, in particular for hand power tools, is disclosed which has a driving gear wheel (12), seated on a drive shaft (11) in the manner fixed against relative rotation, and a driven gear wheel (13), meshing with the driving gear wheel and driving a driven shaft (14). To...

20060191366 - Forward-reverse control device: A forward-reverse control device comprises a housing, a rotatable input member, having a rotatable output member, a gear set for reversing the input rotation, as well as a selector for selectively connecting the input member and the output member directly or through the gear set, wherein the selector is driveable...

20060191367 - Rolling screw device: A rolling screw device capable of suppressing the rather early occurrence of damage such as cracking on the tongue of an end deflector, wherein the tip part (20a) of the tongue (20) hit by a ball (13) as a rolling element is chamfered in arc shape to increase the contact...

20060191368 - Motor-driven position adjustment apparatus for steering wheel: A nut 17 being a driven member is mounted such that it can be detached from an inner column 3a constituting a steering column 1a, based on a shock load applied at the time of a secondary collision. Therefore, at the time of a secondary collision, a threaded rod 18...

20060191369 - Electromechanical cable actuator assembly: An electromechanical cable actuator assembly suitable for use in a passenger vehicle includes a motor and a pulley, force is imparted to the cable by the pulley. Between the motor and the pulley are a face gear and spur gear set, an intermediate spur gear set, and a spur gear...

20060191370 - Compressor crankshaft:

20060191371 - Gearbox drive unit: The invention relates to a gearbox drive unit (1), especially for adjusting movable parts in a motor vehicle. Said unit comprises at least one housing part (2) and at least one fixing dome (6, 7, 8, 9), which is used to secure the gearbox drive unit (1). The housing part...

20060185453 - Balancer mechanism for rotating shaft: A rotary shaft balancer mechanism (8) comprises a gas spring (20), a first coupler (40) that rotatably couples the bottom end of the gas spring (20) to a stationary member (10) on a shaft supporting member (5), and a second coupler (45) that rotatably couples the bottom end of the...

20060185454 - Linear guide unit: In a linear guide unit that has an elongated guide housing which limits a guide hollow space with a longitudinal opening, a wagon arrangement which is displaceably guided in the guide hollow space on guide rails, a connection part for connecting the wagon arrangement to an object to be guided,...

20060185455 - Bearing arrangement for at least one gearbox wheel: A bearing arrangement for at least one gearwheel, particularly for a reversing wheel of a reverse gear in a transmission housing of a manual transmission, having a gear that is rotatably supported on a gear axle. At least the one end of the gear axle is fixed or supported in...

20060185456 - Transmission auxiliary unit timed shift inhibitor: An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus. At least a portion of the range actuating assembly is moveable between a range first ratio and a range second ratio. The portion of the range actuating assembly is moveable, at least in part, in response to a fluid pressure. The range chamber...

20060185459 - Controller, control method and control system for controlling a motor vehicle gear-type transmission: A motor vehicle gear-type transmission has an input shaft clutch, multiple gear pairs, multiple mesh units, and an input shaft clutch actuator which adjusts the position or pressure load of the pressure member of the input shaft clutch. A transmission control unit changes, by means of at least one of...

20060185458 - Transmission auxiliary unit shift inhibitor: An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus for a multiple speed transmission main section. The transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft The transmission main section has a plurality of selectively engageable ratios. The transmission also has a range section shiftable between a range high ratio and a...

20060185457 - Work vehicle with a speed change device: A work vehicle with a speed change device, comprises, a plurality of wheels including at least one driven wheel; an engine for driving the driven wheel; a speed change device provided between the driven wheel and the engine; and automatic shifting mechanism. The automatic shifting mechanism is capable of operating...

20060185460 - Rack and pinion steering device: A pinion shaft rotated by a steering wheel has a pinion gear formed thereon. A rack bar has at a front surface thereof a toothed rack portion meshed with the pinion gear of the pinion shaft. A rotating member is arranged to support a rear surface of the rack bar...

20060185461 - Shift lever device for vehicle: A shift lever device for a vehicle is provided. The shift lever device includes a shift lever rotationally operated to change an operating range position in an automatic transmission, a torque detecting unit having a supporting part to which an operator's operating force against the shift lever is inputted, the...

20060185462 - Tilt head rattle pivot pin noise reduction device for steering column assembly: A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle having adjustable tilt including a tilt housing pivotally connected to a support housing on an upper end of a tubular column sleeve. Pivotal connection is accomplished through a pair of coaxially aligned fasteners extending along a horizontal tilt axis and positioned on...

20060185463 - Turn signal switch device: A turn signal switch device includes a control lever having a base section and a lever section; a holder which has a housing in which the base section is housed and pivotably supports the control lever so as to be inclined along one plane; and a case that supports the...

20060185464 - Rotary actuator: The present invention relates to a linkage assembly for obtaining a mechanical advantage having a first lever having a first end and a second end. The first and second levers are connected by mechanical connection. The mechanical connection is made of the second end of the first lever as being...

20060185466 - Detent fitting for a vehicle seat: In the case of a detent fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, with a first fitting part (2), a second fitting part (3) which is movable relative to the first fitting part (2), at least one locking element (13) which interacts with the...

20060185465 - Hand lever fixture for handlebar-controlled vehicles, in particular motorcycles: A hand lever fixture has a support body which can be attached to a handlebar, on which support body a hand lever and an over-center spring are pivotably mounted, said hand lever being effectively connected to a master cylinder and said over-center spring being effectively connected to the hand lever,...

20060185467 - Locking device: A locking device (10) includes an adjustable bracket (7) provided with a recess (16), a stationary contour (9) with a contact surface (12), a pin (8), which is arranged movably in the recess (16) and on which an axial spring force generated by a compression spring (21) acts. A pin...

20060185468 - Electronic throttle control pedal assembly with trimmed potentiometer: An electronic control pedal assembly includes a fixed support structure and a pedal arm. The pedal arm has a lower end carrying a pedal and is pivotable relative to the support structure. A potentiometer is at least partly carried by the fixed support and operable to generate an electric control...

20060185469 - Pedal for motorized vehicle: A pedal assembly that provides a repeatable response force between different pedal assemblies by providing at least one of a wear surface or a pivotal shoe on a brake pad that will contact a portion of the pedal arm. The pedal assembly includes a housing, an elongated pedal arm having...

20060185470 - Balancer mechanism for rotating shaft: The balancer mechanism for rotary shaft (8) is provided with a cam member (10) fixed to the left end of rotary shaft (3), a cam follow-up member (15) which makes contact with the cam member (10) to follow it up, and a gas spring (20) comprising a gas spring (20)...

20060185471 - Camshaft assembly: A camshaft assembly comprises an inner shaft 12 and an outer tube 14 surrounding and rotatable relative to the inner shaft. Two groups of cam lobes are mounted on the outer tube 14, the first group of cam lobes 16 being fast in rotation with the outer tube 14 and...

20060185472 - Boosting adaptor for jack: A boosting adaptor for a jack is comprised of a housing, a power input member received in the housing for rotation driven by an external input power, a boosting gear assembly connected with the power input member and having a plurality of gears and rotary shafts for running driven by...

20060179962 - Methods and systems for robust transmission mode selection and control: Systems, methods and devices are provided for placing a transmission into a desired operating state in response to a multi-position actuator manipulated by a vehicle operator. Several switch contacts, including at least one ternary switching contact, provide input signals representative of the position of the actuator. Control logic then determines...

20060179963 - Method for controlling and regulating a transmission brake in an automatic motor vehicle transmission: A method for the control and regulation of a transmission brake in an automatic transmission with a countershaft. The transmission brake arrests a transmission input shaft or a countershaft during an upshifting procedure. The speed of rotation (1) of these shafts at the engagement point in time corresponds to the...

20060179964 - Articulated manipulator: A miniaturized articulated manipulator 20 has a first arm member 31A internally provided with two driving motors 33 and 34, and a second arm member 30B not provided with any devices corresponding to the driving motors 33 and 34 and capable of being miniaturized. The driving motors 33 and 34...

20060179965 - Contrivance for automatic rope length correction: A device for automatically compensating the length of cables comprises a length-variable receiving element (1, 3, 4) for a section of a pulling means (5), a spring element (2) for applying a tensile force on the received pulling means (5) and a locking element (4), which is rotatable relative to...

20060179966 - Flexible sheath for cables: A flexible sheath includes a plurality of sections which are pivotably connected head-to-tail. Each section has a first open end and a second open end, and a passage is defined axially through each section. The passage is in communication with the first and second open ends. The first open end...

20060179967 - Knob for a motor vehicle control lever: A knob or grip end for a control lever of a motor vehicle includes a knob body which has a receiving device for the control lever. The receiving device has a lining made of a flexible material which is provided for fixing the knob on the control lever....

20060179968 - Polypropylene recliner handle with locking means: A detachable operator assembly for a recliner chair including a handle, a drive rod and a threaded fastener. The handle is configured to operably connect with the drive rod without requiring a metal insert or reinforcement. The threaded fastener is inserted into a counterbore formed in the handle such that...

20060179969 - Quick release handlebar stem assembly for a bicycle: A quick release handlebar stem assembly for a bicycle comprises a stem having a first pivotal connecting portion, a clamping portion formed on the stem, and a clamping member is pivotally connected to the clamping portion, the clamping member is provided with a retained portion; a quick-release locking clamp pivotally...

20060179970 - Waterproof construction of rotary dial: Provided is a waterproof construction of a rotary dial, which makes it possible to improve a waterproof property with a simple construction and is suited to a marine acoustic equipment. The waterproof construction of the rotary dial comprises a dial body, a knob member provided at the back of the...

20060179972 - Method and apparatus for pedal hysteresis: A hysteresis assembly for a pedal includes an elastic member support, two adjacent hysteresis blocks, and an elastic member connecting the elastic member support to the more distant hysteresis block. The hysteresis blocks interface at a slope. The assembly is attached at one end to a mounting bracket for the...

20060179971 - Pedal attachment apparatus and method: A pedal assembly includes a mounting bracket, a pedal arm, and a pivot shaft pivotably connecting the pedal arm and the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes integrally formed bearing surfaces to support the pivot shaft and pedal arm. The pivot shaft is self-lubricating. The mounting bracket is a unitary...

20060179973 - Baffle plate and transmission: A baffle plate used for a transmission that has a transmission mechanism including a rotating body operatably connected to a drive source and has a housing receiving the transmission mechanism and having a storage space where oil can be stored. The baffle plate is installed in the housing so as...

20060174723 - Driving force interrupting mechanism: A driving force interrupting mechanism for interrupting a driving force to a driving shaft. The mechanism includes a spindle rotatably attached to a first housing body for supporting the driving shaft so that the driving shaft can be rotated, a fork attached to the spindle so that the fork can...

20060174722 - Twin clutch manual gearbox: A twin-clutch manual gearbox has a first input shaft and a second input shaft to which engine rotation is selectively input via individual clutches. The second input shaft is rotatably fitted onto the first input shaft so that the first input shaft protrudes from an end of the second input...

20060174724 - Camshaft with contrarotating cams for automotive engines in particular: A camshaft has contrarotating cams for automotive engines, in which an inside shaft and an outside shaft are arranged concentrically so they are contrarotating, at least one cam has at least one main cam element that can be placed radially on the outside shaft and is supported there so it...

20060174725 - Balancing assembly: A balancing assembly for a rotor comprises a mass, a displacement arrangement for displacing the mass along a guide arrangement. The guide arrangement extends circumferentially and the displacement arrangement can move the mass circumferentially around the principal axis of the rotor during rotation of the rotor....

20060169067 - Apparatus and device unit for use in the apparatus: An apparatus includes a plurality of installation parts, to each of which a device unit is detachably installed to be used, and a restriction device configured to restrict the device unit having been installed in an unused state to and uninstalled from any one of the plurality of installation parts...

20060169068 - Resonator paticularly for a vibrating gyroscope: The resonator comprises a shell 1 a having a pole 2 held by a support rod 3, the shell having an annular edge 4 defined by an inside surface 5 and an outside surface 6 that are geometrically similar and that extend around a common axis of revolution R, the...

20060169069 - Electric starter motor: A pinion includes: a first pinion flange portion disposed so as to protrude radially at a front end of a pinion boss portion; and a second pinion flange portion disposed so as to protrude radially facing the first pinion flange portion from an opposite side of the pinion boss portion....

20060169070 - Rotation/oscillation converting mechanism: There is provided a mechanism for effectively converting rotary motion to a wide range of swing motion. A mechanism 1 for converting rotary to swing motion includes a rotary shaft 2, a pivot shaft 3 and a swing element 4. The rotary shaft 2 has an upright section 2A connected...

20060169071 - Servo motor with linear output: A rotary to linear converter is disclosed in a remotely controlled toy environment for translating the bidirectional rotation of a servo motor into the linear displacement of a tab connection point. A single spool member which is driven to rotate incrementally from one angular position to another, and a flexible,...

20060169072 - Axial pistion machine and a control plate for an axial piston engine: The invention relates to a control plate (20) for an axial piston engine (1). The inventive control plate (20) comprises a through hole (38) and a radial internal edge of said control plate (20) embodied in the form of a centring surface (29) which centres the control plate (20) to...

20060169073 - Propulsion force produced by vibrational response of structures: All structures and mechanical systems possessing mass and elasticity have vibrational responses. The vibrational responses are the result of cyclic exchanges of kinetic and potential energy within the system. These vibrational responses, when properly aligned, phased and conditioned, can be used to create propulsion. There are as many possible embodiments...

20060169074 - Adjustment structure to maintain horizontal of a machine: An adjustment structure includes a bottom seat adapted to be standing on a surface of the ground, a threaded rod formed on a face of the bottom seat, an adjusting block threadingly connected to the threaded rod to be movable relative to the bottom seat and a top seat adapted...

20060169075 - Ball screw with a changeable oil-storage unit: A ball screw with a changeable oil-storage unit comprises: a screw shaft, a nut mounted on the screw shaft, a plurality of rolling elements, the nut defined with oil filler hole; an oil-storage unit having an oil feeding hole and an oil-storage space; a connector having a through hole and...

20060169076 - Double clutch transmission: A double clutch transmission with a double clutch, the input side of which can be driven and the output sides each communicate with one of two transmission input shafts that are arranged coaxially relative to one another, with an intermediate shaft and with fixed or idler gears that are mounted...

20060169077 - Double clutch transmission: In a double clutch transmission with a winding path power flux arrangement, which has two countershafts arranged coaxially with respect to one another and with seven forward gears and a plurality of reverse gears, for selected gears the power flux extends from a part region of the transmission forward and...

20060169078 - Twin-clutch transmission: A pair of first speed gears (26a, 26b) is provided between a first input shaft (14) and a first output shaft (20), and a pair of fourth speed gears (30a, 30b) is provided between a second input shaft (18) and the first output shaft. A pair of third speed gears...

20060169079 - Muffling structure of high-speed ball screw: A muffling structure of a high-speed ball screw is composed of a holder, a screw, at least one pair of corresponding rollers, seal rings and a sleeve. The holder has a central through hole which is provided with threads. At least one pair of hollowed out set-in grooves are correspondingly...

20060169080 - Rolling body screw device: A return pipe is constituted by combining a pair of return pipe halves split along a non-load passage. A pipe hold down member is fixed to a nut member so as to be astride the return pipe, fixing the return pipe to the nut member. A flange portion is formed...

20060169081 - Actuator: An actuator comprises a series of elements 414 each pivoted to the next and a housing 400 accommodating at least part of the series of elements with one end of the series projecting freely beyond an exit 404 of the housing. The elements 414 are guided to follow a curved...

20060169082 - Shaft assembly: A shaft assembly comprises a first shaft and a second shaft. The first shaft has a first end, a second end, and a diametric shoulder. The diametric shoulder is located between the first end and the second end along a first central axis of the first shaft. The second end...

20060169083 - Gear shift device of manual transmission: A gear-shifting device for a manual transmission, in which the operational force applied at the change-lever L in the shift operation is transmitted selectively to actuate a synchro-sleeve for a gear shift, comprises a shift arm 53, which is rotatable in correspondence to the shift operation of the change-lever L,...

20060169084 - Vehicle gear box actuator: A vehicle gear box shift actuator and apparatus including the same. The actuator includes a lead screw; a drive nut threaded on the lead screw; a plunger; a first spring disposed between the drive nut and a first end of the plunger; a second spring disposed between the drive nut...

20060169085 - Drive train comprising a device for selecting driving mode ranges of an automated manual transmission or automatic tansmission of a motor vehicle: 2.2. According to the invention, a selection device (4) for the selection of driving mode ranges is proposed, which is arranged on the steering wheel (1) of the motor vehicle and, for operation, is moved rotationally about the steering wheel rim (3) of the steering wheel (1) and/or along the...

20060169086 - Intermediate segment of an articulated arm comprising a screw and nut transmission: An intermediate segment (1) of a control or other arm, fitted with a transmission (7) for supporting a following segment (3) is made up of a motor (13) which is displaced towards the other end of the segment, preferably beyond the joint to a previous segment (5,2) in order to...

20060169087 - Tiltable steering column: A steering column (10) according to the invention includes a steering column jacket (12) having an engaging surface (14). The steering column jacket (12) is operable to at least partially encircle a steering shaft (16) in a vehicle. The steering column (10) also includes a tilt housing (18) engaged with...

20060169089 - Rake and telescope mechanism: The invention provides a steering column for a vehicle. The steering column includes a rake bracket having first and second side walls. The steering column also includes a first steering column member disposed between the first and second side walls for raking movement. The first steering column member includes a...

20060169088 - Raking gage cluster mount: The invention provides a steering column assembly for supporting a steering wheel in a vehicle. The steering column assembly includes a steering column having a first end and a longitudinal axis. The steering column assembly is disposable in the vehicle for raking movement about the first end and for collapsing...

20060169090 - Angled flexible extension shaft: A device that can impart rotational and linear force to a tool along 360 degrees range of motion, is provided, the device comprising a flexible extension shaft having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end is adapted to be received by a rotating chuck, the second...

20060169091 - Dual key hole actuator apparatus and method: An actuator for a lumbar support device possessing a symmetrical housing in that key holes are present on both sides of such housing. The present invention's housing, with key hole slots diametrically opposed on one end, allows the actuator to be installed more easily in any orientation, in either driver...

20060169092 - Adjustable pedal: This invention relates to an adjustable position pedal (20), in particular for the use in a motor vehicle, which comprises a subpedal (1), which is pivotably mounted at the motor vehicle, a pedal (4), which is slideably arranged at the subpedal (1), as well as a positioning element (8), which...

20060169093 - Pedal sensor and method: An electronic pedal assembly including a treadle, a pedal arm connected to the treadle, and a rotor assembly about which the pedal arm rotates. The assembly also includes one or more Hall sensors positioned within a cavity in the rotor assembly and one or more magnets that fixedly attached to...

20060169094 - Bicycle handlebar: A handlebar is disclosed that includes a handlebar main body, a pair of support walls, a first slit, and a brake lever. The handlebar main body is hollow and is mounted to the handlebar stem. The hollow interior of the handlebar main body is formed with the support walls that...

20060169095 - Rotatable control lever mount: A control lever mount assembly suitable for use in connection with an off-road motorcycle. The lever mount assembly includes a lever-supporting portion, or perch, which is configured to rotatably support a control lever. A sleeve is secured to the handlebar and supports the perch for rotation about an axis of...

20060169096 - Rotatable control lever mount: A control lever mount assembly suitable for use in connection with an off-road motorcycle. The lever mount assembly includes a lever-supporting portion, or perch, which is configured to rotatably support a control lever. A sleeve is secured to the handlebar and supports the perch for rotation about an axis of...

20060169097 - Pedal kickdown mechanism and treadle attachment mechanism: A pedal assembly that includes a snap-on treadle that can easily be attached to a pedal arm but that cannot be removed without either plastic deformation or fracture of a portion of the treadle. Also, a kickdown mechanism that changes the amount of force required to push a treadle on...

20060169098 - Bicycle crank and method for manufacturing said crank: A bicycle crank having a casing with first and second ends and a laminated construction of structural fibres incorporated in a thermosetting resin is presented The crank also has first and second inserts, each arranged at a respective end of said casing and are structurally united with said casing by...

20060169099 - Housing cover: In order to provide a housing cover for fixing to a housing, in particular to a gear housing or a steering gear housing, which is simple to produce and to fit, it is proposed that the housing cover is configured as a sheet metal formed part, that the housing cover...

20060169100 - Driving device for automatically exerting a variable torque on an output shaft that rotates at a constant speed: A driving device includes a power supply unit and a torque converter. The power supply unit outputs a constant power. The torque converter has a gear train that is connected to the power supply unit and interconnects a flywheel and an input shaft in order to respectively transmit a first...

20060169101 - Mechanical transmission for aeronautical applications: Mechanical transmission for aeronautical applications, in which a kinematic chain housed inside a leakproof casing has a main power input shaft actuated by a thermal propulsion unit and a secondary power input shaft which can be actuated externally by means of a rotating head which can be coupled to the...