Machine element or mechanism inventions 06/07

20070144279 - Quick-releasing linear actuator: A quick-releasing linear actuator suitable for electric hospital beds includes a motor means, a transmission means, a clutch means and a pulling arm means. With the pulling of the pulling arm of the pulling arm means, a clutch and a clutch base of the clutch means can be disengaged, such... Agent: Hdsl

20070144280 - Drive coupling: A drive coupling 10 has an outer plate 12 and an inner plate 14. Inner plate 14 is positioned within the inner periphery 16 of outer plate 12. The inner plate 14 includes a plurality of outwardly extending projections 18. The inner periphery 22 of outer plate 12 includes a... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070144281 - Linear actuator: A shaft 30 in which all of a moving cylinder 36 and a deep groove ball bearing ball bearing 62 are assembled and a reduction gear shaft 73 are assembled to a first shell 12 and then, a potentiosensor 70 is assembled to the first shell 12. A feed coupler... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070144282 - Actuator and motion guide apparatus: An actuator has a hollow track rail 6 having a slit 8 extending in an axial direction thereof, a movable block 7 disposed inside the track rail 6 to be movable along the track rail, and a ball screw mechanism for moving the movable block 7 along the axial direction... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070144283 - Power transmission apparatus: A power transmission apparatus interposed between a prime mover and an axle, comprising: an automatic continuously variable belt transmission serving as a main transmission; and a gear transmission serving as a sub-transmission. The sub-transmission includes input means for receiving power from the main transmission, output means for outputting power to... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070144284 - Speed change control method for twin clutch gear transmission: A twin clutch gear transmission for a vehicle is provided for improving speed change control. The twin clutch gear transmission includes an even-numbered-gear-change gear transmission mechanism having a plurality of even-numbered gear-change gear trains which can be selectively established, and an odd-numbered-gear-change gear transmission mechanism having a plurality of odd-numbered... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144285 - Shift actuator, vehicle having the same, and method for mounting shift actuator: A shift actuator disposed outside a power unit that is easily positioned in the neutral position during mounting. A motorcycle equipped with a shift actuator includes a transmission; a shift shaft for changing the gears of the transmission; and a crankcase that covers the shift shaft and the transmission. The... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070144286 - Seven-gear gearbox for a motorcar double clutch transmission: Seven-gear gearbox for a motorcar double clutch transmission The gearbox comprises: a first inner input shaft (10) which carries driving gearwheels (21, 23, 27) associated to the odd gears (I, III, V, VII) and fast for rotation therewith; a second outer input shaft (12) which is coaxial with the first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070144288 - Automatic transmission controller, automatic transmission control method and automatic transmission: A transmission, a vehicle control unit equipped with the transmission, or control method thereof comprising two input shafts, output shaft, two input clutches that are engaged and disengaged to transmit rotational force from drive source to the two input shafts, multiple gear sets which transmit drive force at respective gear... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070144287 - Shift range switching apparatus and method for switching shift range: A shift range switching apparatus connects with a motor for switching a shift range of an automatic transmission. The shift range switching apparatus includes a switching unit that is operated by the motor for switching the shift range. The shift range switching apparatus further includes a control unit that outputs... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070144290 - Easily assemblable multi-directional switching device capable of preventing rattling of drive members: An easily assemblable multi-directional switching device capable of preventing the rattling of drive members is described, in which each pair of drive members mutually adjacent in the circumferential direction are connected to each other by an elastic arm member to form drive member units, and stem portions of the respective... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070144292 - Transmission device: To provide a transmission device in which assembly of a shift spindle is improved. In the transmission device, a groove is formed on a shift spindle into an annular shape along the peripheral portion of the shift spindle. A positioning pin is mounted so as to be inserted through a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144294 - Selector device for a transmission: A selector device for an automated or automatic transmission, in particular of a motor vehicle, has a selector lever for selecting automatic shift stages and gears of the transmission. It being possible to move the selector lever from a stable initial position into a plurality of directly adjacent labile selector... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070144293 - Transmission selector device: A selector device for an automated or automatic transmission, in particular of a motor vehicle, has a selector lever which is adjustable in an automatic selector gate to switch between automatic operating positions and can be moved via a transverse gate into a tip-action selector gate in which it is... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070144295 - Shift lever device: A shift lever device for transmission operation of a vehicle has a shift lever, a locking member, a withdrawing member and a biasing member. When force is applied to the shift lever due to transmission operation of the shift lever by a vehicle occupant, the withdrawing member is pushed, and,... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070144291 - Gearshift finisher: A gearshift finisher assembly comprises a finisher for bridging a gap between a gear selector plate and an adjacent or surrounding vehicle trim panel and a retainer including means for attachment to the trim panel. The finisher is engaged with the retainer for floating movement of the finisher with respect... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070144296 - Gearshift lever with reverse gear lock-out: A gearshift lever with a reverse gear lock-out, having a manual gearshift lever with a gearshift knob, beneath which are placed the control line sheath to actuate reverse gear, the ball, an elbow lever, and the transmission mechanism to actuate reverse gear. There is a lever of the reverse gear... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070144297 - Control method for acceleration and braking a vehicle: A control device for driving and braking a vehicle, preferably a rail vehicle, comprises a first (1) and a second (2) linearly movable operating lever which are disposed next to each other and can be coupled to each other.... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Offices

20070144298 - Constraint based control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus: A medical robotic system that includes a robotically controlled surgical instrument. The system includes a constraint controller that constrains the movement of the instrument based on a predetermined parameter. The parameter may be a surgical space, wherein the instrument cannot be moved into, or alternatively cannot be moved out of,... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20070144299 - Joint driving device: A first elastic body actuator and a second elastic body actuator are used for driving a first configuration member and a second configuration member to swing them with respect to each other, wherein one end portion of the first elastic body actuator is secured to the first configuration member and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070144301 - Adjustment device for a bowden cable arrangement: An adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement is described in the form of a manual lock or tensioning lock, which comprises a housing (10), a threaded spindle (70) guided in the housing (10) in a torsionally-resistant and axially movable manner, which is to be connected by a wire to... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070144302 - Core and rod cable connection apparatus and method: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a push pull cable apparatus includes a push pull cable connection, that has a rod having a first diameter and a core disposed adjacent the rod wherein the core has a second diameter and wherein the first diameter and the second... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070144303 - Operating lever system: An operating lever system not requiring packing for preventing noise and any special function portion which reduces the number of parts and number of assembly steps and reduces the costs, that is, an operating lever system wherein the cam groove is formed in it middle portion with sharp bends where... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070144304 - Preloaded-cam follower arrangement: A cam follow arrangement has a rectangular-shaped through hole formed in an end portion of a ram member, the through hole having first and second opposed ends and a pair of parallel sides. A slider which is disposed in the rectangular-shaped through hole is configured to be slidable back and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070137354 - Brake governor of a vehicle: The invention relates to mechanical engineering, notably to brake governors, and can be used in air-operated and cam-operated brake arrangements of vehicles. The brake governor of the vehicle contains a housing used as a lever, which contains a worm gearing consisting of a worm-wheel and a worm screw, a screw... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070137351 - Gear drive unit: In a gear drive unit (10), in particular for adjusting moving parts in the motor vehicle, having a rotor shaft (18) supported in a housing (16) and braced axially on the housing (16) via at least one face end (50) and in which a separate toothed element (32) for transmitting... Agent: Striker Striker & Stenby

20070137353 - Torque limitation device in retarding mechanism: A torque limitation device in a retarding mechanism includes a worm shaft engaged with a worm gear in a gear case and operated by a motor. The worm gear is pressed by an elastic adjustment assembly and indirectly rotates a transmission shaft which actuates the entire machine to work. When... Agent: Tso-wen Chu

20070137355 - Gears and gearing apparatus: In a gear G1 according to the present invention, which is provided with a plurality of teeth 1 to be mated with teeth of a mating gear to thereby transmit a rotational motion, a predetermined region A in at least one tooth flank 7 of each tooth 1 is formed... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070137357 - Shift lever and method of assembling the shift lever: A shift lever includes a detent rod on whose upper end portion an operation knob is disposed and a rod holder that holds the detent rod. The rod holder includes: a cylindrical portion through which the detent rod is inserted; a compression spring housing disposed further toward a lower side... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070137360 - Automatic transmission: An automatic transmission includes a gear lever mounted at the interior of a vehicle, a manual control lever connected to the gear lever via a gear cable, a position detecting unit for detecting the position of the manual control lever when a gear-shifting operation is performed, and a position fixing... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070137361 - Bicycle operating component with electrical shift control switch: A bicycle operating component includes an electrical shift control switch. The electrical shift control switch includes a mounting portion and an operating member. The operating member is movably coupled to the mounting portion. The operating member is arranged to move relative to the mounting portion in an actuating direction from... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070137363 - At selector cover: An AT selector cover is disclosed having a base member having a select gate for an automatic mode and a manual mode gate formed along a vehicle's longitudinal direction, a first slide plate slidably held on the base member for sliding capability in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, and a second... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070137362 - Shifter mechanism with secondary detent: A shifter mechanism includes a secondary detent forming a secondary detent profile having a plurality of gear positions, a shifter lever movable relative to the detent profile and a along a shift path, a lever pivotably secured to the shifter lever and engaging the detent profile as the shifter lever... Agent: Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP Attn: Intellectual Property Department

20070137365 - Desk type clip driver: The present invention discloses a desk type clip driver. The desk type clip driver comprises first and second connecting members in which an end of each is rotatably combined with each other and the combined portion is rotatably combined with a portion of the handle member; a sliding member in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070137364 - Shift lock assembly: A shift lock assembly including a shifter base and a shift lever having a pivot member that is associated with the shifter base. A detent member having an upper portion including engaging features is coupled to the pivot member. A lock lever having opposing sides and a first end pivotally... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070137366 - Shift lever device: A shift lever device has resin pieces, and a resin outer tube which is formed at an outer side of a shift lever main body. The resin pieces and the resin outer tube can be molded separately. Therefore, the resin pieces independently can be molded with high precision. Even in... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070137358 - Rotary shifter: A rotary shifting device is provided for use with an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. The rotary shifter device includes a rotary shifter handle that is a flat disc. A cavity is located in the center of the lower side. A positioning probe extends from the lower side of... Agent: John Maier, Iii

20070137359 - Speed changing operation apparatus for vehicle: A lever assembly, which can be used as a speed changing apparatus for vehicle, can include an operating lever shaft. The operating lever shaft can be pivotally supported on a speed changing operation unit. An operating knob can be formed with a mounting bore for receiving a top end of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070137367 - Cushioned bearing shell for manual gearshift lever: A cushioned bearing shell for mounting the manual gearshift lever in the gearshift housing of motor vehicles includes the manual gearshift lever, which can pivot around the bearing ball mounted in the bearing shell. The assembly includes two half-shells encircling the bearing ball that are split horizontally to the shaft... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070137368 - Two-position locking device for a support fixture: A support fixture supports a plurality of components on a shipping rack. The support fixture includes a frame, a plurality of fingers and a locking device. Each finger is pivotally coupled to the frame for movement about a pivot between a support position and a released position. Each finger has... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070137369 - Fixing structure without any fixing member for fixture of a driver: A fixing structure without any fixing member is disclosed. The fixing structure is able to be installed in a housing of an electronic device for fixture of a driver. The fixing structure includes at least a supporting member fixed to the housing of the electronic device, and an elastic member... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070137370 - Arm mechanism for industrial robot: According to the invention, the mechanism has: a driving portion 10 which is separated from an R axis and disposed in a one-end side 3a of an arm portion 3, and in which a harmonic drive reduction gear 9 is coupled to an output shaft of an R-axis motor 8;... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070137371 - Telescoping insertion axis of a robotic surgical system: A telescopic insertion axis, a robotic surgical system including the telescopic insertion axis, and a method of instrument insertion are provided. In one embodiment, a telescopic insertion axis includes a base link operably coupled to a distal end of a manipulator arm, and a carriage link movably coupled to the... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20070137372 - Wireless communication in a robotic surgical system: In one embodiment, an insertion axis of a robotic manipulator is provided, the insertion axis including a base link operably coupled to a distal end of a manipulator arm, and a carriage link movably coupled to the base link along a lengthwise axis, the carriage link including a remote printed... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20070137374 - Rotary leadthrough of a robot arm: A rotary leadthrough of a robot arm, in particular of a fourth axle of a Delta robot, has a housing and a shaft, located in an axial leadthrough of the housing and supported rotatably in this housing, for connection to the robot arm. The housing has at least two openings... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070137375 - Mesh control for a rack and pinion steering system: A steering mechanism is provided, including a rack, a rotatable support member, and an automatically-adjustable support member. The rack includes a rack gear portion and the pinion includes a pinion gear portion coupled with the rack gear portion. The rotatable support member is positioned with respect to the rack or... Agent: Automotive Components Holdings LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070137376 - Steering column assembly including anti-rotation device: A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle includes a steering shaft, a support bracket rotatably receiving the steering shaft for rotatably supporting the steering shaft on the motor vehicle, and an anti-rotation device. The anti-rotation device is supported by the support bracket and is moveable between an engaged position... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070137377 - Collapsible steering column device having telescopic mechanism: A stopper member 54 is fixed to an inner column 3a, and a second displacement preventing protruding portion 57 provided in the stopper member 54 is opposed to a bolt 42 fixed to an outer column 2b. In the case where a load not less than a predetermined value is... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070137379 - Electric power steering system: An electric power steering system comprising an upper bracket, a steering column, a steering shaft provided rotatably within the steering column, a tilt mechanism comprising a tilt clamp which tightly fastens the steering column between tightening plate portions of the upper bracket and a tilt pivot which oscillates the steering... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070137382 - Positioning mechanism for tilt steering: A positive lock mechanism having a compression spring rod with a housing, a rod member having an inner end in said housing and an outer end axially outwardly of a housing end. One or more compression springs extend between a guide member and an end of the housing. A positive... Agent: Robert V. Vickers, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070137380 - Steering column assembly: An adjustable steering column assembly includes a force sensor which is operable to provide an output signal in response to manual application of force to a steering wheel. An actuator is connected with a steering column assembly and is operable to adjust the steering column assembly to change the steering... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070137381 - Tilt-telescopic steering column apparatus: A tilt-telescopic steering column apparatus includes a steering shaft; a first supporting member rotatably supporting a lower shaft of steering shaft; a second supporting member rotatably supporting an upper shaft of steering wheel and movable in the axial direction; a first screw shaft disposed in substantially parallel with the steering... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070137378 - Vehicle steering column arrangement: A vehicle steering column consists of an inner steering column element, an outer steering column element and a sliding bush arranged therebetween. The sliding bush is fixedly connected to the outer steering column element by plastic, which is injection molded into depressions on the outer circumferential surface of the sliding... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070137383 - Cable adjustment device: A cable adjustment device for a Bowden cable having a control cable displaceable within a cable casing for a bicycle component. The adjustment device includes a guide element axially and rotationally fixed to the bicycle component and has a control cable bore therethrough. An adjustment element is rotationally fixed and... Agent: Sram Corporation

20070137384 - Bicycle shift operating device with a multi-direction operating member: A shift operating device for a bicycle comprises a mounting member structured to be mounted to the bicycle, a cable coupling member coupled to the mounting member for moving a cable in a cable pulling direction and a cable releasing direction, a positioning unit that selectively maintains the cable coupling... Agent: Deland Law Office

20070137389 - Bicycle grip shifter: Embodiments of the invention include grip shifters used on bicycles to control shifting of front and rear derailleurs. Embodiments of the grip shifters of the present invention are configured for sufficient shifter cable displacement for use with state-of-the-art linear front derailleurs disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,454,671 and 7,025,698 to... Agent: Morriss O''bryant Compagni, P.C.

20070137386 - Bicycle shift control mechanism: A bicycle shift control mechanism that has an operating member, a wire take up member, a positioning ratchet and a position maintaining pawl. The operating member is movable between a rest position, a shift wind position and a shift releasing position. The positioning ratchet includes a plurality of winding teeth,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070137387 - Control device for a bicycle derailleur: A control device (1) for driving the control cable (12) of the derailleur of a bicycle is provided. The device has a support body (3) connectable at one side (4) to a handlebar (2) of the bicycle, a cable-winding bush (15) about which a control cable (12) of the derailleur... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070131044 - Electromagnetic gyro: An electromagnetic gyro comprises a gyro body which defines a resonance circuit and at least one LED; and a base forming a self-excitation multivibrator; wherein said resonance circuit creates an alternating current induced by a variation magnetic field founded by said self-excitation multivibrator. In accordance with the present invention the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070131045 - Two-speed transfer case with integrated declutch: A two-speed transfer case includes an input shaft that is driven by a vehicle engine, a first output shaft that is coupled to a rear axle, and a second output shaft that is coupled to a front axle. The transfer case also includes a high range gear set and a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070131046 - Multi-speed transmission with differential gear set and countershaft gearing: A transmission is provided having a differential gear set with three input torque-transmitting mechanisms, such as friction clutches, to achieve torque flow through the differential gear set to a countershaft gearing arrangement. The transmission utilizes power-on shifts. By utilizing the torque ratio of the differential gear set, additional forward ratios... Agent: Christopher Devries General Motors Corporation

20070131048 - Method and device for shifting gears of an automatic transmission: In a method for shifting gears of an automatic transmission, in which a shift finger can be moved by a selective actuator along a selective path into various selective positions, out of which the shift finger can be moved via a shift actuator into different shift paths and the shift... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070131047 - Method for the control of a gearbox arrangement: The present invention relates to a method for the control of a gearbox arrangement with which a torque generated by an engine is transmitted to a drive axle of a vehicle. The gearbox arrangement includes a power shift gearbox and a drive clutch. During a shift process of the power... Agent: Deere & Company

20070131049 - Torque transfer mechanism: The present invention discloses and claims a torque transfer mechanism. The torque transfer mechanism connects an input shaft to an output shaft to transmit rotation and torque in either direction from the input shaft to the output shaft. The torque transfer mechanism also inhibits the transmission of rotation and torque... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070131050 - Food processing machine gearbox: There is provided a gearbox for a food processing machine (10) comprising a first rotatable shaft; a second rotatable shaft; mountable to said first rotatable shaft, a rotary pulley (20) for receiving torque drive; mountable to said first rotatable shaft, first gear (20B); and mountable to said second rotatable shaft... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070131051 - Orifice cover: An orifice cover is described that is selectively disposed within an orifice having a structural member adapted to extend through the orifice. The orifice includes an inner peripheral extent and both an inner surface and an outer surface. The orifice cover further includes an elastomeric main body having an outer... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070131052 - Joining device for an actuating lever and supporting element of a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine: A connecting device for the pivotal and loss-prevention joining of an actuating lever (1) and a support element (6) of a valve operating mechanism of a combustion engine. The actuating lever (1) has, in a supporting section (3), a spherical cap-shaped cavity (5) inside of which the spherical end (7)... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070131053 - System of lubricating oil line for automatic transmission: A system of oil lines for a transmission includes a first transmission case oil line connected to an oil port; a rear cover oil line connected to the first transmission case oil line, and to rear transfer bearings via a second transmission case oil line; an internal oil line receiving... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070125191 - Apparatus for controlling two friction clutches of a vehicle transmission: An arrangement for controlling engagement and disengagement of two dry plate friction clutches (5,8) in a transmission having two concentric input shafts (3,6) comprising one release bearing (22,23) for each clutch on the transmission side of the clutches and one release bearing (36,37) for each clutch on the engine side... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070125192 - Single clutch transmission: A two speed transmission includes an input shaft; a lay shaft spaced from the input shaft; a first gear train connecting the input shaft to the lay shaft; a second gear train connecting the lay shaft to an output shaft the gear train including a one way clutch or similar;... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070125193 - Sprung gear set and method: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that relates to a gear set. The apparatus includes, a housing, a first gear movable in the housing such that a first axis defined by the first gear is repositionable relative to the housing, a second gear in mesh with the first gear, and a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070125194 - Device and method for locking together the shafts of an automatic transmission during installation of shaft retaining nuts: A device and method used for locking three shafts of an automatic transmission during tightening of a shaft-retaining nut. The device has a housing with a sidewall defining a fluid chamber and a tip at the first end of the housing. A fluid passage extends through the tip from the... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick