Planetary gear transmission systems or components inventions 09/06

20060211530 - Drive axle with variable oil flow mechanism: An axle assembly including a differential gear set having a ring gear. The axle assembly includes a carrier assembly housing that contains the differential gear set and an arcuate fence disposed adjacent to the ring gear that connects to the carrier assembly housing. A moveable plate slidingly connects to the...

20060211531 - Axle assembly: A drive axle assembly having at least one drive shaft tube and at least one substantially horizontal drive shaft located within the tube. The drive shaft is connected at an inboard end to a differential and an outboard end of the drive shaft has a first bevel gear. The first...

20060211532 - Torque-coupling device for front-wheel-drive transaxle unit: A front-wheel-drive transaxle unit for a motor vehicle comprises a differential assembly having a differential mechanism disposed in a differential case and two opposite output shafts outwardly extending from the differential case and a torque-coupling device for selectively restricting differential rotation of the differential mechanism. The torque-coupling device includes a...

20060211533 - Automatic speed changing device: Disclosed is an automatic speed changing device in which speed is automatically changed according to a predetermined amount of rotation without user's arbitrary manipulations. The automatic speed changing device of the present invention comprises a hub unit including a hub shaft formed with a sun gear, and a hub shell...

20060211534 - Power tool gear-train and torque overload clutch therefor: A power tool transmission is described in which an overload clutch mechanism is arranged to provide a relatively compact power tool. A torque adjustment dial is arranged between the visible portions of the motor housing and the gearbox, and the dial is coupled to a compression spring such that rotation...

20060205553 - Continuously variable ratio transmission: A continuously variable ratio transmission including a planetary gear set having a sun gear, a ring gear, and a planet carrier having at least two planet gears carried thereon, a control element including a servogenerator capable of generating electric power, and at least one auxiliary field coil adapted to be...

20060205551 - Rotation transmitting apparatus: A rotation transmitting apparatus comprises a first sun gear joined to a first shaft so as to rotate interlockingly, a second shaft arranged to the first shaft coaxially, a second sun gear joined to the second shaft so as to rotate interlockingly, a first planetary gear meshed with the first...

20060205552 - Transmission device of a vehicle: A transmission device (3) of a vehicle for distributing a driving torque of a transmission input shaft (13) to at least two transverse vehicle shafts (4; 4X; 4Y; 4Z; 5). Between the transmission input shaft (13) and a transmission output shaft (15) gear elements (16 to 25) are disposed in...

20060205554 - Speed reducer for use in yaw drive apparatus for wind power generation apparatus, and yaw drive method and apparatus for wind power generation apparatus using the speed reducer: A speed reducer and a yaw drive apparatus for a wind power generation apparatus, where the speed reducer has high efficiency and a short axial length, and suitable for the yaw drive apparatus. The speed reducer has three stages for speed reduction. The total reduction gear ratio of a first...

20060205555 - Motor vehicle with torque vectoring drive axle: A motor vehicle having a drive axle assembly including first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, a speed changing unit operably disposed...

20060205556 - Nine-speed transmissions with four planetary gear sets: Nine-speed transmissions are provided that include four planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms and various fixed interconnections to provide nine forward speed ratios and a reverse speed ratio. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members...

20060205559 - Drive system for regulating devices in motor vehicles: A drive system for regulating devices in motor vehicles comprising a housing containing a drive element of the regulating device, a disk armature motor provided with an armature disk, and a planet wheel transmission. Said planet wheel transmission comprises an internal geared wheel fixed to the housing and provided with...

20060205557 - Method for effecting low-loss torque transmission in planetary gears: The invention relates to a method for effecting low-loss torque transmission in a single-stage planetary gear comprising 2-6 planet units. The arrangement and the interaction of individual gear elements in conjunction with a method for mounting and adjusting them result in a low-noise and low-loss torque transmission with uniform load...

20060205558 - Thrust washer for a planetary gearbox: A thrust washer (9) for planet gears (6) of a planetary gearbox is provided that is made form a tempered, cold rolled strip having a flatness less than or equal to 0.03 mm, and a hardness ranging from 370 to 580 HV. The thrust washer (9) can be produced in...

20060205560 - Transmission unitary shell output carrier and ring gear: A transmission component (12, 12′) for transferring torque about a transmission rotational axis A includes a shell output carrier (62) and a ring gear portion (64) of a unitary one-piece construction flow formed from a blank around a mandrel. The transmission component (12, 12′) transfers torque between a planet gear...

20060205561 - Drive assembly for wind turbines: A drive assembly for a wind turbine includes a rotor hub, a supporting structure, a planetary gear transmission unit having sun, planet and ring gears and a planet carrier. The ring gear is non-rotatably secured to the supporting structure. A main bearing rotatably supports the rotor hub and planet carrier...

20060199692 - Gear drive: The Invention relates to a gear drive with at least one wheel with internal toothing, with at least one output member rotatably supported relative to the wheel as well as an input shaft with at least one eccentric section with an eccentricity, wherein the wheel with external toothing combs in...

20060199693 - Bull gear of a differential gear assembly: A lower cost differential gear assembly capable of inputting driving force through a differential gear, whose teeth have sufficient strength is provided. To achieve the object, the differential gear is constructed by engaging a gear part provided with teeth at equal intervals on one of its perimeter surfaces, and a...

20060199692 - Gear drive: The Invention relates to a gear drive with at least one wheel with internal toothing, with at least one output member rotatably supported relative to the wheel as well as an input shaft with at least one eccentric section with an eccentricity, wherein the wheel with external toothing combs in...

20060199693 - Bull gear of a differential gear assembly: A lower cost differential gear assembly capable of inputting driving force through a differential gear, whose teeth have sufficient strength is provided. To achieve the object, the differential gear is constructed by engaging a gear part provided with teeth at equal intervals on one of its perimeter surfaces, and a...