Planetary gear transmission systems or components inventions 11/08

20080293532 - Machine for processing printed sheets: A machine for processing printed sheets includes a sheet delivery having a first conveying device for leading sheet ends, a second conveying device for trailing sheet ends, and a setting device for adjusting one of the two conveying devices relative to the other in a manner dependent on sheet format.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080293533 - Nine or ten speed split clutch countershaft automatic transmission: A combination countershaft and planetary gear set transmission is provided that achieves at least nine forward speed ratios and two reverse speed ratios. The transmission includes a main shaft operatively driven by a transmission input member as well as first and second countershafts with each countershaft spaced apart from and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080293534 - Electromotive brake actuator: The invention relates to an actuator for the electromotive actuation of a parking or stop brake, especially of a private car. The actuator comprises, downstream on the electric motor, a planetary wheel transmission which is axially cascaded in a multi-stage manner and comprises a centering pin which is radially mounted... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080293535 - 8-speed transmission: The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms and two fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080293536 - Planetary transmission with a disk clutch or a disk brake: A transmission with a planetary gearset including planetary gears supported on a carrier, with a disk clutch or brake including a disk carrier which, via an integral cylindrical portion, is fixed to a shaft that supports the disk carrier, such that the carrier rotates on the cylindrical portion and the... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080293537 - Multi-speed transmission: A multi-speed transmission includes multiple planetary gear sets having members representable by a three-node lever and a five-node lever, with each node representing at least one of the members of the planetary gear sets. The transmission includes seven torque-transmitting mechanisms including three rotating clutches selectively connecting nodes of the three-node... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080287240 - Structure of swing part of industrial robot: A value N obtained by dividing reduction ratio M in an eccentric oscillation type speed reducer 27 by a diameter D passing a center of pin teeth 29 is set to be smaller than 0.20. As the results, temperature of lubricant in the eccentric oscillation type speed reducer 27 can... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080287241 - Mechanically controlled continuously variable automatic transmission: The present invention relates to a mechanically controlled continuously variable automatic transmission, comprises a housing and a torque converting mechanism mounted in the housing, the torque converting mechanism comprising an input part, a rotatable or rotary carrier, at least one eccentric assembly which is rotatablely mounted on the carrier, and... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080287242 - Torque transfer device with hydrostatic torque control system: A power transmission device includes a rotatable input shaft, a rotatable output shaft and a ring gear fixed for rotation with the input shaft. A carrier is fixed for rotation with the output shaft. A pump assembly includes an inner rotor supported for rotation on the carrier and an outer... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080287243 - Reducer and method of use thereof: The reducer contains a lubricant inside, which is at least partly flowable during the operation, the inside of the reducer being tightly sealed from the outside. The reducer includes a communicating part that communicates the inside and the outside of the reducer. The communicating part is blocked with a blocking... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080287244 - Simple structural speed differential mechanism: A simple structural speed differential mechanism installed between a driving shaft and two driven shafts comprises a transfer shaft with a polygonal outer shape; a middle section of the transfer shaft being a gear which is engaged to the driving shaft; two roller frames installed at two ends of the... Agent: Jen-chih Liu

20080287245 - Differential apparatus for vehicle: An orthogonal axis gear, a planetary gear reduction mechanism portion, and a differential gear mechanism portion are arranged along an axial center direction of left and right output shafts. The planetary gear reduction mechanism portion is constituted such that a sun gear thereof is provided as a continuation of a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080287246 - Differential transmission unit featuring active controlling of the moment distribution: Disclosed is a differential transmission unit featuring active controlling of the moment distribution. Said differential transmission unit comprises a differential transmission (4) with two output shafts (6, 7), the cage (5) of said differential transmission (4) forming the input member, and one respective controlled frictional clutch (22, 26) that is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080287247 - Planetary gear set centering ring: A planetary gear set centering ring for use is a planetary gear train. The planetary gear centering ring is adapted to be positioned within a gear train to center a planetary gear carrier and a set of planetary gears within a ring gear of the gear train.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080287248 - Multi-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080287249 - Planetary transmission: A planetary transmission with at least one planetary gearset including planetary gears supported on a planetary gear carrier. The planetary carrier has inner teeth, which engage outer teeth of a shaft to form a lock tooth array. To secure the planetary carrier axially on the shaft, the planetary carrier is... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080280718 - Power-splitting hydromechanical continously variable transmission: The invention relates to a power-splitting hydromechanical continuously variable transmission, particularly for motor vehicles, comprising an input shaft, which provides output to a summation gearbox mechanically on the one hand and via a hydrostatic pump unit, a volume control valve, and a hydraulic motor on the other hand, the summation... Agent: Novak, Druce & Quigg LLP

20080280719 - Drive arrangement for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles: The present invention relates to a drive arrangement for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles (V, H). The drive arrangement is particularly suitable for utility vehicles and agricultural tractors. It has at least one first motor (11), which is propulsively connected to a first vehicle axle (H), and... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080280720 - Power transmitting apparatus: A power transmitting apparatus for performing switching between 2-wheel and 4-wheel drive modes and locking and unlocking of a differential by an operational shaft can comprise a reversible motor, a driving shaft rotationally driven by the motor and adapted to be engaged by the operational shaft for transmitting a rotational... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080280721 - 8-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle: An eight-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a single pinion planetary gear set, a double pinion planetary gear set, a compound planetary gear set, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch, a first brake, a second brake, and a one-way clutch. The second clutch... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080280722 - Multi-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080280723 - Multi-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080280724 - Multi-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20080280725 - Planetary gear device with two sun gears having different diameters: A planetary gear device having two sun gears with different diameters that engage with double planet gears having a first gear teeth area, which interacts with the fist sun gear, and a second gear teeth area, which interacts with the second sun gear. The double planet gears are continuous helical... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080274849 - Gear transmission unit with planetary gears: A planetary type gear transmission unit (11) suitable for a wind turbine (10) includes sun (27), planet (25) and ring (24) gears and a planet carrier (41), the planet carrier (28) including a planet bogie plate (43) which supports and locates circumferentially spaced pairs of planet gears (25) a planetary... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080274850 - Transmission apparatus: The present invention relates to a transmission apparatus (15) including at least one of a dividing unit (6) and a differential planetary gear unit (30), and a joint unit (20). A rotational power, which has been input to the transmission apparatus (15), is transmitted to the joint unit (20) via... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080274851 - 8-speed transmission: The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms, two fixed interconnections and a grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080274852 - Wide ratio transmissions having multiple gear ratios: The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least seven forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets having six or seven torque-transmitting mechanisms and three fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080274853 - Wide ratio transmission with four planetary gear sets and four brakes: The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having seven torque-transmitting mechanisms and three fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080274854 - Trike reverse gear: In an exemplary embodiment a mechanism for providing a gear mechanism having neutral, forward and reverse gear states for a Trike. The operation of the reverse gear mechanism is determined by its structure of conical gears affixed to shafts. The change of gear state is dependent upon causing, by a... Agent: David E. Orr