Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts inventions 03/07

20070072685 - Power transmission device: The power transmission device (10) comprises: a rotatable rotary part (1) to which a rotary driving force is transmitted from a driving source; and a power transmission shut-off member (3) for preventing an excessive torque from being transmitted between the rotatable rotary part and a rotating shaft (4) of a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070072686 - Torsion shock absorber: A device for minimizing damage to an electronic article resulting from an overload or jamming of the article that includes a shaft; a driven element carried on the shaft; a clutch plate carried on the shaft; and a torsion spring surrounding a portion of the shaft and having a first... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070072687 - Inner joint part for a constant velocity universal joint and process of producing same: An inner joint part for a constant velocity universal joint, more particularly a constant velocity plunging joint. The inner joint part (2) includes an outer spherical guiding face (3) for guiding a ball cage (24) of the constant velocity universal joint; a plurality of circumferentially distributed ball tracks (4) formed... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070072688 - Driveshaft system: The present invention provides a dampening system including a driveline including a tubular driveshaft; and at least one attenuator positioned at frequency nodes within the tubular driveshaft, the attenuator including a dampening material disposed about a perimeter of a rigid carrier corresponding to an interior surface of the tubular driveshaft,... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070066405 - Constant velocity universal joint: In a constant velocity universal joint including a double roller type roller unit, a cylindrical surface is formed in a radially outer surface of the outer roller; a flat engagement surface which is engaged with the cylindrical surface is formed in each of the guide grooves of the outer joint... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070066406 - Driveshaft assembly and method of manufacturing same: A driveshaft assembly includes a yoke including a body portion, a pair of opposed yoke arms that extends generally in a first axial direction from the body portion, and a neck portion that extends generally in a second axial direction from the body portion. A driveshaft tube is secured to... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070066407 - Double constant velocity universal joint: The present invention solves the problems of poor greasing efficiency and lubrication of double Cardan joints by providing a double constant velocity universal joint formed with two constant velocity universal joints combined. The double constant velocity universal joint includes two constant velocity universal joints, each having a cylindrical outer joint... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070066408 - Rotary joints: Rotary joints are provided for use in allowing fluid flow from a stationary member to a rotating joined member.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070066409 - Vehicle steering system: A vehicle steering system characterized by a shaft coupling system therefor comprising an input shaft for transmitting rotation from a steering wheel, an intermediate shaft, an output shaft for driving a steering mechanism on a vehicle body, a constant velocity universal joint and a cross universal joint, wherein a connection... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070060395 - Torsion vibration damping device: A driving disc with a hub and a disc rim which are rotatably supported inside one another, with at least two wound wire springs which are mounted substantially coaxially relative to the hub and disc rim and whose one end is secured in the direction of rotation relative to the... Agent: Wyatt, Gerber & O'rourke, LLP

20070060396 - Articulated shaft: In an articulated shaft for the transfer of torque from a transmission to a differential drive, including a connecting flange having a tube section, a shaft plate disposed between the connecting flange and a transmission output flange and forming a torsion element for accommodating some articulation of the connecting flange... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070060397 - W-shaped arms for hookes-type universal joint: A Hookes-type universal joint is provided with a yoke having outwardly facing surfaces on arms that are generally W-shaped in cross section. A central rib is part of the W-shape and provides a more rigid structure that allows a good deal of material to be removed between the central rib... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070060398 - Fixed ball joint with turned track cross-sections: A constant velocity fixed joint having an outer joint part (12) with outer ball tracks (221, 222), an inner joint part (13) with inner ball tracks (231, 232), the outer ball tracks and the inner ball tracks forming pairs of tracks (211, 231; 222, 232), the pairs of tracks each... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070060399 - Ball cage for a constant velocity universal joint and process of producing same: A ball cage for a constant velocity plunging joint which having an outer joint part with a internally cylindrical guiding face and an inner joint part with an outer spherical guiding face and torque transmitting balls held in the ball cage. The ball cage includes a plurality of circumferentially distributed... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070060400 - Torsion vibration damping device: A decoupling device for a driving disc which, for torque transmitting purposes, is connected to a driveshaft via a torsion spring, wherein the end of the driveshaft is provided in the form of a hollow shaft, wherein the torsion spring is bar-shaped and by means of one end is secured... Agent: Wyatt, Gerber & O'rourke, LLP

20070054743 - Transmission joint, in particular for transmitting drive between non-aligned shafts: A transmission joint for transmitting drive between a first shaft and a second shaft includes a first joint element and a second joint element which can be mutually coupled for the transmission of the drive between the shafts, each element being rotatable about a respective first or second axis of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070054744 - Releasable coupling device between a tool shank and a motor assembly in hand-held blenders: The invention discloses a fast and reliable coupling device between a tool shank and a motor assembly of a hand-held blender, which can be released by the user. The motor assembly is of the type that has a cylindrical nozzle centrally positioned on the base by which it couples to... Agent: Collen Ip

20070049377 - Greasable cv-joint wheel hub: A greasable wheel hub (20) using a constant-velocity (CV) joint (22) as a hub spindle is taught. The wheel hub (20) includes a hub cover (28) attached to a hub body (24), which in turn is attached to a CV housing (32) and a CV bearing (34), both of which... Agent: Meschkow & Gresham, P.L.C

20070049378 - Shock absorbing hub: A shock absorbing hub comprises an outer substantially circular plate member having an outer peripheral shoulder, a central bore defining an inner shoulder and a plurality of teeth fingers extending from the inner edge. An inner substantially circular plate member, having an outer peripheral shoulder and a plurality of rigid... Agent: Ted M. Anthony

20070049379 - Flexible coupling device: A flexible coupling device for transmitting power between at least two adjoining rotary members and allowing axial deflection and/or angular misalignment of at least one rotary member relative to another. The flexible coupling device provides optimization for both bending and torque stress. The flexible coupling device includes at least two... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070049380 - Tripod type constant velocity universal joint: The present invention provides a tripod type constant velocity universal joint of lower induction thrust and slide resistance. A tripod type constant velocity universal joint comprises an outer joint member having three truck grooves with roller-guiding surfaces opposing each other circumferentially, a tripod member with three trunnions protruding in a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070049381 - Bearing cup retainer for a universal joint: A cross for a universal joint includes a body portion having a trunnion that extends outwardly therefrom. The trunnion includes a surface. A bearing cup is mounted on the trunnion. A retainer includes a first portion that is supported on the bearing cup, a second portion that extends at an... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070049382 - Shaft for constant velocity universal joint: A constant velocity universal joint shaft, capable of suppressing a rotational backlash when incorporated in the constant velocity universal joint, and improving the assembly efficiency as well as reducing the manufacturing cost, is to be provided. The present invention relates to the constant velocity universal joint shaft having a spline... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.