Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts inventions 08/08

20080207336 - Magnetic coupling and camera platform using magnetic coupling: A coupling configured to transmit rotation of a drive shaft to a driven shaft by magnetic force includes a drive portion configured to rotate integrally with the drive shaft, a driven portion configured to rotate integrally with the driven shaft, and a buffer member located in contact with both the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080207337 - Joint: A joint 10 is shown for transmission of torque between an input shaft 12 and an output shaft 14. In the form shown, the joint 10 comprises an outermost helical coil spring 16 and an innermost helical coil spring 18, both of which are connected at their respective opposite ends... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080207338 - Dual-mass flywheel: A dual-mass flywheel including a primary mass that can be connected to the drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, and a secondary mass that can be connected to the input shaft of a transmission. The masses are positioned in an axial manner in relation to each other, and concentrically... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20080207339 - Sealing ring for a universal joint bush: The invention relates to a universal joint bush (1) for a universal joint (4) of a universal joint shaft. In order to seal an annular gap (5) which is produced between the journal (3) and the universal joint bush (1), a sealing ring (2) is provided which encloses radially outwardly... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080207340 - Retained needle thrust washer: A trunnion of a universal joint cross-shaped member supports a bearing cup, thrust washer, and needle bearing assembly. The thrust washer includes a first surface that faces the bearing cup and a second surface that faces an end face of the trunnion. A first lip extends outwardly from the first... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20080200263 - Decoupling mechanism for power tools: A decoupling mechanism for a power tool having a motor driving a drive shaft that drives a rotating component includes a shaft gear disposed around the drive shaft. The shaft gear has a first side and a second side. The second side has at least one shallow receiving structure and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080200264 - Arrangement of coupling: The present invention relates to a coupling arrangement adapted for inclusion in a universal-joint-related arrangement (A), comprising a first axle (1) or the like having on one end a U-shaped forked unit (10), and further comprising an “X”-shaped torque transmission member (3) and a second axle (2) or the like... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080194338 - Torque fitting assembly: The present invention relates to embodiments of an assembly comprising a multi-use torque fitting and a length of tubing. The torque fitting generally comprises a threaded body portion and a torque-limiting body portion, wherein the threaded body portion and the torque-limiting body portion are arranged substantially concentrically along a longitudinal... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080194339 - Torque limited decoupler: A decoupler assembly is provided for allowing an alternator to be rotatably driven by a serpentine belt in an engine of an automotive vehicle and for allowing the speed of the belt to oscillate relative to the alternator. A hub is fixedly carried by a drive shaft from the alternator... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080194340 - Power transmission apparatus: In a power transmission apparatus, a driving rotary body is rotated by power from a driving device. A driven rotary body includes a driven rotary member attached to a rotating shaft of a driven device and a holding plate attached to the driven rotary member. A damper mechanism includes a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.a.

20080194341 - Tripod type constant velocity universal joint: A tripod type constant velocity universal joint that includes an outer joint member having three track grooves axially extending on an inner circumferential surface thereof; an inner joint member having three radially projecting trunnions; a boot fitted to an outer periphery of the outer joint member at an end portion... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080194342 - Universal joint socket with axial guiding: The invention relates to a universal joint comprising a spider provided with four staggered journals. A socket comprising an axial bearing in addition to a radial bearing is associated with each journal. Said axial bearing comprises rolling bodies that are guided between a front surface of the journal and the... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080194343 - Longitudinal displacement unit for driveshafts: A longitudinal displacement unit includes a first shaft element including an outer face having a plurality of first grooves and a second shaft element having a through-bore that receives the first shaft element. The second shaft element has a plurality of second grooves opposite the first plurality of grooves. A... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080194344 - Homokinetic joint having a sealing arrangement: The invention relates to a homocinetic joint (1, 1′) comprising an inner hub (2, 2′) and an outer hub (3), wherein several pathways (4, 5) are associated together in pairs, wherein balls (6) which are guided in a cage (7) are received in order to transmit torque between the inner... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080194345 - Device for compensating for torque in motor: Disclosed is a device for compensating for torque in a motor, which includes a stationary plate through the center of which a rotational shaft of the motor passes, and that is fixed to a support independent of rotational motion of the motor; a rotary plate that comes into close contact... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080194346 - Coupling assembly for molten metal pump: A coupling assembly for connection between a drive shaft and an impeller in a molten metal pump. The coupling assembly includes an upper portion to receive an end of the motor drive shaft and a lower portion to receive an end of the impeller shaft. The impeller shaft is pinned... Agent: Gary K. Price, Esq., Bowers Harrison, LLP

20080194347 - Transmission suitable for a motor vehicle, shafts therefor and method of producing such shafts: A transmission, particularly for a motor vehicle, having at least two torque transmitting shafts, shafts suitable for use in such a transmission, and a method for the production such shafts. At least one of the shafts is composed of a shaft base body (10) and at least one gearwheel (3a,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080188315 - Flexible clutch: A clutch is provided for releasably coupling an axially rotatable driving shaft to a coaxial driven shaft. The clutch comprises a gear, having a plurality of cogs, coaxially secured to one of said driving shaft or said driven shaft; and a receptor coaxially secured to the other of said driving... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080188316 - Shaft-drive-type power transmission device of a vehicle: To realize the reduction of weight of a power transmission device by overcoming a drawback that an excessively large rotational torque is transmitted to a power transmission path and to sufficiently suppress the generation of a change of a rotational speed by overcoming a drawback that phases between one universal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080188317 - Direct torque flow connection with optimized ratios in attachment methods: The present application is directed to a direct torque flow connector for torque transmission. The DTF connector includes a direct torque flow constant velocity universal joint having an outer race part and an inner race part, and a shaft coupled to the outer race part. The direct torque flow connector... Agent: Gkn Driveline North America, Inc