Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts inventions 10/08

20080261704 - Shaft tube system for brake foundation: A shaft tube system comprises a shaft having an elongated body, a cam at a brake end and a coupler at an actuated end. A shaft tube accommodates the shaft such that a cavity is defined between the elongated body of the shaft and an interior of the shaft tube... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080261705 - Elastic joint member: The invention relates to an elastic joint member (10) with at least one set of loops (12) and at least two bushes (14), which extend transversely through the set of loops (12), collars (16), which are fastened to a respective bush end (22) in order to axially support the set... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080261706 - Torsional vibration damper: A torsional vibration damper includes a primary side having a pair of axially spaced cover disk elements which are fixed to each other, and a central disk element axially between the cover disk elements, wherein each disk element has a like plurality of circumferentially arranged openings, and each opening has... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080261707 - Joint arrangement: A joint arrangement including a constant velocity ball joint (1) which is constructed as a counter track joint, with an inner hub (4) having first inner track grooves (16) and second inner track grooves (17), and an outer hub (7) in which first outer track grooves (20) and second outer... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080261708 - Fdb motor with tapered shaft for improved pumping efficiency: For motors having a journal with one or more groove regions and a shaft for relative rotation in the journal, aspects include providing a dual tapered shaft. The shaft may be tapered by the application of a wear resistant coating at least opposite the groove regions. The coating introduces a... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20080261704 - Shaft tube system for brake foundation: A shaft tube system comprises a shaft having an elongated body, a cam at a brake end and a coupler at an actuated end. A shaft tube accommodates the shaft such that a cavity is defined between the elongated body of the shaft and an interior of the shaft tube... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080261705 - Elastic joint member: The invention relates to an elastic joint member (10) with at least one set of loops (12) and at least two bushes (14), which extend transversely through the set of loops (12), collars (16), which are fastened to a respective bush end (22) in order to axially support the set... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080261706 - Torsional vibration damper: A torsional vibration damper includes a primary side having a pair of axially spaced cover disk elements which are fixed to each other, and a central disk element axially between the cover disk elements, wherein each disk element has a like plurality of circumferentially arranged openings, and each opening has... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080261707 - Joint arrangement: A joint arrangement including a constant velocity ball joint (1) which is constructed as a counter track joint, with an inner hub (4) having first inner track grooves (16) and second inner track grooves (17), and an outer hub (7) in which first outer track grooves (20) and second outer... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080261708 - Fdb motor with tapered shaft for improved pumping efficiency: For motors having a journal with one or more groove regions and a shaft for relative rotation in the journal, aspects include providing a dual tapered shaft. The shaft may be tapered by the application of a wear resistant coating at least opposite the groove regions. The coating introduces a... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20080254900 - Axial lash control for a vane-type cam phaser: A camshaft phaser for varying the timing of valves in an internal combustion engine. A rotor includes a plurality of vanes disposed in a stator having a plurality of lobes, forming a plurality of alternating timing advance and timing retard chambers. Pressurized oil is supplied selectively to the chambers to... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080254901 - Magnetic ring systems for attachment to a shaft and methods of making and using: Magnetic ring systems for attachment to a shaft and methods of making and using are provided. According to an embodiment, a magnetic ring system for attachment to a shaft comprises: a magnetic ring; and an adaptor configured to fit, inside the magnetic ring, the adaptor comprising an inner wall spaced... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080254902 - Universal joint: Disclosed is a universal joint including a tube, a slip bush inserted into the tube, and a shaft inserted into and slidably engaged with the tube via the slip bush. The universal joint further includes: one or more rows of guide holes formed by perforating a circumferential wall of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080254903 - Opposed path joint: An opposed path joint comprising an inner hub, which is provided with first inner grooves and second inner grooves, and comprising an outer hub, which is provided with first outer grooves and second outer grooves that respectively form a pair with the first and second inner grooves. The opposed path... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080254904 - Vehicle drive shaft: A vehicle drive shaft is disclosed that includes a sliding type constant velocity joint, a shaft member, a boot, and an insolating member. The sliding type constant velocity joint includes an outer ring having an accommodation chamber, and an inner ring accommodated in the accommodation chamber. The isolating member forms... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080254905 - Reinforced rolling boot: A sealing sleeve (11) of the rolling boot type having a first larger, substantially cylindrical collar (12), a second smaller, substantially cylindrical collar (13), as a well as a wall portion (14) which is positioned between the collars (12, 13) and which forms at least one axially open annular fold... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080248883 - Universal joint: A universal joint (4; 6) comprises an outer ring (28) held in a fitting hole (25) of a yoke (20; 21) and supporting a trunnion (24) so as to be rotatable with a needle roller (27) sandwiched therebetween. The outer ring (28) comprises a main body (281) fitted in the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080248884 - Constant velocity universal joint: The pocket 4a of the retainer 4 comprises a pair of axial walls 4a1 opposed in the axial direction of the retainer 4, a pair of circumferential walls 4a2 opposed in the circumferential direction, and corner round sections 4a3 connecting the axial wall 4a1 and the circumferential wall 4a2. The... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080248885 - Constant velocity ball joint: A ball and socket joint (1) which is constructed as a counter track joint and which includes an inner hub (4) in which first outer grooves (16) and second outer grooves (17) are arranged in an alternating and distributed manner around the axis (9) on the outer surface of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080248886 - Joint shaft and roller displacement: A jointed shaft with two shaft sections which are connected together in a rotationally fixed manner via a central shaft which is constructed as a constant velocity fixed joint. A constant velocity fixed joint is also arranged on the end of each of the shaft sections which is oriented away... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080242430 - Power transmission device: A power transmission device 41, in which a spacer 69 is press-fitted around a rear side of a male thread section 63 of an input shaft 57. An adapter 83 is screwed to the male thread section 63 of the input shaft 57 and its large diameter section 89 abuts... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080242431 - Shaft member coupling structure: A shaft member coupling structure includes first and second spool members rockably coupled in a condition wherein the spool members coaxially extend with a coupling part in the center, a fitting concave portion axially extends and is formed at the end of the first spool member and a fitting convex... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080242432 - Displacement unit and joint shaft including such a displacement unit: A displacement unit and a jointed shaft which includes such a displacement unit. The displacement unit is formed of an external part and of an internal part which can be displaced in an axial direction in the external part, in which the external and internal parts have guide paths provided... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080242433 - Wheel hub/joint unit: A wheel hub/constant velocity joint unit wherein a wheel hub (60, 90) with a through-aperture (59, 89) carrying inner shaft teeth (44, 74) is clamped to an outer joint part (46, 76) of a constant velocity fixed joint (42, 72), which outer joint part (46, 76) comprises a formed-on journal... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC