Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts inventions 08/09

20090215543 - Slip yoke with internal splines having permanent coating and related method: A propeller shaft assembly operable to transmit torque between drive wheels and an engine of a vehicle generally includes a first cylindrical tube having a first end and a second end. A first cap is fixedly coupled to the first end. A first yoke is fixedly coupled to the first... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090209352 - Energy managing keel joint: A keel joint protector, which, in certain aspects, includes a body made of flexible material, a central open bore through the body, and the body having a plurality of spaced-apart energy management zones therein for diffusing a force applied to a particular part of the body. This abstract is provided... Agent: Jeffrey E. Daly National Oilwell Varco

20090209353 - Sealing bellows or bellows: A sealing bellows or bellows for sealing two components (1, 2) movable in relation to one another is presented, which has two edge areas (4, 5), which are located at spaced locations from one another, are connected by a jacket (3) and in which a clamping element (6, 7) each... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090209355 - Connecting assembly between a shaft journal and a constant velocity joint: A connecting assembly for use in the propeller shaft of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The connecting assembly comprises a shaft journal with an annular groove,;a constant velocity universal joint with an inner joint part which is connected in a rotationally fixed way to the shaft journal for the purpose... Agent: Gkn Driveline/ttg

20090209354 - Connecting assembly between a shaft journal and a constant velocity universal joint: The invention relates to a connecting assembly which is used, more particularly for use in the driveline of a motor vehicle. The connecting assembly comprises a shaft journal 3 with an outer journal groove 34; a constant velocity universal joint 4 with an inner joint part 6 which, for the... Agent: Gkn Driveline/ttg

20090203453 - Coupling device for transmitting a torque: The invention relates to a coupling device for transmitting a torque between a drive element and a clutch, for example of a motor vehicle. Said coupling device comprises a first shaft (17) and a second shaft (15) that encompasses the first, said shafts being coupled together in a positive fit.... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20090203454 - Bearing device for wheel: A cylindrical pilot portion P to be fitted to an inner periphery of a wheel 80 is formed at an inner diameter part of a brake rotor 70. A shape of the hub wheel, in particular, the shape thereof on an outboard side is thereby simplified, and thus the hub... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090203455 - Extendable shaft and motor vehicle steering apparatus: An extendable shaft (5), comprising an inner shaft (12) and a tubular outer shaft (13) fitted axially relatively movable so that a torque can be transmitted to each other. A plurality of balls (14) aligned are interposed between the corresponding raceway grooves (15, 16) of the inner shaft (12) and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090203453 - Coupling device for transmitting a torque: The invention relates to a coupling device for transmitting a torque between a drive element and a clutch, for example of a motor vehicle. Said coupling device comprises a first shaft (17) and a second shaft (15) that encompasses the first, said shafts being coupled together in a positive fit.... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20090203454 - Bearing device for wheel: A cylindrical pilot portion P to be fitted to an inner periphery of a wheel 80 is formed at an inner diameter part of a brake rotor 70. A shape of the hub wheel, in particular, the shape thereof on an outboard side is thereby simplified, and thus the hub... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090203455 - Extendable shaft and motor vehicle steering apparatus: An extendable shaft (5), comprising an inner shaft (12) and a tubular outer shaft (13) fitted axially relatively movable so that a torque can be transmitted to each other. A plurality of balls (14) aligned are interposed between the corresponding raceway grooves (15, 16) of the inner shaft (12) and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090197687 - Constant velocity universal joint: where W1 indicates a length of the cylindrical surface from a center of the leg shaft and an intersection of the cylindrical surface and an upper side taper portion of the outer roller, W2 indicates a length of the cylindrical surface from the center of the leg shaft and an... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090197688 - Steel ball rolling configuration and constant velocity universal joint: The present invention provides a steel ball rolling configuration and a constant velocity universal joint that achieve a superior oil retention effect between a surface of a steel ball and a partner rolling surface, can form a thick oil film, improve lubrication, and extend life of the steel ball. The... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090197689 - Protection device, in particular power take- off shaft protection, for an end piece of a shaft: The present invention relates to a protection device for an end piece of a shaft, in particular a power take-off shaft protection for a work machine. The protection device comprises a cover which is pivotally mounted to a base member, wherein both the cover and the base member are made... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090197690 - Damped axle shaft: An axle shaft which is inherently damped very near the source of the oscillation, via inner and outer axle components with a damping ring that couples between them, wherein the inner component which serves as the axle shaft, has a torsional stiffness different from (i.e., less than) that of the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff