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

20090239669 - Joint assembly and a total assembly of bearing apparatus for a driving wheel: A joint assembly has a secured type constant velocity universal joint, a slide type constant velocity universal joint, and substantially cylindrical elastomer unit covers. The secured type constant velocity universal joint includes one outer joint member formed with a plurality of curved and axially extending first track grooves on its... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090233720 - Compliant joint: Disclosed is a compliant joint achieving passive compliance. The compliant joint includes a housing and a rotating member mutually rotatably provided; and a cam provided between the housing and the rotating member, and connected to the housing and the rotating member respectively. The cam is connected to the rotating member... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090233721 - Method for connecting a low speed main shaft of a wind turbine to an input shaft of a transmission gearbox of the wind turbine and a connection obtained by said method: Method for connecting a low speed main shaft of a wind turbine to an input shaft of a transmission gearbox of the wind turbine, characterized in that the method consists of providing a connection surface on the main shaft and a corresponding connection surface on the input shaft; placing a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090233722 - Cardanic cross joint with insulation: A universal joint comprises first and second joint yokes, each joint yoke having axially opposite yoke arms, and inner and outer sides with respect to an axis of symmetry of the joint; first and second connection elements, each having transverse arms for connecting the connection element to yoke arms of... Agent: O'brien Jones, PLLC (w/ Ford Motor Co.)

20090233723 - Vehicle: A rear wheel drive mechanism acting as a drive force transmission mechanism provided in a vehicle is provided with a spline section provided on an outer periphery of one end of a first drive shaft acting as an output shaft, a spline hole provided on an inner periphery of a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090227382 - Pinion shaft formed with an integral inner race of a constant velocity joint: A vehicle driveline assembly including a drive shaft; a pinion shaft and a constant velocity joint coupling the drive shaft to the pinion shaft. The constant velocity joint has an inner race integrally formed on an end of the pinion shaft.... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20090227383 - Protective cover and method for vehicle drive train: A method of covering and protecting a universal joint of a drive train including providing a flexible, removable universal joint cover including a removable, reusable outer flexible shell and a removable, flexible liner; applying the flexible, removable universal joint cover over the universal joint for rotation with the universal joint;... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090221376 - Rotary oscillation damper: The invention relates to a rotary oscillation damper having an input part and an output part which can be moved relatively and to a limited extent with respect thereto against the influence of at least one energy store. The at least one energy store is in this case supported on... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP