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20080234090 | MULTIPLE GEAR TRANSMISSION WITH MAGNETIC CONTROL - A multiple gear transmission with magnetic control for vehicles or for use in drive technology includes an input shaft supported on a frame and an output shaft. The input shaft protrudes from the frame at least one end and the output shaft protrudes from the frame at one end. Transmission gear ratios with transmission wheels are embodied as gear trains or belt and chain drives and are located between the input shaft and the output shaft. Transmission wheels are supported in a rotatable manner on the input shaft or on the output shaft. The transmission wheels are connected to the input shaft or the output shaft in a torsionally fixed manner by a clutch mechanism. The transmission wheels are constantly in rotation during operation. At least one component is supported in a rotatable or displaceable manner relative to a toothing within the clutch mechanism. At t least one component adopts a positive position in the toothing within the clutch mechanism. At least one component adopts a position at a distance relative to the toothing within the clutch mechanism. At least one component within the clutch mechanism has properties of a permanent magnet with a magnetic north and south pole within a magnetic field. A state of the clutch mechanism changes through the change of an additional magnetic field inside or in a direct vicinity of the clutch mechanism. During at least one shifting operation the state of at least two clutch mechanisms changes simultaneously. At least one of the clutch mechanisms transfers only torque in one direction of rotation. | 09-25-2008 |
20080300083 | Actuator for Units Comprising a Planetary Gear - The invention relates to an actuator ( | 12-04-2008 |
20080318724 | Integrated Drive Element - Proposed is an integrated drive element ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090017953 | Rotary drive device and image forming apparatus - A rotary drive device includes a motor including a rotary shaft, a planetary gear mechanism, and a rotation position detector. The planetary gear mechanism decelerates a rotation output of the motor at a reference reduction ratio and includes an outer gear, multistage gears, and an output shaft. The outer gear is fixed to a housing of the motor. The multistage gears are provided inside the outer gear. The output shaft transmits the decelerated rotation output of the motor to an outside of the rotary drive device. The rotation position detector detects a rotation position of the output shaft to control rotation of the motor. The motor, the planetary gear mechanism, and the rotation position detector are combined into a single integrated unit and aligned in an axial direction of the rotary shaft of the motor. | 01-15-2009 |
20090149290 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF A HYBRID VEHICLE AT REST - A method for charging a battery connected to an electric machine in a vehicle having an electrodynamic drive system including an electric machine and a planetary gearset. A crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is connected with a first element of the planetary gearset, the electric machine with a second element of the planetary gearset and a transmission input shaft with another element of the planetary gearset. A friction clutch detachably connects two elements of the planetary gearset, such that when the clutch is engaged, the planetary gearset runs in locked operation and when the internal combustion engine is running and the clutch is disengaged, a gear in the transmission is engaged to charge the battery via the combustion engine. The combustion engine drives the rotor of the electric machine with the transmission ratio of the planetary gearset. | 06-11-2009 |
20090197729 | Dynamic decorative painting - The invention is directed toward an electro-mechanical simulated aquarium. It includes a novel combination of a planetary gear train driving two endless loops of transparent material in counter-rotating directions. Depictions of marine life are applied to the loops and the entire arrangement is housed in an aquarium-like enclosure in order to maximize its realism. | 08-06-2009 |
20090247345 | Drive For A Working Machine, In Particular A Press Drive, And A Working Machine, In Particular A Forming Press - A drive for a working machine, in particular a press drive, includes an electric motor, a transmission, and a brake. The brake is disposed between the transmission and the electric motor. A forming device, such as a forming press, includes a press housing, a press shaft, and a drive for the press shaft. The drive is configured as outline above. | 10-01-2009 |
20090318255 | Vehicle power transmitting device - In a planetary gear unit | 12-24-2009 |
20100016114 | Modular robot control system - A modular robot control system includes at least one actuator and circuit board. The actuator includes a hollow casing with an opening, a flywheel, a motor, a fixed gear, a rotating gear and a top cap sealing the opening. Flywheel is mounted between the top cap and the casing. A first and a second planet gears are mounted outside the flywheel rotatingly. The motor received in the flywheel has a rotor shaft on which the flywheel is mounted rotatingly. The circuit board is mounted with the casing and connected with the motor. The fixed gear is fixed in the flywheel and engages with the first planet gear. The rotating gear is connected inside the top cap and engages with the second planet gear. Accordingly, signal disturbance and noise produced during the operation of the robot control system of the present invention are low. | 01-21-2010 |
20100022344 | WINCH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a winch clutch assembly, where the deceleration mechanism of the winch contains an additional second internal gear ring, and its outer annular wall is provided with multiple equally distanced fitting indents. The clutch assembly, external to the deceleration mechanism, has clutch levers shifted in longitudinal motion, where the clutch levers are used either to immobilize in the fitting indents of the second internal gear ring of the deceleration mechanism or to release from their immobilized state, enabling the power to transmit or pause to the steel rope sheave of the winch, to accomplish the clutch function. | 01-28-2010 |
20100035717 | LEVER-TYPE GEAR REDUCER - A speed reducer of the invention is a lever-typer speed reducer, which is configured to comprise a lever gear ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100041504 | Apparatus, System, and Method for a Variable Ratio Transmission - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to adjust input to output ratios with a planetary gear system. The apparatus comprises a sun gear that receives rotational force from a first input. A plurality of planet gears encircle the sun gear and operably connect with the sun gear. A planet gear carrier connects to the planet gears and transfers rotational energy to an output. A ring gear encircles the planet gears. The ring gear is a stator of an electric motor and rotational motion of the stator is a second input. The ring gear contains permanent magnets that align with the coils of the stator. The interaction of the permanent magnets and the coils provide the second input which adjusts rotational input to output torque and speed ratios. | 02-18-2010 |
20100093478 | Control Drive with electric motor and planetary gear mechanism - A control drive, consisting of an electric motor and a planetary gear mechanism flush with the electric motor on the same axis of symmetry, comprising a ring gear, a planet carrier and three planet gears mounted on the planet carrier, the planet gears each having a front surface in the assembly direction in the area of their external teeth and the ring gear in the region of its internal teeth having three angle areas assigned to the planet gears of its end opposite the assembly direction in a defined angle position of the planet carrier to ring gear. The task of the present invention is to ensure that an economical and time-decoupled simple and rapid assembly of the three planet gears in the ring gear is possible without increasing the manufacturing expense on this account, in which only slight changes to existing forms are necessary. This task is solved in that the axial spacing between the front surface of the first planet gear and the first angle area of ring gear assigned to it differs from the axial spacing between the front surface of the second planet gear and the second angle area of ring gear assigned to it and the axial spacing between the front surface of the third planet gear and the third angle area of ring gear assigned to it. | 04-15-2010 |
20100105512 | Power-Split Wind Power Generator Gearbox - A power-distributed wind turbine transmission for transmitting a torque generated by a rotor hub ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100125016 | MODULAR TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A modular transmission assembly includes a transmission housing that defines a hollow interior. The transmission housing extends along a central axis between a front end and a rear end. A rear motor module is disposed in, and is operatively connected to, the transmission housing. An inner module is disposed in, and is operatively connected to, the transmission housing. A main shaft is disposed along the central axis such that each of the rear and inner modules radially surround the main shaft. A front motor is disposed in the transmission housing and radially surrounds the main shaft. The inner module is axially disposed between the rear motor module and the front motor. An input module is connected to the front end of the transmission housing. The front motor is axially disposed between the inner module and the input module. | 05-20-2010 |
20100130324 | COAXIAL TRANSMISSION - A coaxial transmission, especially a hollow shaft drive, comprising a driving element ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100137094 | ELECTRIC TRACTION DRIVES - Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for electric traction drives employing a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a variator provided with a plurality of tilting traction planets and opposing traction rings. In one embodiment, an electric traction drive is provided with an electromotive device configured to transfer power to or from a traction sun of a CVT, In other embodiments, an electric traction drive is provided with an electromotive device that couples to certain components of a CVT such as a traction ring, a carrier assembly, and a main axle. Various inventive shifting assemblies having shift cams and shift cam cages can be used to facilitate adjusting the transmission speed ratio of a CVT. Various related devices include embodiments of, for example, a power input apparatus, a speed ratio shifter, a shift cam actuator, a shift nut, and a carrier assembly configured to support the tilting traction planets. | 06-03-2010 |
20100151980 | FLYWHEEL DRIVE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - In an energy storage and recovery system suitable for a hybrid vehicle | 06-17-2010 |
20100210391 | PLANETARY DRIVE SERVO ACTUATOR - A planetary drive servo actuator comprises a drive assembly operable to turn an output shaft. The drive assembly includes an outer cylinder configured to rotate within the housing and an inner cylinder configured to rotate within the outer cylinder. A clutch is operable to prevent the outer cylinder from rotating within the housing and to allow the inner cylinder to be rotated within the outer cylinder to turn the output shaft. | 08-19-2010 |
20100267508 | Direct drive electric shift two speed planetary gearbox - A direct drive electric shift two speed planetary gearbox using a linear actuator to engage selectively the ring gear either to the housing or to the carrier by means of a synchronizing clutch to provide a low speed mode, a neutral mode, and a high speed mode of operation resulting in significant fuel efficiencies. | 10-21-2010 |
20100267509 | In-wheel motor driving unit - An object is to provide a compact power transmission device which comprises a small number of parts and is compact in size, and which can transmit the rotation of a rotary shaft to a wheel with a high reduction ratio. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273597 | Hollow shaft epicyclic translative drive with centrally positioned transmittance and integrated utility apparatus - A drive is disclosed that is useful with a variety of apparatus for either multiplying torque or increasing rotational speed. The drive includes a supported inner shaft having a sun gear at one end, the inner shaft receivable through a hollow outer coaxial shaft having an engageable transmittance (a spur gear, for example) intermediate first and second opposite ends thereof. A planetary gear set platform is located at one end of the outer shaft, planet gears rotatably mounted thereabout in engagement with the sun gear received through the platform for rotation in a stationary ring gear. A right angle translate gear is affixed to the inner shaft adjacent an end thereof opposite the sun gear, a rotational source engagable at one of the translate gear and the transmittance and a utility output engagable at the other. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273598 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH | 10-28-2010 |
20110034283 | SPEED CHANGE MECHANISM - A speed change mechanism in which the gear ratio is selected by changing the direction of rotation of the power input includes first and second planetary gear sets enclosed within a hub shell. A DC electric motor is coupled to the sun gears of both gear sets and drives them simultaneously in the same rotary direction. In one of the gear sets the carrier arm is fixed and the ring gear is the output and in the other gear set the ring gear is fixed and the carrier arm is the output. A first one-way clutch transmits drive from an output of the first gear set to the hub shell and second one-way clutch transmits drive from an output of the second gear set to the hub shell, both clutches operating in the same direction. The outputs of the gear sets are driven in opposite rotary directions so that drive is transmitted to the hub shell either through the first gear set or the second gear set depending on the direction of rotation of the power input to provide two different gear ratios. | 02-10-2011 |
20110039650 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO OUTPUT SHAFTS - A transmission device with at least two output shafts and at least two multi-shaft planetary gearsets that are actively connected with one another. A shaft of a planetary gearset can be actively connected with an output shaft. In addition, a shifting mechanism, located between the two output shafts, shifts between a first power path or a second power path. In one of the planetary gearsets, torque from an electric machine can be transmitted along either the first or the second power path. In the first power path, torque from the electric machine is transmitted to the two output shafts in equal parts and with the same sign. In the second power path, torque is transmitted to the two output shafts in equal parts but with opposite signs. The planetary gearset, in the area of which the torque from the electric machine can be transmitted, is a simple negative planetary gearset. | 02-17-2011 |
20110070992 | Reconfigurable Hybrid Gear Train - The present disclosure is directed to a gear train. The gear train may include a first planetary gear set, which may include a first sun gear, a first ring gear, and a first carrier. The gear train may also include a second planetary gear set, which may include a second sun gear, a second ring gear, and a second carrier. Additionally, the gear train may include a first clutch configured to selectively connect the first carrier with the second carrier, as well as a second clutch configured to selectively connect the first sun gear with the second sun gear. The gear train may also include a first brake configured to selectively fix the second sun gear, as well as a second brake configured to selectively fix the first carrier. | 03-24-2011 |
20110082000 | CYCLOIDAL SPEED REDUCER, IN-WHEEL MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE, AND VEHICLE MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A speed reducer part B of an in-wheel motor drive device ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110165983 | Power Train For Wind Turbine - A geared power train ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110172046 | DUAL MODE EVT WITH INPUT SPLIT REVERSE MODE - A transmission is provided with a reverse input split mode and, preferably, a reverse low fixed speed ratio which provides sufficient reverse grade performance while allowing motor size and planetary and transmission ratios to be optimized for fuel economy or other design criteria. Engine-on reverse performance is improved, reducing dependence on the battery and electric motors to meet reverse grade performance requirements. | 07-14-2011 |
20110172047 | CONTRA-ROTATING MECHANISM - The present invention relates to a contra-rotating mechanism. The contra-rotating mechanism includes: a master shaft and a slave shaft arranged coaxially to each other and which contra-rotate with respect to one another; a master driving member which rotates integrally with the master shaft; a plurality of electrically driven units arranged in a radial shape and symmetrically to each other from the master driving member to receive the rotation of the master driving member; a plurality of receiving units interposed between the plurality of electrically driven units radial and symmetrical to each other from the slave shaft to reverse the rotation of the electrically driven units at least once; a slave driving member disposed on the center of the plurality of reversing units to receive the rotation of the reversing units and to rotate integrally with the slave shaft; a first panel and a second panel opposed to each other on the outside of the master driving member, the plurality of electrically driven units, the plurality of reversing units, and the slave driving member, and which support the master shaft, the plurality of electrically driven units, the plurality of reversing units, and the slave shaft such that they are rotatable; and a movement prevention unit for preventing the movement of at least one of either the assembly of the slave shaft and the slave driving member or the assembly of the master shaft and the master driving member. | 07-14-2011 |
20110177903 | Continuously Variable Planet Gear Transmission - A transmission system for a vehicle with an electric motor includes a continuously variable transmission having a drive pulley, a driven pulley connected to one wheel of the vehicle, and a belt operatively connected between the drive pulley and the driven pulley such that a pitch radius of the belt in contact with each pulley is variable. The transmission system further includes a planetary gear set having a sun gear connected to the output of the motor, a ring gear connected to the drive pulley, and a planet gear operatively connected between the sun gear and the ring gear. The planet gear is rotatable about a respective planet gear axis which is fixed in position relative to the sun gear axis such that the planetary gear set is arranged to be operable at a fixed gear reduction. | 07-21-2011 |
20110177904 | CONTROLLER FOR A SHIP'S PROPULSION - A ship propulsion ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110201470 | VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A transmission system having an input shaft for receiving/imparting rotation into the transmission system and an output shaft for delivering rotation from the transmission system, a flywheel component which has a ring gear portion and planet gear portion, wherein rotation of the input shaft causes rotation of the flywheel component, a first transmission shaft and a first transmission component, wherein rotation and/or orbital motion of the flywheel component is affected by the rotation or non-rotation of the first transmission shaft and by the rotation or non-rotation of the first transmission component, a second transmission shaft, wherein the first transmission component rotates if the second transmission shaft rotates, a second transmission component which rotates if the second transmission shaft rotates, wherein rotation or non-rotation of the second transmission component and rotation or non-rotation of the first transmission shaft affect the overall/net output shaft rotation, at least one modulator shaft the rotation or non-rotation of which is linked with the rotation or non-rotation of one of the transmission shafts, wherein a continuously variable accelerating or retarding torque can be applied to the modulator to accelerate or retard the rotation of the transmission shaft with which the modulator is linked, whereby this continuously variable acceleration or retarding of the rotation of the transmission shaft enables continuous variation of the speed and/or direction of the output rotation relative to the input rotation. | 08-18-2011 |
20110224043 | HYBRID MODULE FOR THE HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid module for the hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle is proposed, comprising an electric motor, a planetary gear assembly and a clutch ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110230293 | REDUCTION GEAR AND AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR INCLUDING SUCH A REDUCTION GEAR - This reduction gear of an electric actuator ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110245006 | STRAIN WAVE GEARING AND ROBOTIC ARM - Provided is a strain wave gearing having a high stiffness and no limitation imposed on rotation, and a robotic arm including the strain wave gearing. A strain wave gearing includes an electric motor and a strain wave gearing reducer. The strain wave gearing reducer includes: an outer ring member including a first internal gear; a pair of second internal gears each having internal teeth formed along an inner periphery thereof, and the pair of second internal gears differing from the first internal gear in number of teeth; a flexible gear; and a cam member, which distorts the flexible gear in a radial direction to cause the flexible gear to engage with the first internal gear and the pair of second internal gears. The pair of second internal gears is fixed to a pair of fixing plates coupled to each other by a shaft penetrating the cam member. | 10-06-2011 |
20110300985 | MULTISPEED SPUR GEAR TRANSMISSION WITH A PLANETARY GEAR STAGE - A multispeed spur gear transmission is provided with a planetary gear stage. The multispeed spur gear transmission includes, but is not limited to a spur gear pairing for each gear, a clutch bell with clutch device for coupling a transmission input to a motor output shaft, at least one transmission drive shaft and a transmission output shaft for receiving the spur gear pairings of the gears and a transmission output with an output gear on the transmission output shaft. Between the clutch bell and the transmission input the planetary gear stage is arranged, whose planetary gear cage includes, but is not limited to a spur gear rim that meshes with at least one first spur gear of a rotor shaft of an electrodynamic device. | 12-08-2011 |
20110319214 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH DISCONNECT FOR ACCESSORY DRIVE - An automotive accessory drive system for a motor vehicle connects to an internal combustion engine crankshaft during at least one mode of operation. The system includes an accessory drive pulley, a starter motor/generator, and an endless loop power transmission member connecting at least the starter motor/generator and the accessory drive pulley. A planetary gear set includes a sun gear, a ring gear integrally associated with the accessory drive pulley, and a planetary carrier connected to the engine crankshaft. First and second one way clutches connect the engine crankshaft to the ring gear, and the sun gear to a grounding member, respectively, to define a normal drive mode and an engine start mode, respectively. An electromagnetic disconnect includes a normally closed friction clutch connecting the grounding member to ground to define a third mode of operation corresponding to a free wheel function with the grounding member disengaged from connection to ground. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319215 | LUBRICATION OF A PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE - A vehicle motive power transmission apparatus includes: a planetary gear device; an oil pump for sucking oil present in an apparatus case; a one-way clutch that transmits normal-direction rotation output of the planetary gear device to the oil pump, but does not transmit reverse-direction rotation output of the planetary gear device to the oil pump; an oil tank which is provided in the apparatus case, and which is provided with a first introduction portion that receives oil that is splashed upward as a gear in the apparatus case rotates in a normal direction, and a second introduction portion that receives oil that is splashed upward as the gear rotates in a reverse direction; and an oil passageway that supplies the planetary gear device with oil present in the oil tank or oil sucked by the oil pump. | 12-29-2011 |
20120010036 | Bicycle Transmission Systems - A bicycle transmission system includes an input ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120015771 | TRANSMISSION UNIT HAVING A TRANSVERSAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM - A transmission unit for a driven vehicle wheel comprising an input shaft having a pinion and an output shaft having a ring gear which are parallel so that the input and the output shafts can move transverse relative to one another. At least one planetary gearwheel engages the pinion and the ring gear and is supported by a planetary carrier such that the carrier, the pinion and the ring gear are coaxial with one another. A second carrier is supported coaxial with the ring gear such that the planetary gearwheel is axially arranged between the first and second carriers. The transmission unit enables transverse decoupling between the input and the output, and transmission of large torques. The transmission unit decouples wheel-hub motors from the wheel suspension, in relation to deflection movement of the driven wheel, which facilitates the reduction of the unsprung masses of a wheel-hub drive. | 01-19-2012 |
20120015772 | DRIVE DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH SAME - A drive device | 01-19-2012 |
20120040793 | ELECTRIC TOOL - One aspect of the invention can include an electric screw tightening machine in which a speed change to a low-speed high-torque output state is automatically achieved in conjunction with increase in an external torque of a spindle. This output state is locked by a speed change lock mechanism, and this lock state is reset by an OFF operation of a switch lever. A speed changing device can be switched from a high-speed low-torque output state to a low-speed high-torque output stage. In the high-speed low-torque state, the second stage internal gear rotates together with a first stage carrier. The low-speed high-torque output state is caused as the second stage internal gear is disconnected from the first stage carrier so as to be restricted from rotating. | 02-16-2012 |
20120083375 | HUB MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A hub motor for electric vehicles and includes a rim, connecting members, a motor housing, a gear ring, a coil unit, a shaft, a tube, a magnet unit, a sun gear, a planet gear frame and multiple planet gears. The gear ring and the coil unit are fixed in the motor housing and two bearings are located between the shaft and the motor housing so that the motor housing is rotatable relative to the shaft. The tube has the magnet unit and the sun gear, and the planet gear frame is fixed to the shaft and the planet gears are connected to the planet gear frame. The planet gears are engaged with the gear ring and the sun gear. By this arrangement, the hub motor is simplified and easily assembled to the electric vehicles. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083376 | HUB MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A hub motor for driving a wheel of an electric vehicle and includes a cylindrical casing fixed to the wheel of an electric vehicle and a ring gear and a coil unit are fixed to the casing. A central unit includes co-axial two fixed axles and a shaft. Multiple bearings are located between the casing and the central unit so that the casing is rotatable relative to the central unit. The shaft has a magnet unit and a sun gear fixed thereto, a planet gear frame is connected to the fixed axle by a one-way bearing. Multiple planet gears are connected to the planet gear frame. The planet gears are engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear. The hub motor is simplified structure and easily assembled. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083377 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING INTEGRAL DAMPING FOR A TRANSMISSION COMPONENT - The invention relates to an electrical machine, in particular a starter for internal combustion engines, having a torque support ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120088622 | MANUFACTURE AND USE OF PARALLEL ECCENTRIC ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR - A parallel eccentric electro-mechanical actuator provides motive power and includes an electric prime mover that drives the reducer's pinion gear. This pinion drives minimum three star gears with stationary shaft bearings. Each shaft contains an eccentric which are completely in parallel with each other. These eccentrics can be thought of as parallel/in-phase driven crankshafts. Each eccentric drives the parallel eccentric (PE) gear through a bearing. The PE gear exhibits a circular motion (without rotation) which in itself is unbalanced. The crankshafts have another eccentric which create an opposite inertia force to balance that of the PE gear. The PE gear contains an external toothed gear on its periphery. It meshes with the internal teeth of the output ring gear. The relative motion between the PE gear and the ring gear is that the PE gear rolls inside the ring gear. This relative motion is called hypo-cycloidal motion. | 04-12-2012 |
20120088623 | PLANETARY GEAR MECHANISM - A planetary gear mechanism of the invention includes a housing, an input shaft that has an eccentric portion whose center lies on an eccentric axis that is displaced from an axis of input and output shafts, and is supported by the housing to be rotatable about the axis of the input and output shafts relative to the housing, an oscillating face plate that eccentrically oscillates via the eccentric portion, such that its rotation relative to the housing is restricted, and an output shaft to which an internally toothed gear that internally contacts and meshes with an externally toothed gear formed on the oscillating face plate is mounted, and which is rotatable about the axis of the input and output shafts relative to the housing. As the input shaft rotates, a circumferential position at which the externally toothed gear and the internally toothed gear mesh with each other changes, and rotation of the input shaft is delivered at a reduced speed to the output shaft. First pins that protrude from the oscillating face plate engage with insert holes formed in the housing, so that rotation of the oscillating face plate is restricted. | 04-12-2012 |
20120100948 | SPEED CHANGING APPARATUS - A speed changing apparatus includes a planet gear set having a sun gear, planet pinions, a planet pinion carrier and a ring gear mounted inside a rotary sleeve. The sun gear is driven by a D.C. motor to rotate in either of two opposed rotary directions. Clutch arrangements are operative to lock one of either the carrier arm or the ring gear to a rotationally fixed component and to drivingly couple the other of the carrier arm and the ring gear to the sleeve ring depending on the direction of rotation of the motor. Different gear ratios are selected by reversing the direction of rotation of the motor whilst the sleeve ring is always driven in same direction. The speed change apparatus may be part of a hub of an electric vehicle in which the sleeve ring is a hub shell and the apparatus is mounted about an axle. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100949 | PLANETARY GEAR MECHANISM - A planetary gear mechanism of the invention includes a housing, an input shaft that has an eccentric portion whose center lies on an eccentric axis, and is rotatable about the axis of input and output shafts relative to the housing, an oscillating face plate that eccentrically oscillates relative to the input shaft via the eccentric portion, and rotates about the eccentric axis, and an output shaft that is provided with a second internally toothed gear that internally contacts and meshes with a second externally toothed gear formed on the oscillating face plate, and is rotatable about the axis of the input and output shafts relative to the housing. The housing is formed with a first internally toothed gear that internally contacts and meshes with a first externally toothed gear formed on the oscillating face plate. As the input shaft rotates, a circumferential position at which each externally toothed gear meshes with the corresponding internally toothed gear changes, and rotation of the input shaft is transmitted at a reduced speed to the oscillating face plate, of which rotation is delivered at a further reduced speed to the output shaft. | 04-26-2012 |
20120115664 | MULTI-AXIS TRANSMISSION - An multi-axis transmission includes a frame, a motor, a housing, a first output mechanism, a second output mechanism, and a output control mechanism. The motor is secured to the frame, the motor includes a rotary shaft. The housing is axially slidably attached to the frame. The first output mechanism is secured to the frame. The second output mechanism is rotatably attached to the housing. The output control mechanism is secured to the rotary shaft, the output control mechanism is selected to engage the first output mechanism to output a first movement or to engage the second output mechanism to output a second movement angular with the first moment. | 05-10-2012 |
20120129641 | LOCKING RING FOR A PLANETARY GEAR SET INCORPORATED INTO A TRANSMISSION MEMBER - A planetary gear set includes a carrier assembly. The carrier assembly includes a carrier member having a carrier member body that defines an inner carrier portion. The carrier member body includes a planet gear support surface and a carrier plate support member that extends substantially perpendicularly from the planet gear support surface. The carrier plate support member includes an edge portion having a mounting element. A carrier plate is arranged, at least in part, within the inner carrier portion at the edge portion. The carrier plate includes a carrier plate body having first and second opposing surfaces that define an outer edge section. The outer edge section includes a mounting member. A locking member is arranged in the mounting element and the mounting member to operatively coupling the carrier member and the carrier plate. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129642 | ANTI-ROTATION PIN FOR A PLANETARY GEAR UTILIZING A TWO-PIECE CARRIER - A planetary gear set includes a ring gear having an inner diametric surface that defines an inner ring gear portion. A carrier assembly is arranged within the inner ring gear portion. The carrier assembly includes a carrier member having a carrier member body including a planet gear support surface and at least one carrier plate support member that extends substantially perpendicularly from the planet gear support surface. The at least one carrier plate support member includes a carrier plate support element having an opening. At least one planet gear pin extends from a first end portion arranged at the planet gear support surface to a second end portion, and at least one anti-rotation pin extends from a first end section arranged at the planet gear support surface through the opening in the carrier plate support element to a second end section. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129643 | Multiple Drive System for Food Processor and Mixer - A multiple drive system of a food processor/mixer, comprising first, second and third drive outlets, each operable at different speeds. This system is incorporated with a planetary gear system. A motor with shaft, coupled to the first drive outlet, drives it at a selected speed. The shaft coupled with a first sun gear meshed in a ring gear drives a first set of planet gears. The second drive outlet, mounted on the arm of the first set of planet gears, drives at a different speed, and is coupled with a second sun gear meshed in the ring gear and drives a second set of planet gears. The third drive outlet, mounted on the arm of the second set of planet gears, drives at another different speed. The second and third drive outlets are driven at different speeds according to gear-ratio of the planetary gear system, without changing the input voltage. | 05-24-2012 |
20120135833 | ELECTRICAL DRIVE APPARATUS FOR VALVES - An electrical drive apparatus for valves includes: a main body having an internal first receiving space in which a transmission unit is received; a drive unit disposed on one side of the main body for driving the transmission unit to rotate; a hand wheel fixed with a top section of the transmission unit, a lower section of the hand wheel being formed with several sockets; and a switch unit for controlling whether the hand wheel and the first transmission shaft can be rotated so as to switch the electrical drive apparatus between an electrical drive operation mode and a manual drive operation mode. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142474 | DRIVE UNIT, PARTICULARLY REAR DRIVE UNIT, FOR AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive unit, more preferably rear drive unit, for an all-wheel drive of a motor vehicle with two drive shafts, of which one drive shaft serves for driving the one wheel and the other drive shaft serves for driving the other wheel of a motor vehicle. Provided is a transmission operationally that is connected to the drive shafts, through which a drive torque acting on the input of the transmission can be divided or is divided into at least two output torques and through which the output torque of the transmission acting on the one drive shaft is reversible or is reversed in its operation direction relative to the output torque of the transmission acting on the other drive shaft. | 06-07-2012 |
20120149520 | Hydraulic Free Multispeed Transmissions for Electric Vehicles and Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles and Systems for Shifting the Same - A multispeed transmission includes a sun gear, at least one high-speed planetary gear in constant mesh with the sun gear and a high-speed ring gear, where the high-speed planetary gear orbits around the sun gear. The multispeed transmission also includes at least one low-speed planetary gear coupled with the high-speed planetary gear and in constant mesh with a low-speed ring gear and a carrier rotationally engaged with the high-speed planetary gear and the low-speed planetary gear such that either the high-speed planetary gear or the low-speed planetary gear controls rotation of the carrier. The multispeed transmission further includes a transmission case that surrounds the high-speed ring gear and the low-speed ring gear and a clutch located proximate to the high-speed ring gear and the low-speed ring gear, where the clutch selectively couples the high-speed ring gear or the low-speed ring gear with the transmission case. | 06-14-2012 |
20120178573 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178574 | MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY - A powertrain for a hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine, an electric motor module, and a transmission. The electric motor module includes a hydraulic cooling circuit for the electric motor. The hydraulic cooling circuit includes a fluid passage and an annulus in fluid communication with the fluid passage. The annulus is radially outwardly disposed relative to a stator of an electric motor for circulating hydraulic fluid around an outer circumference of the stator. | 07-12-2012 |
20120196714 | DYNAMIC DAMPER DEVICE - A dynamic damper device includes a planetary gear mechanism including plural differentially rotatable rotating elements, an elastic member that couples a rotating shaft rotated by being transmitted with a power with a first rotating element of the planetary gear mechanism, and a rotation control device that is coupled with a rotating element different from the first rotating element of the planetary gear mechanism and controls a rotation of the planetary gear mechanism by adjusting torque acting on the first rotating element. Accordingly, the dynamic damper device achieves an effect that vibration can be appropriately reduced. | 08-02-2012 |
20120214633 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MOTOR - An automatic transmission includes an input shaft or member, an output shaft or member and three simple and one compound planetary gear assemblies each including a sun gear, a planet gear carrier with a plurality of planet gears and a ring gear. The input shaft or member is coupled to the sun gear of the second planetary gear assembly and the output shaft is coupled to the planet gear carrier of the fourth planetary gear assembly. An electric motor is coupled to and drives the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear assembly. The transmission also includes six torque transmitting devices: four friction brakes and two friction clutches. | 08-23-2012 |
20120214634 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 08-23-2012 |
20120220409 | DUAL-DRIVE ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING CONTROLLABLE PLANETARY GEAR SET (1) - The present invention relates to a clutch device structured by a dual-drive electric machine being combined with an planetary gear set (DG | 08-30-2012 |
20120231915 | WHEEL RIM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A wheel assembly, for use on an off-highway vehicle, includes a generally cylindrical wheel hub extending axially from a first end to a second end around an inner volume. A hub adapter is secured to the second end of the wheel hub, the hub adapter including a peripheral shoulder, which has a first shoulder surface axially facing in a direction extending from the second end towards the first end. A first wheel rim is mounted to the peripheral shoulder of the hub adapter at the first shoulder surface. | 09-13-2012 |
20120244980 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A driving system for electric vehicle is disclosed to use a clutch switching unit for controlling a motor rotor-driven bushing to rotate a wheel hub via a direct-drive active clutch or via a set of planet gears and a reducing clutch. At the initial state after startup of the motor, the direct-drive active clutch runs idle, enabling the wheel hub to provide a low-speed high-torque output, saving power consumption. When the vehicle speed reaches a predetermined level, a control circuit drives a clutch motor to move the clutch switching unit in releasing the reducing clutch to idle the planet gears, enabling the direct-drive active clutch to be switched on so that the rotor of the motor can rotate the wheel hub directly to accelerate the vehicle speed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120258832 | POWER TOOL - In a power tool, a tubular gear case is disposed frontwardly of a motor and configured to accommodate a planetary gear speed reduction mechanism, a tubular motor bracket is attached to the motor and configured to connect the motor and the gear case together, and at least one pin is pierced through the motor bracket and the gear case to connect the motor bracket and the gear case together. The pin is engaged with a first-stage internal gear located at a first stage of the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism whereby the first-stage internal gear is restrained from rotating and located in position in an axial direction thereof. | 10-11-2012 |
20120270692 | Gear, motor-gear unit, vehicle and generator with a gear and force transmitting element - A vehicle has a motor-gear unit, a trailing wheel of the vehicle being connected the output shaft of the gear and an input shaft of the gear being connected to a motor. The gear has an outer wheel, an inner wheel and a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel. A revolving transmitter is also provided which lifts the traction means off the outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes it against the inner periphery of the outer wheel. | 10-25-2012 |
20120302390 | Bidirectional hub motor with unidirectional two-speed output - A two-speed bidirectional hub motor includes an electrically driven hub, including an electrical motor, oppositely aligned one-way bearings, and a planetary gear system connected to the electrical motor. A fixed shaft is connected to the stator of the electrical motor. The first of two one-way bearings connects the electrical motor to the planetary gear system, and the second one-way bearing connects the electrical motor to the hub casing. When the rotor is electrically activated to spin in the forwards direction, the second one-way bearing engages the hub casing and rotates the wheel forwards at high speed. When the rotor is electrically activated to spin in the reverse direction, the first one-way bearing engages the planetary gearing system, rotating the wheel forward at lower speed by a gear reduction. This design gives two-speed output without a transmission. | 11-29-2012 |
20120309577 | REVOLVING APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An electric motor is arranged on a reduction device, and a wet braking device which gives braking force to a motor shaft is arranged on an upper end side of the electric motor. The wet braking device has a brake case which accommodates an upper end portion of the motor shaft, an adapter which is detachably disposed to the motor shaft in the brake case, a plurality of rotating side brake disks and a plurality of non-rotating side brake disks arranged on an outer peripheral side of the adapter and a brake piston which gives braking force to the motor shaft by frictionally engaging the rotating side brake disks and the non-rotating side brake disks with each other. At the time of performing a maintenance operation for the wet braking device, the wet braking device alone can be solely removed while keeping the electric motor assembled to the reduction device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309578 | Arrangement For Driving A Vehicle Wheel With A Drive Motor - An arrangement for driving a vehicle wheel has at least one drive motor ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120322605 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a planetary gear reduction mechanism and an internal gear. The planetary gear reduction mechanism includes multi-stage planetary gears, multi-stage carriers each configured to carry a plurality of planetary gears, and a bearing assembled with a final-stage carrier from a rear side of the final-stage carrier to rotatably support the final-stage carrier. The internal gear is configured to be rotatable and axially slidable while allowing planetary motion of final-stage planetary gears supported by the final-stage carrier. A gear portion provided on the final-stage carrier is formed as a separate gear which is assembled with the final-stage carrier from the rear side of the final-stage carrier after assembling the bearing with the final-stage carrier. | 12-20-2012 |
20120329596 | SPEED REDUCTION MECHANISM AND MOTOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SPEED REDUCTION MECHANISM - A speed reduction mechanism includes: a speed reduction unit that includes an input member formed of an external gear that makes circular motion about a rotation axis with an eccentric amount, and a rotation force applying member formed of an internal gear that is in mesh with the input member; and a lubricating oil supply unit that supplies lubricating oil to a bearing of the speed reduction unit. The lubricating oil supply unit includes an oil tank arranged outside of the rotation force applying member, an oil delivery passage that delivers the lubricating oil to the oil tank, and a first oil introduction passage that introduces the lubricating oil from the oil tank to the bearing. The lubricating oil is delivered to the oil delivery passage through pumping action of the input member based on the circular motion. | 12-27-2012 |
20130012350 | WHEEL HUB DRIVE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a wheel hub drive for a motor vehicle, having a motor, in particular an electric motor, which is connected to an input element of a transmission so as to exercise a driving effect, wherein the transmission has an output element, which is connected to a shaft section, by means of which a wheel of the motor vehicle can be driven. A sensor is furthermore provided for monitoring the rotational speed of the drive, comprising a sensor element arranged in a manner fixed against rotation and a rotatable sensor element. The rotatable sensor element is connected to the output element for conjoint rotation. | 01-10-2013 |
20130023371 | PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN FOR TRANSMISSION OF MOTOR - Provided is a planetary gear train for transmission of e-bike motor, including: a carrier protrusively formed in a center with a stator axis insertion boss provided with a stator axis insertion groove in a shape corresponding to that of the stator axis for insertion of the stator axis, and mounted with a plurality of gear installation units; a plurality of planetary gears interposed rotatably mounted at an upper surface of the gear installation unit of the carrier; and a fixing pin rotatably mounting the plurality of planetary gears on the gear installation units, wherein the fixing pin includes a pin head inhibiting the planetary gears from deviating | 01-24-2013 |
20130023372 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A hybrid drive system includes an input member, a rotating electric machine, a power distributing apparatus that distributes and transmits torque that is transmitted to the input member to the rotating electric machine and an output member, an output gear capable of outputting torque transmitted to the output member, and an output bearing that is rotatably supports the output member from the radially inner side. The entire apparatus is arranged overlapping with the output member at a position in an axial direction on the radially inner side of the output member, and a ring gear of the apparatus is integrally provided with the output member, on an inner peripheral surface of the output member. The output gear is integrally provided with the output member, on an outer peripheral surface of the output member, The output bearing and the output gear are arranged overlapping at a position in the axial direction. | 01-24-2013 |
20130035189 | MILL DRIVE SYSTEM - A mill drive system includes a gear unit which is arrangeable below a grinding plate and has at least one planetary and/or spur gear stage, having a vertical shaft position. The mill drive system includes an electric motor, integrated into a housing of the gear unit and having a rotor and a stator which have vertically extending axes. Upper and lower bearing covers each including bearing seats for rotor shaft bearing are mounted on opposite end faces on the rotor and stator and are connected via a stator carrier, which has cooling fins on the outer periphery. A collecting tray for coolant is formed between the lower bearing cover and a base part of the housing. The motor is supported via a flange which is formed on an inner face of the housing and extends radially inward and to which the lower and/or upper bearing covers are connected | 02-07-2013 |
20130040774 | Transmission and Traction Motor Module Using the Same - Provided is a transmission of an e-bike motor, the transmission including a plurality of planetary gears meshed with a sun gear transmitting a power of a rotation shaft of a motor, a ring gear including a gear member meshed with an inner circumferential surface of the planetary gears and a clutch member formed at the other end of the gear member to shift a direction of power in response to backward and forward rotations, where the gear member and the clutch member are individual parts, and a connection unit connecting the gear member and the clutch member lest the gear member and the clutch member idle relative to an axial direction, wherein the plurality of planetary gears and the gear member of ring gear are provided in helical gears. | 02-14-2013 |
20130045827 | SWING INTERNAL CONTACT TYPE PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE AND ROTATION DRIVE DEVICE - An easily structured swing internal contact type planetary gear device is proposed which can achieve a higher meshing ratio when an involute tooth profile is adapted. Each of an internal tooth of an internally toothed gear wheel and an external tooth of an externally toothed gear wheel is formed with an involute tooth profile. Under a driving condition, one of an internal tooth body of the internally toothed gear wheel and an external tooth body of the externally toothed gear wheel is elastically deformed in an extending direction and the other thereof is elastically deformed in a contracting direction so that the number of meshing teeth becomes larger than the number of meshing teeth under a non-driving condition. | 02-21-2013 |
20130065721 | DRIVE UNIT HAVING A TRANSMISSION - A drive unit having a transmission, which has an input axis and an output axis, which are arranged parallel to one another and spaced apart. In a drive unit of this kind, provision is made for the transmission to be designed as a cartridge which forms a unit and is connected to a support element forming a component part of the drive unit. A drive unit embodied in this way allows quick and easy mounting of the transmission while allowing for the required transmission forces and transmission torques of the transmission. Moreover, the transmission can be embodied in a space-saving way. | 03-14-2013 |
20130095972 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - A drive system has a transmission unit with planetary gear stage and a first shaft associated with a planetary carrier and having a coupling flange connectable to a machine or rotor shaft. The transmission unit and a motor/generator unit includes a rotor connected with a rotation-lock to a hollow rotor shaft which is connected to a second shaft of the transmission unit and enclosed by a gearbox housing. A coupling is arranged radially between the second shaft and the hollow rotor shaft. A gearbox housing support with a hollow cylindrical extension is arranged between the transmission unit and the motor/generator unit. The cylindrical extension concentrically encloses an end section of the second shaft and forms a bearing seat for a bearing arrangement disposed radially between the second shaft and the cylindrical extension. The hollow cylindrical extension is concentrically enclosed by the rotor and the hollow rotor shaft. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095973 | Non-contact magnetic drive assembly with mechanical stop elements - A non-contact magnetic drive assembly with mechanical stop elements for a vacuum deposition system employing a lift-off process having a HULA configuration featuring a plurality of magnets coupled in an annular orientation to a central ring and an orbital ring, each magnet of the orbital ring becomes superposed with a magnet of the central ring as the orbital ring rotates, and a central drive component driving either the central ring, the orbital ring around the central ring or both simultaneously, the central drive component provides a rotational speed allowing non-contact, magnetic drive rotation of the orbital ring around the central ring until a difference between a magnetic drive torque of the superposed magnets and the rotational speed of the central drive component causes the superposed magnets to decouple enabling mechanical drive rotation by interactive contact between a plurality of central ring teeth and a plurality of orbital ring. | 04-18-2013 |
20130109526 | GEARED MOTOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130123056 | VEHICLE DOOR DRIVING DEVICE - A driving mechanism is arranged such that at least a part is contained within a space corresponding to the external shape of a driving motor, that is, within a space corresponding to a distance in the radial direction of the driving motor. The driving mechanism comprises a pinion, a transmission gear, a ring gear that forms a fixed axis, and a carrier. The pinion is connected to a rotary shaft of the driving motor. The transmission gear has a disk gear portion that meshes with the pinion, and a sun gear portion that is located on the same side as the pinion with respect to the disk gear portion. The carrier has a planet gear and rotates with a drum. | 05-16-2013 |
20130143707 | SPEED REDUCTION MECHANISM, AND MOTOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - In a reduction-transmission mechanism, a plurality of output members are arranged at such positions that a size that is the sum of a fitting clearance formed between an outer periphery of each output member and a corresponding one of needle roller bearings, a fitting clearance formed between the needle roller bearing and an inner periphery of an input member, which defines a corresponding one of a plurality of pin insertion holes, and a radial internal clearance in the needle roller bearing is smaller than a size that is the sum of a fitting clearance formed between a ball bearing and an outer periphery of an eccentric portion, a fitting clearance formed between the ball bearing and an inner periphery of the input member, which defines a center hole, and a radial internal clearance in the ball bearing. | 06-06-2013 |
20130165288 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - A drive system has a gear unit with planetary gear stage with a planetary gear carrier. A first shaft associated with the gear unit has a coupling flange connectable to the shaft of a working machine or a rotor and is supported by the planetary gear carrier. The gear unit and a motor/generator unit connected to a second shaft of the gear unit are enclosed by a gearbox. The motor/generator unit additionally includes a rotor connected to a hollow rotor shaft with a rotation lock. An electrically isolating, detachable flange connection is disposed between the rotor shaft and the second shaft, with the gear-side end of the detachable flange connection connected to a hollow gear shaft. A gearbox stub which concentrically encloses a gear-side end section of the gear shaft is disposed between gear unit and motor or generator unit and forms a bearing seat for the second shaft. | 06-27-2013 |
20130172141 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - A drive system for a wind turbine includes a transmission unit with a planet wheel stage. A coupling flange on a first shaft of the transmission unit can be connected to a driven machine shaft or rotor shaft which is mounted above a planet carrier. The transmission unit and a motor/generator unit connected with a second shaft of the transmission unit are enclosed by a gear case. A rotor of the motor/generator unit is connected to a hollow rotor shaft which surrounds an end section of the second shaft and is connected to the end section via an interior coupling or clamping connection. A connecting-piece is arranged between the transmission unit and the motor/generator unit, and concentrically surrounds a transmission-side end section of the rotor shaft, forming a bearing seat for the rotor shaft, which also supports the second shaft of the transmission unit. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172142 | PLANETARY GEAR FOR TRANSMITTING A DRIVING TORQUE IN A VEHICLE, AND DRIVE UNIT COMPRISING THE PLANETARY GEAR - A planetary gear and a drive unit having the planetary gear, the planetary gear being characterized by very good integratability. For this purpose, a planetary gear ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130190123 | ELECTRIC TRACTION DRIVES - Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for electric traction drives employing a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a variator provided with a plurality of tilting traction planets and opposing traction rings. In one embodiment, an electric traction drive is provided with an electromotive device configured to transfer power to or from a traction sun of a CVT. In other embodiments, an electric traction drive is provided with an electromotive device that couples to certain components of a CVT such as a traction ring, a carrier assembly, and a main axle. Various inventive shifting assemblies having shift cams and shift cam cages can be used to facilitate adjusting the transmission speed ratio of a CVT. Various related devices include embodiments of, for example, a power input apparatus, a speed ratio shifter, a shift cam actuator, a shift nut, and a carrier assembly configured to support the tilting traction planets. | 07-25-2013 |
20130196811 | TORQUE TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A torque transmitting system includes a case, first and second clutch plates, and a ramp member that is selectively rotatable about an axis and that defines a ramp surface. The system also includes an electric motor having a motor housing, wherein the case is rotatable relative to the housing about the axis. The motor is configured to selectively apply torque to rotate the ramp member. The system additionally includes a roller element mounted with respect to the case and contacting the ramp surface. The ramp surface is configured such that, when the ramp member is rotated about the axis, the roller element exerts a reaction force on the ramp surface that urges the ramp member to move in a first axial direction and thereby transmit the reaction force to the clutch plates. A transmission assembly including the above described torque transmitting system is also disclosed. | 08-01-2013 |
20130217530 | MANUFACTURE AND USE OF PARALLEL ECCENTRIC ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR - A parallel eccentric electro-mechanical actuator provides motive power and includes an electric prime mover that drives the reducer's pinion gear. This pinion drives minimum three star gears with stationary shaft bearings. Each shaft contains an eccentric which are completely in parallel with each other. These eccentrics can be thought of as parallel/in-phase driven crankshafts. Each eccentric drives the parallel eccentric (PE) gear through a bearing. The PE gear exhibits a circular motion (without rotation) which in itself is unbalanced. The crankshafts have another eccentric which create an opposite inertia force to balance that of the PE gear. The PE gear contains an external toothed gear on its periphery. It meshes with the internal teeth of the output ring gear. The relative motion between the PE gear and the ring gear is that the PE gear rolls inside the ring gear. This relative motion is called hypo-cycloidal motion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217531 | ROTARY ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator includes a rotation shaft rotatably driven by a motor, an internal gear provided on an outer side of the rotation shaft in a radial direction of the rotation shaft, a rotation output section provided between the rotation shaft and the internal gear in the radial direction to reduce a rotation speed outputted from the rotation shaft and to output a power in conjunction with the internal gear, a cylindrical housing portion fixed to the internal gear, and an attachment member integrated with an outer wall of the housing portion. The internal gear has a protrusion protruding from an outer wall of the internal gear, and the housing portion has a recess into which the protrusion is inserted. The attachment member has an attachment hole that is different from the recess in position in a circumferential direction of the housing portion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130231209 | Wind Energy Plant - A wind energy plant comprising a gearbox with a gearbox housing, a rotor hub mounted outside of the gearbox and a satellite carrier in the gearbox housing, the satellite carrier having an input side and an output side. At the input side, the satellite carrier is only connected to the rotor hub and mounted in the gearbox housing without a bearing. At the output side, the satellite carrier is mounted in the gearbox housing via a torque bearing arranged in the gearbox housing on the output side of satellite carrier. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237361 | REVERSIBLE PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY - A planetary gear assembly includes a ring gear configured for connection to a rotor of an electric motor when in a first position and configured for connection to a housing of the electric motor when in a second position, a sun gear configured for connection to the housing when the ring gear is in the first position and configured for connection to the rotor when the ring gear is in the second position, and a plurality of planet gears configured to mesh with the ring gear and the sun gear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130252775 | HUB UNIT AND A POWERTRAIN FOR A VEHICLE - A hub unit includes an electric machine adapted for driving a wheel. The hub unit includes at least two planetary gears coupled in series between the electric machine and a wheel hub, and a gear shifting device for connecting and disconnecting, respectively, one of the planetary gears from being drivingly connected to the electric machine. | 09-26-2013 |
20130274049 | ELECTRIC CART WITH GEAR MOTOR - The electric cart has a main body, wheels at the bottom of the main body and a gear motor to electrically drive the wheels. The gear motor includes a motor having a motor shaft, an output shaft connected to at least one of the wheels, and a gear reduction unit connecting the motor shaft to the output shaft. The gear reduction unit has a helical gear train. | 10-17-2013 |
20130288841 | VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT - A vehicle drive unit includes an axle formed of an output shaft of a motor, and a first support shaft and a second support shaft arranged at both ends of the output shaft. A stator is held on a first holding plate and a second holding plate. The second holding plate and a bearing block form a carrier of planetary gears. The second holding plate includes a bearing holding portion. The second support shaft is supported on the bearing holding portion. The first support shaft is supported on the first holding plate. The output shaft is supported at one end on the first holding plate and the other end on the bearing holding portion. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288842 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE SPEED GEAR SET - There is disclosed a continuously variable speed gear set including a driving input shaft, a carrier extended from one end of the driving input shaft to rotate integrally with the driving input shaft, a spindle gear provided in a predetermined portion of the carrier to relatively rotate with respect to the driving input shaft, the spindle gear comprising a shaft identical to the driving input shaft, a planetary gear arranged in the carrier, a driving output gear comprising a shaft arranged on the same line with the axis of the driving input shaft to relatively rotate, the driving output gear engaging with the planetary gear rotating and revolving along the rotation of the carrier to receive a rotation force from the planetary force, and a transmission input unit configured to control a rotation speed of the driving output gear by controlling a rotation speed of the spindle gear. | 10-31-2013 |
20130303321 | DRIVE SYSTEM HAVING A PLANETARY GEAR SET - A machine includes a power source, a transmission, and a drive system configured to transmit torque from the power source to the transmission. The drive system includes a planetary gear set, a variator coupled to the planetary gear set, and a storage device operably connected to the variator. The storage device is configured to receive energy from and provide energy to the variator. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303322 | Variable Speed Drive System - An electronically controlled variable speed mechanical drive to be used in high power applications where using a direct drive motor is not feasible due to weight and size constraints. The variable speed drive components convert an externally driven fixed displacement pump into a variable displacement pump by electronically setting the pump speed to meet flow demands. A single stage pump and a multi-stage pump are so converted according to the present disclosure. | 11-14-2013 |
20130316865 | POWERTRAIN FOR A VEHICLE - A propulsion system for a vehicle has output shaft ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130337957 | Segmented ground gear transmission (SGGT) - A Segmented Ground Gear Transmission (SGGT) is a two-stage epicyclical planetary transmission that converts input angular velocity and toque to a continuously variable output varying the effective diameter of ground stage ring gear. The ground stage ring gear is expanded and contracted in segments, half occupied by planets and half free. The segments occupied by planets transfer torque to ground, but do not move except in small angle twist for section curvature correction, while the free segments move in rotation to close the gaps between segments, but do not carry load. The ground stages of the two-stage planets displace to maintain correct mesh with and to correct curvature errors in the sections. The load-bearing segments and free segments exchange roles so the planets can rotate and orbit continuously for extended periods. Anti-friction rolling contacts are used throughout. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337958 | ELECTRIC MOTOR TORQUE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SENSOR - A force transfer apparatus includes a housing, a shaft, a plunger, a retention plate, and a force sensor. The housing defines a cavity and a sidewall with an aperture. The shaft is supported in the cavity for rotation about a first axis that is a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The plunger is disposed in the aperture and has a first and second ends. The first end is operably coupled to the shaft such that the plunger can slide along a second axis that is transverse to the first axis in response to rotation of the shaft. The retention plate is fixed to the sidewall outside of the cavity adjacent to the aperture. The force sensor is disposed between the second end of the plunger and the retention plate. As such, the force sensor can detect the amount of force applied to the plunger by the rotation of the shaft. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337959 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A drive device for an electric vehicle in which, by improving a supporting structure of an input shaft of a speed reduction unit, the bearing stiffness of a hub bearing is improved, while the rotational accuracy and the durability of an input shaft of a speed reduction unit are improved and noise is suppressed. The drive device includes: a speed reduction unit including an input shaft driven by an electric motor; a hub unit rotationally driven by the speed reduction unit; and a housing. The input shaft of the speed reduction unit is supported by bearings provided at two locations in the axial direction. The bearings are both supported by the output member, and the PCD of the inboard-side hub bearing of the hub bearings disposed at the two locations in the axial direction of the hub unit is larger than the PCD of the outboard-side hub bearing. | 12-19-2013 |
20140011619 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Embodiments are directed to a front end accessory drive (FEAD) and power modulating devices (PMD) which can be used in a FEAD. In one embodiment, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is coupled directly to a crankshaft of a prime mover, and the CVT is used to regulate the speed and/or torque delivered to an accessory. A compound drive device includes a motor/generator subassembly cooperating with a CVT subassembly to provide a motor functionality with torque multiplication or division, or alternatively, a generator functionality with torque multiplication or division. In some embodiments, a FEAD includes a PMD having a sun shaft configured to couple to a sun of the PMD and to an electric motor component, such as an electrical armature or an electrical field. In one embodiment, the electrical armature the electrical field are placed concentrically and coaxially and configured to rotate relative to one another in opposite directions. | 01-09-2014 |
20140018202 | SPEED REDUCTION MECHANISM AND MOTOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A speed reduction mechanism includes a bearing mechanism arranged on an axis of an output mechanism and including ball bearings that are arranged in parallel with each other in an axial direction of a differential case. The differential case is rotatably supported by the ball bearings of the bearing mechanism such that the entirety of an outer periphery of one of the ball bearings faces an inner periphery of a first housing element that accommodates the differential case and that is made of a material having a stiffness lower than a stiffness of a material of a rotation force applying member, and the entirety of an outer periphery of the other one of the ball bearings faces an inner periphery of the rotation force applying member. | 01-16-2014 |
20140024486 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR TIRE SERVICE MACHINES - The invention provides a drive assembly for tire service machines comprising a drive motor having a rotatable output drive shaft, and a wheel support. The inventive drive assembly further provides a gear unit having at least one gearbox, at least a gear unit input shaft and a gear unit output shaft. The wheel support is in direct torque transmitting connection with the gear unit output shaft, wherein the output drive shaft of the drive motor is in a direct torque transmitting connection with the gear unit input shaft of the gear unit. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031160 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An object of the present invention is to achieve improvements in the rotational accuracy of the input shaft and the durability of the bearings, and suppression of rotational noise, by improving the support structure of the input shaft of the speed reduction unit. Provided is a drive device for an electric vehicle, including: an electric motor; a speed reduction unit including an input shaft driven by output of the electric motor; and a hub unit rotationally driven by an output member of the speed reduction unit, wherein the input shaft of the speed reduction unit is supported by bearings provided at two locations in an axial direction, the drive device for an electric vehicle being configured such that the bearings at the two locations are attached together to the output member. | 01-30-2014 |
20140066246 | ROTARY UNITS, ROTARY MECHANISMS, AND RELATED APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate. In some embodiments, engines include rotary mechanisms and are used in, for example, ground vehicles, marine vehicles, aircraft, or devices. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066247 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, FOR EXAMPLE FOR AN ELECTRIC AXLE AND ELECTRIC AXLE COMPRISING THE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A transmission device or an electric axle which has improved operational characteristics compared to known solutions. Said aim is achieved by providing a transmission device ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140080651 | DRIVE UNIT FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A drive unit for an electric bicycle, the drive unit including a motor configured to generate a rotary force to drive a wheel of the electric bicycle, a reduction gear unit provided with a plurality of gears to decelerate a rotary force generated from the motor, and a ring gear configured to output the rotary force which is decelerated by the reduction gear, wherein a rib is formed on at least one of two lateral sides of the ring gear. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080652 | DRIVE STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A motor structure for an electric bicycle including a motor provided with a rotor and a stator to generate a rotary force to drive a wheel of the electric bicycle, the rotor having an accommodation space formed at a center thereof, a first decelerator unit disposed in the accommodation space and connected to a rotating shaft that is rotated together with the rotor, a second decelerator unit connected to the first decelerator unit and disposed outside the motor, and a motor housing to accommodate the motor and the second decelerator unit. | 03-20-2014 |
20140087905 | ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electric drive device comprising an electric motor ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140113760 | ELECTRICALLY-VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE - An electrically-variable transmission for a vehicle is disclosed. The transmission includes an input member and an output member each rotatable about a first axis. The transmission includes a casing defining a cavity between a first end wall and a second end wall. The transmission includes a first motor/generator and a second motor/generator disposed in the cavity with a second planetary gear set disposed between the first and second motor/generators along the first axis. The transmission includes a first torque-transmitting mechanism disposed between the first and second motor/generators along the first axis. The transmission includes a second torque-transmitting mechanism disposed between the first end wall and the first motor/generator along the first axis. The first motor/generator is disposed between the first and second torque-transmitting mechanisms along the first axis. The transmission includes a damper mechanism disposed between the second end wall and a first planetary gear set along the first axis. | 04-24-2014 |
20140128194 | DRIVE UNIT MOUNTED CLOSE TO THE WHEEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive unit close to the wheel of an electric vehicle having an electric machine with a drive shaft and transmission unit that has at least a first transmission component with an output shaft. The transmission unit interacts with the driveshaft for transferring torque. The drive shaft has, as bearings, two drive shaft bearings and the output shaft has at least one output shaft bearing. At least one of the drive shaft bearings and output shaft bearings is a fixed bearing, and at least an additional drive shaft bearing and the output shaft bearing are loose bearings. The drive and the output shaft bearings are radial bearings. A vehicle can have additional drive units close to the wheel, a vehicle axle can have at least a drive unit close to the wheel and an application of a drive unit close to the wheel. | 05-08-2014 |
20140148294 | AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - An automated manual transmission may include first and second auxiliary gears, wherein the first auxiliary gear is rotatably provided on an INPUT shaft to be rotated relatively with respect to the INPUT shaft and wherein the second auxiliary gear is provided on an OUTPUT shaft to be meshed with the first auxiliary gear, a planetary gear unit provided with three or more rotational elements wherein one rotational element thereof receives power from an engine to be rotated constantly and another rotational element thereof is coupled to the first auxiliary gear provided on the INPUT shaft to be rotated, and a motor generator that is coupled to still another rotational element of the rotational elements and provides a rotational power to the still another rotational element in shifting gears so that the rotational power is transmitted to the OUTPUT shaft through the first and second auxiliary gears. | 05-29-2014 |
20140162825 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - In a vehicle that includes an auxiliary transmission mechanism where a high-speed range and a low-speed range are switchable, a carrier of an auxiliary transmission mechanism is coupled to a motor-generator to allow power transmission. When switching from the high-speed range to the low-speed range, the motor-generator increases a rotational speed of the carrier such that a rotational speed of a low-speed range piece is synchronized with a rotational speed of an input shaft. When switching from the low-speed range to the high-speed range, the motor-generator increases a rotational speed of the carrier such that a rotational speed of an output shaft is synchronized with a rotational speed of the input shaft. This allows range switch with a reduced gear change shock even while the vehicle is running. | 06-12-2014 |
20140187373 | ROTATION DRIVING DEVICE - A rotation driving device includes a motor provided in a housing, a planetary gear reducer connected to the motor coaxially with the motor, an output shaft connected to an end reduction member of the planetary gear reducer coaxially with the end reduction member, and a rotation detector located at the same position as the end reduction member in an axial direction of the planetary gear reducer and located at a different position from a center axis of the end reduction member in a radial direction of the planetary gear reducer, the rotation detector being capable of detecting a degree of rotation of the end reduction member. Accordingly, the rotation driving device can be made to be smaller and compact in the axial direction. | 07-03-2014 |
20140274526 | Angle Impact Tool - Illustrative embodiments of angle impact tools are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, an angle impact tool may comprise a motor including an output shaft configured to rotate about a first axis, an impact mechanism configured to drive rotation of an output drive about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis, and a gear assembly configured to be driven by the output shaft of the motor and to drive the impact mechanism, the gear assembly comprising a planetary gear set coupled to the output shaft of the motor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140296014 | ROTATION APPARATUS INCLUDING MOTOR AND SPEED REDUCER - In a rotation apparatus including a motor and a speed reducer, the speed reducer includes a casing, an internal gear integrated with the casing, a planetary gear internally engaged with the internal gear, and a carrier body arranged in an axial side portion of the planetary gear, the motor and the speed reducer are connected with each other via an adapter, the adapter includes a motor-fixed surface fixed to the motor, a carrier-fixed surface fixed to the carrier body, and an externally fixed surface that is not parallel with the carrier-fixed surface and is fixed to an external member, a driven member is connected to the casing, the driven member, the speed reducer, and the externally fixed surface are overlapped with each other when viewed from a radial direction, and the driven member is rotated within a range of 180 degrees. | 10-02-2014 |
20140296015 | SHOVEL - A shovel includes a turning drive unit. The turning drive unit includes a turning electric motor, a turning speed reducer configured to transmit the rotational driving force of the turning electric motor to a turnable body, and a brake unit configured to maintain the turnable body in a state where the turning of the turnable body is stopped. The turning speed reducer includes a planetary speed reducer including a planetary carrier. The planetary carrier includes an output shaft part that forms an output shaft and a carrier part that holds a planetary gear in such a manner as to allow the rotation of the planetary gear. The output shaft part and the carrier part are fastened by a fastening member. | 10-02-2014 |
20140342867 | ELECTRIC MOTOR/GEAR MECHANISM UNIT - The invention relates to an electric motor/gear mechanism unit including a housing, an iron-free rotor winding rotatably arranged in the interior of the housing, a collector connected to the rotor winding, a rotor shaft extending through the collector, and a gear mechanism which is connected to the rotor shaft and which has an output shaft. The present invention is so conceived that the gear mechanism is produced from a non-magnetic material and arranged in the interior of the rotor winding. | 11-20-2014 |
20140349800 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) DEVICE CONTROLLED BY A GEARED MOTOR - The present invention consists of the use of a control rotary actuator coupled to a worm gear mechanism for changing the transmission ratio by varying the speed of the crown of the epicyclic gear mechanism. The claimed CVT is characterized by a combined mechanical system with a low power motor, which serves as a positioner. The design of the present invention is based on the use of a rotary control actuator worm gear instead of traditional continuously variable transmission pulleys or the continuously variable toroidal transmission, in order to modify the transmission ratio by varying the speed of the epicyclic crown mechanism. This continuously variable transmission does not require any clutch to vary the gear ratio or transmission throughout its operating range. The present invention does not use intentional friction forces in order to transmit the input power to the output of the existing forces, distinguishing itself from what already exists which are based on high frictional forces as a means to transmit torque or speed. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349801 | Gearing Device With An Internally Toothed Internal Gear And Two Spur Gears Meshing Therewith - The description relates to a gearbox arrangement ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140364263 | MOTOR - A motor having an annular stator mounted to an inner side of a tubular housing and a rotor core disposed inward of the stator in a radial direction of the stator, includes: a shaft which is mounted to the rotor core, and which extends in a direction of a rotation center axis of the rotor core, a gear being able to be mounted on one end side of the shaft; a bearing which rotatably supports the shaft to the housing on a side of the gear than the rotor core; a tubular collar which is mounted to an outer peripheral section of the shaft and between the bearing and the gear; and a bearing mounting member which is mounted to an inner side of the housing from a side of the rotor core and mounts the bearing to the housing. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371018 | POWER ROTARY TOOL AND IMPACT POWER TOOL - A rotary power tool, such as an oil pulse driver, includes: a motor, a pinion rotated by the motor, planet gears that mesh with the pinion, an internal gear that meshes with the planet gears and a shaft that is rotationally driven by the planet gears and disposed frontward of the planet gears. The internal gear comprises an internal gear part and an internal gear retaining part for holding the internal gear part. An oil unit bearing is disposed frontward of the internal gear part, and the oil unit bearing is held at a front part of the internal gear retaining part. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378260 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a drive arrangement for a wind turbine, and to a wind turbine incorporating a drive arrangement. In one embodiment, a drive arrangement ( | 12-25-2014 |
20140378261 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine has a rotor and a generator. A planetary transmission is arranged between the rotor and the generator, the planetary transmission being operatively connected to the rotor and the generator. The planetary transmission has at least one planet gear, at least one planet pin, and a planet carrier, the planet gear being arranged on the planet pin. At least one sliding bearing is arranged between the planet pin and the planet carrier, and the planet gear is rotationally fixed to the planet pin. | 12-25-2014 |
20150045168 | PLANETARY GEAR ARRANGEMENT FOR A SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PLANETARY GEAR ARRANGEMENT - A planetary gear arrangement for a seat adjustment mechanism, includes at least one inner, externally toothed fitting part and an outer, internally toothed fitting part, which fitting parts are pivotable in relation to each other about a pivot axis. An external toothing of the inner, externally toothed fitting part rolls along an internal toothing of the outer, internally toothed fitting part. A plurality of electric magnetizing coils are arranged annularly on the outer, internally toothed fitting part, the magnetizing coils being activatable alternately in an encircling manner in the circumferential direction of the outer, internally toothed fitting part such that the magnetic field of each magnetizing coil acts on the inner, externally toothed fitting part and sets the latter into a rotatory movement relative to the outer, internally toothed fitting part. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051039 | Planetary Gear Set Module with Limited Slip - A planetary gear set module having planetary gear set and a biasing member. The biasing member may exert a biasing force on a component of the planetary gear set and may permit the component to rotate when sufficient torque is provided to overcome the biasing force. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057121 | Planetary Gear Assembly of a Starter Motor - A starter motor for an engine includes a housing and a planetary gear assembly. The housing defines an interior space. The planetary gear assembly is at least partially positioned in the interior space and includes (i) a sun gear having a first number of gear teeth equal to a pitch diameter of the sun gear, (ii) a ring gear having a second number of gear teeth equal to a pitch diameter of the ring gear, and (iii) no more than two planet gears each connected to a planetary gear carrier. Each planet gear of the no more than two planet gears has a third number of gear teeth equal to a pitch diameter of the no more than two planet gears. | 02-26-2015 |
20150080164 | MULTI-STAGE POWER-SHIFT TRANSMISSION - A power-shiftable multi-stage transmission in planetary design, between a drive shaft and an output shaft, in particular an automatic transmission for a vehicle. The multi-stage transmission has two parallel shaft sections, six shift elements, at least two spur-gear stages and three planetary gear sets, each of which has one sun gear, one ring gear, and one planet carrier having a plurality of planetary gears. The planet carrier is united in a carrier, and the two shaft sections can be connected to one another via the at least two spur-gear stages. Different transmission ratios between the drive shaft and the output shaft can be implemented by selective engagement of the six shift elements such that a plurality of forward gears, in particular nine forward gears, and at least one reverse gear, can be implemented. | 03-19-2015 |
20150105206 | Driven hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle - A driven hatch arrangement is provided, particularly a rear hatch arrangement, for a motor vehicle with a hatch and with a hatch drive for opening and/or closing the hatch, with the hatch drive comprising a motor with a motor shaft and a motor pinion and at least one planetary gear with a sun gear, planetary carriers with planetary rolling elements arranged on bearing pins, and an annulus, with the sun wheel of the planetary gear being formed by the motor pinion and a driven shaft being driven via the planetary gear, in which the driven shaft is embodied in one piece with a planetary carrier including the bearing pins for planetary rolling elements. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105207 | Driven hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle - A driven hatch arrangement is provided, particularly a rear hatch arrangement, for a motor vehicle with a hatch and with a hatch drive for opening and/or closing the hatch, with the hatch drive comprising a motor with a motor shaft and a motor pinion and at least one planetary gear with a sun gear, planetary carriers with planetary rolling elements arranged on bearing pins, and an annulus, with the sun wheel of the planetary gear being formed by the motor pinion and a driven shaft being driven via the planetary gear, in which the motor pinion is slid onto the motor shaft. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105208 | Driven hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle - A driven hatch arrangement is provided, particularly a rear hatch arrangement, for a motor vehicle with a hatch and with a hatch drive for opening and/or closing the hatch, with the hatch drive comprising a motor with a motor shaft and a motor pinion and at least one planetary gear with a sun gear, planetary carriers with planetary rolling elements arranged on bearing pins, and an annulus, with the sun wheel of the planetary gear being formed by the motor pinion and a driven shaft being driven via the planetary gear, in which the bearing pins of the planetary gear projecting beyond the planetary rolling elements arranged on the bearing pins in the direction towards the motor. | 04-16-2015 |
20150111680 | Method and Device for Controlling and/or Regulating the Electromechanical Actuator of a Planetary Gear Assembly - A device for controlling and/or regulating the electromechanical actuator of a planetary gear assembly includes commutation electronics that are designed as an electronic circuit board and are arranged in a housing, directly on a solenoid ring of the electromechanical actuator. The housing accommodates the planetary gear assembly and the device that electromagnetically actuates the same. The solenoid ring is formed by annular solenoids that can be actuated in turn in the circumferential direction of the solenoid ring by the commutation electronics. | 04-23-2015 |
20150119179 | SPEED CHANGE DEVICE - A speed change device comprising an inner race having an outer surface, an outer race having an inner surface, and set of orbital rollers including inner rollers in rolling contact with the outer surface of the inner race and outer rollers in rolling contact with the inner surface of the outer race. | 04-30-2015 |
20150126318 | TRANSFER CASE SPROCKET IDLER GEAR ACTUATION - A transfer case includes first and second output shafts selectively driven by an input shaft. A first gearset is driven by the input shaft providing first and second gear ratios to the first output shaft. A range actuator includes an axially moveable member operable to shift the first gearset between the first and second gear ratios. An actuation shaft is coupled to the axially moveable member such that rotation of the actuation shaft translates the axially moveable member. A second gearset is driven by the input shaft and drives the actuation shaft. The second gearset includes a control gear moveable into and out of meshed engagement with a first gear and an idler gear. The actuation shaft is rotated in a first direction when the control gear is meshed with the first gear and rotated in an opposite direction when meshed with the idler gear. | 05-07-2015 |
20150133253 | HUB MOTOR ARRANGEMENT OR VEHICLE WITH HUB MOTOR ARRANGEMENT - A ride-on vehicle, such as for a child, includes a vehicle body and one or more wheels that support the vehicle body relative to a surface. At least one of the wheels includes a hub motor arrangement that provides a drive torque for propelling the vehicle. The hub motor arrangement includes a housing defining an interior space. An axle or other mounting element(s) define an axis of rotation of the housing. Preferably, the axle or other mounting element(s) do not pass completely through the housing. A motor drives the housing through a transmission. Preferably, the motor is a standard, compact motor that is positioned on the axis of rotation and can be laterally offset from a central plane of the housing. In some embodiments, a traction element is carried directly by the housing. | 05-14-2015 |
20150141190 | Planetary Gear Assembly - A modified planetary gear box and arrangement of the gear box with a drive motor permits electrical, optical or other types of cabling or wiring to be passed through the planetary gear box along its axis of rotation. The planetary gear box drives or rotates a reel of coiled tubing. Electrical, hydraulic, optical and other types of line for lowering into a well bore through the coiled tubing is passed through a passageway through the center of the planetary gear box, into one end of a hub of the reel, and then into the coiled tubing, which is injected into the wellbore. The other end of the hub of the reel is able to be connected to a swivel joint that can be connected to a pump for pumping fluid into the coiled tubing. | 05-21-2015 |
20150148173 | DRIVE UNIT FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A drive unit for an electric bicycle, the drive unit including a motor configured to generate a rotary force to drive a wheel of the electric bicycle, and a reduction gear unit provided with a plurality of gears to decelerate a rotary force generated from the motor, wherein the motor is provided with a rotor which has an accommodation space formed at a center thereof and a stator installed to surround the rotor while being spaced apart from the rotor by a predetermined interval, and the reduction gear unit includes a first planet gear assembly disposed on an accommodation space inside the motor and connected to the rotor, and a second planet gear assembly disposed outside the motor and connected to the first planet gear assembly. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148174 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSAXLE - Providing an electric vehicle transaxle suppressing occurrence of wear, seizure, etc. of a one-way clutch as compared to a conventional one. When an electric motor MG is driven and a one-way clutch | 05-28-2015 |
20150292601 | STANDARDIZED GEAR TRAIN MODULES FOR MULTI-SPEED HUB DRIVE WHEELS - A method is provided for making a multi-speed hub drive wheel (MDW) for a vehicle. The method includes providing a set of standardized gear train modules which includes a first gear train module having a 2-speed star/epicyclic front end, a second gear train module having a 2-speed star compound back end, and a third gear train module having a single-plane star compound final stage reducer. A vehicle is selected having a set of gear train performance criteria associated therewith, and a module from the set of standardized gear train modules is incorporated into an MDW for the vehicle which meets the gear train performance criteria. | 10-15-2015 |
20150292619 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR - A parking brake actuator includes a motor, a power transfer assembly or gearing connected to an output shaft of the motor, a planetary gear set including a linear gear connected to the power transfer assembly, a planetary gear engaged with the linear gear, and a ring gear engaged with the planetary gear and including an insertion protrusion formed on a bottom, and a housing including a motor seating recess in which the motor is accommodated and a ring gear seating in which the ring gear is accommodated, in which the ring gear accommodating portion includes an insertion groove formed on a bottom surface into which the insertion protrusion is forcibly inserted. | 10-15-2015 |
20150300456 | MULTISTAGE GEARBOX FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a multistage gearbox for motor vehicles, having a plurality of forward gears and at least one reverse gear, consisting of a plurality of 3-shaft gearboxes and a plurality of shifting elements, with a driveshaft (W | 10-22-2015 |
20150315838 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATING THE VEHICLE DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An actuator device for automatically activating the vehicle door of a motor vehicle, in particular the tailgate, is disclosed. The actuator device includes an electromotive drive and a radially extending arm attached either to the vehicle door or to a vehicle bodywork, and set in motion by the electromotive drive, the electromotive drive having an electrical motor and a gearbox driven by the motor, characterized in that, the gearbox has a wobble mechanism. | 11-05-2015 |
20150323067 | Method of Operating a Transmission - Method for operating a transmission (G, G | 11-12-2015 |
20150330467 | PLANET CARRIER FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR OF A PARKING BRAKE, ACTUATOR AND ASSEMBLY METHODS - The invention proposes a planet carrier ( | 11-19-2015 |
20150330491 | GEARED STEPLESS TRANSMISSION - A mechanical transmission having higher power transmission efficiency than existing mechanical transmissions is achieved and thus environmental load is reduced. A geared stepless transmission includes a geared continuously variable transmission including a spiral gear (Tg) and a second gear (Pg), driver configured to drive the spiral gear and second gear, brake configured to brake the spiral gear and second gear, switch configured to switch between the driver and brake. Thus, the geared stepless transmission can continuously change the speed using the gears. | 11-19-2015 |
20150340927 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine includes a housing, a shaft, which is rotatably supported in the housing, a stator, which is received in the housing, and a rotor, which is received in the housing and interacts with the stator. A planetary gear train, accommodated in the housing, connects the rotor and the shaft with one another. | 11-26-2015 |
20150360750 | VARIABLE TRANSMISSION GEARING SYSTEM - A variable transmission gearing system for a bicycle includes a mainboard driven by a chain gear, a plurality of cone gears rotatable on a plurality of shafts fixed on the mainboard respectively, and a sun gear rotatable with an input shaft of a wheel. Also disclosed is a variable transmission gearing system including a sprocket mounted on a sprocket mount, a cone driver rotatable with the sprocket mount, a plurality of cone gears rotatably mounted between the cone driver and a cone holder, a driven pad frictionally engaged and rotatable with the cone gears, a main shaft rotatable with the driven pad, and a shifting shaft frictionally engaged and rotatable with the cone gears. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369344 | Belt Wave Drives - A belt wave drive transmission system and method are shown involving a first rotor ( | 12-24-2015 |
20150377323 | GEARED MOTOR - A geared motor includes a gear mechanism portion that meshes with a rotational shaft provided within a main motor unit. The gear mechanism portion has a multistage planetary gear reducing mechanism. The multistage planetary gear reducing mechanism includes a first stage gear formed helically and a final stage gear formed with spur teeth. | 12-31-2015 |
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20160091059 | SEAMLESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - Multi-speed transmission for electric vehicles (EVs) can reduce the size of the electric motor and provide an appropriate balance between efficiency and dynamic performance. Currently used multi-speed transmissions for EVs were initially designed for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Since ICEs cannot operate below certain speeds and their speed control during gear changes is not an easy task, the presence of clutches or torque convertors is inevitable for start-ups, idle running and gear changing. This, however, is not the case for EVs as electric motors are speed controllable in a wide range of operating speeds. Accordingly, transmissions without clutches or torque converters are established for EVs. | 03-31-2016 |
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