19th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090117996 | VIRTUAL ASSET EQUIVALENCY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system is provided for creating an offer to a player to participate in a virtual world based on the value the player's virtual assets in a different virtual world having a host processor; a first data repository for virtual world offers and a second data repository for player avatar data. The host processor includes means for scoring said virtual world offers and said player avatar data and includes means for matching said virtual world offers and said player avatar data in accordance with said scoring. A method is provided for creating an offer to a player to participate in a virtual world based on the value the player's virtual assets in a different virtual world having the steps of receiving virtual world offers; receiving player avatar data; scoring said virtual world offers and said player avatar data; and matching said virtual world offers scores and said player avatar data scores. | 2009-05-07 |
20090117997 | AUTHENTICATION OF LOTTERY TICKETS, GAME MACHINE CREDIT VOUCHERS, AND OTHER ITEMS - Credit vouchers from a wagering game machine can be authenticated. This may be accomplished by receiving credit information at a server, the credit information including information indicating a player's balance at the wagering game machine. A security key may be created for the credit voucher. A secured document token may be created by encrypting a document token including the credit information with the security key. This document token may sent to a server which supplies a credit response. A modified security key may be created by combining the credit response with the security key. The credit voucher may be provided, the credit vouchers including the credit information, the credit response and the modified security key. | 2009-05-07 |
20090117998 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A PROMOTIONAL COUPON SYSTEM - A system for communicating with many host systems in use at a gaming establishment and/or associated gaming establishments for the creation, issuance, distribution and redemption of coupons based on data gathered from one or more host systems, games, player activity or anonymous activity, and coupon data, among others where data is gathered in data packets and stored in a database. The system can provide promotions to all patrons of a gaming establishment, either through player tracking or anonymously. | 2009-05-07 |
20090117999 | Systems and/or methods for player-controlled participation in random rewards - Certain exemplary embodiments described herein relate to gaming machines and/or table games having interfaces provided thereto so as to allow players to control their participation in base games and random rewards scenarios. More particularly, an interface provided to the gaming machines and/or table games enables separate and/or separable credit meters to be maintained such that players may determine whether, and to what extent, to allocate credits to base games and one or more random rewards scenarios. This advantageously provides players with further control over their gaming opportunities. Also, certain exemplary embodiments may enable players to wager credits in excess of those capped by a particular gaming machine or table game. This advantageously provides additional revenue possibilities for gaming operators. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118000 | Gaming Machine And Gaming System - Gaming machines constituting a gaming system share a progressive jackpot. The progressive jackpot award amount increases by incrementing a certain portion of bets betted on the game being conducted in each of the gaming machine. The progressive jackpot award amount increasing in such manner is displayed on a liquid crystal panel | 2009-05-07 |
20090118001 | GAME RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES THAT COMBINE VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL ELEMENTS - Physical objects may be employed with a virtual game layout to enhance wager and non-wagered based gaming. Displays subsystems may provide a changeable or selectable virtual game layout with demarcations appropriate to a selected game. A sensor subsystem may detect physical aspects of game related pieces (e.g., playing cards, chips, markers, dice, spinners, tokens, tiles) as well as media (e.g., identity media, financial media). All gaming functions may occur through interaction with a playing surface, as well as functions such as order food, beverages and services. Automated tracking of players, dealers and games may be realized along with bonusing and promotions. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118003 | Image Creating Device, Load Display Method, Recording Medium, and Program - An operation input reception unit ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118004 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND GAMING METHOD PROVIDING STACKING SYMBOLS - The gaming system, gaming device and method provides a reel game that includes stacks of symbols configured on the reels to minimize the effects of blocking often associated with stacks of symbols. The gaming device includes a plurality of reels wherein each reel includes a reel-strip and a plurality of symbols. The plurality of reels can be configured to include at least one stack of symbols wherein a stack of symbols is formed by placing a plurality of a designated symbol adjacent to each other on a single reel. In one embodiment, the gaming device is configured such that each subsequent reel includes a quantity of stacked symbols that is greater than the quantity of stacked symbols on a previous reel. This configuration provides that winning symbol combinations including non-stacked symbols can be formed across adjacent reels even if each reel generated a stack of symbols. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118005 | GAME RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES THAT COMBINE VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL ELEMENTS - Physical objects may be employed with a virtual game layout to enhance wager and non-wagered based gaming. Displays subsystems may provide a changeable or selectable virtual game layout with demarcations appropriate to a selected game. A sensor subsystem may detect physical aspects of game related pieces (e.g., playing cards, chips, markers, dice, spinners, tokens, tiles) as well as media (e.g., identity media, financial media). All gaming functions may occur through interaction with a playing surface, as well as functions such as order food, beverages and services. Automated tracking of players, dealers and games may be realized along with bonusing and promotions. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118006 | GAME RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES THAT COMBINE VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL ELEMENTS - Physical objects may be employed with a virtual game layout to enhance wager and non-wagered based gaming. Displays subsystems may provide a changeable or selectable virtual game layout with demarcations appropriate to a selected game. A sensor subsystem may detect physical aspects of game related pieces (e.g., playing cards, chips, markers, dice, spinners, tokens, tiles) as well as media (e.g., identity media, financial media). All gaming functions may occur through interaction with a playing surface, as well as functions such as order food, beverages and services. Automated tracking of players, dealers and games may be realized along with bonusing and promotions. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118007 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND GAME MACHINE - An image display apparatus includes an image display unit having an unshielded area and a shielded area, an instruction display section provided in the shielded area, and a display detector that detects the display on the instruction display section. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118008 | GAME DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To enable images of game screens concerning a plurality of game programs to be systematically stored in a storage unit and a desired image to be swiftly displayed on a display unit in a later time, a game device of the present invention includes: a program executing unit for executing each of a plurality of game programs; an identification information acquiring unit for acquiring identification information on the game program during execution of the game program; an image acquiring unit for acquiring at least one image of a game screen generated during the execution of the game program; an image storing unit for storing the at least one image into the storage unit in association with the identification information; and a display control unit for reading the image stored in association with any one of the identification information from the storage unit based on a specification made by a user, and displaying the image on the display unit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOY ADOPTION AND MARKETING - A method provides a virtual presentation includes providing a toy that is represented on a website via a virtual replica of the toy, wherein the toy is associated with a registration code; validating the registration code; responsive to said validating, displaying said virtual replica of the toy representing said toy on said website; providing at least one virtual room on the website for the virtual replica of the toy; offering one or more virtual furnishings for the at least one virtual room; providing content that allows the one or more virtual furnishings to be arranged in the at least one virtual room; and interacting the virtual replica of the toy with at least one of the one or more virtual furnishings. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118010 | NETWORK GAME SYSTEM, NETWORK GAME SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a network game system for sharing, among a plurality of game machines, the positions and postures of objects associated with the game machines, while suppressing an increase in traffic in the communication network. Each of the game machines comprises a first base position selection unit for selecting one of the plurality of base positions; a first base position transmission unit for transmitting the base position selected by the first base position selection unit to another game machine; a first base position receiving unit for receiving the base position transmitted by the first base position transmission unit from another game machine ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118011 | GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a game machine which can support a user to change a trajectory of a moving object to a desired trajectory in a game in which the moving object located in a game space moves along a trajectory determined according to content of an operation performed on a controller. A desired trajectory data acquiring section ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118012 | CONFIGURABLE MANUAL CONTROLLER - A configurable manual controller ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118013 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING GAMING DEVICES - An embedded web server is disclosed. In one embodiment, a casino gaming system comprises a back end system having one or more servers. One or more gaming machines are operatively connected to the back end system via a network connection and one or more gaming devices operatively connected to at least one gaming machine. The gaming device includes an embedded web server and a web browser in communication with the web server, delivers a management user interface to the web browser for accessing the gaming device. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118015 | SOLUTION FOR ENHANCING THE USER EXPERIENCE OF AN ELECTRONIC GAME BY MAKING USER-CREATED GAME DATA AVAILABLE IN CONTEXT DURING GAMEPLAY - The present invention discloses a system for enhancing a user's experience in an electronic game by dynamically incorporating user-created tag data. Such a system can include an electronic game application running on a network-capable computing device, a game tag monitor, and a game tag information coordinator. The game tag monitor can be configured to accept and present user-created game tag data within the electronic game application. User created game tag data can also be received outside a gameplay situation using a suitable game tagging interface. The game tag data can be presented dynamically based on the current context of the game. The game tag information coordinator can be configured to provide the game tag monitor with game tag data and receive new game tag data from the game tag monitor. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118016 | System and method for mobile games - A method for seamlessly transitioning communication and control between a user and a real-time online activity from a first user device to a second user device is disclosed. The method includes establishing a communication link via a network between the first user device and the activity for controlling the user's participation in the activity, creating a communication link via the network between the second user device and the activity, validating the second user device, transferring control of the user's participation in the activity to the validated second user device, and terminating the communication link between the first user device and the real-time online activity. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118017 | Hosting and broadcasting virtual events using streaming interactive video - A method comprising broadcasting a live game tournament in the form of a multicasted streaming interactive video stream from a hosting service to a plurality of viewers over the Internet. Audio from an announcer is overlaid by the hosting service onto the multicasted video stream. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118018 | System for reporting recorded video preceding system failures - A method comprising running a game or application on a server of a hosting service system and constantly recording video/audio output of the game or application in a delay buffer. On periodic intervals reports are made to the hosting service system by a watchdog process whether the game or application is running smoothly. If the watchdog process fails to report in during a periodic interval, then collecting, by the hosting service system any available machine state of the game or application along with the video/audio recorded by the delay buffer. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118019 | System for streaming databases serving real-time applications used through streaming interactive video - An apparatus comprising one or more servers of a hosting service server center and a RAID that stores geometry for objects of a complex scene. The RAID being coupled to the one or more application or game servers and being operable to interactively stream the geometry on-the-fly during real-time animation associated with running of a game or application on the one or more servers. The geometry is being streamed with substantially no detectable latency. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118020 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING GAME CONTENT INCLUDING DOWNLOAD THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to methods and devices as well as handheld stations and computer program products for sending video game content to handheld mobile terminals, comprising broadcasting common video game content to handheld mobile communication terminals via a digital video broadcast handheld channel, to enable said handheld mobile terminals to execute video game applications. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118021 | NETWORK GAME SYSTEM, GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a network game system capable of switching a server-client machine, while avoiding deterioration in the excitement of a game. A network game system ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118023 | Method of supporting an upper gearset of a marine stern drive - A support for the upper drive shaft of a marine stern drive unit. The support has an axial body installable in the axial bore of the upper case. Retainers on the body are engageable with the upper case to secure the support in place. One or both retainers are axially adjustable relative to the body. Adjustment may be achieved at threaded sections on the body which matingly engage threaded sections on the retainer. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118024 | Amusement Ride System - An amusement ride system includes an amusement ride infrastructure defining a travel surface, with at least one vehicle having a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface. A plurality of valves are disposed to selectively deliver a pressurized flow of water through the travel surface, into a confined region defined between the vehicle undersurface and the travel surface, the pressurized flow of water into and through the confined region creating a cushion of water to separate the vehicle undersurface from the travel surface. The vehicle is configured to convey at least one passenger generally along the travel surface upon the cushion of water. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118025 | Variable morphology putting green for playing golf - A variable morphology putting green comprises a covering element and means for varying the height or level of the covering element with respect to a base therefor, said means comprising a plurality of cushion elements designed for operating between a completely full condition and a completely empty condition, and which can be filled-in by a filling-in fluid. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118026 | GOLF SWING TRAINING APPARATUS - A golf swing training apparatus. The apparatus includes a mounting bar with an extendable length arm stabilizer extending outwardly from the mounting bar and terminating in a headrest. A swing cam is rotatable around the arm stabilizer about an axis coaxial with the arm stabilizer. A guideline extends from the swing cam and terminates in a golf club connector so that the swing cam rotates with movement of the golf club. Additionally, a pair of adjustable length guide rods extends from the mounting bar. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118027 | Golf alignment device - A golf alignment device for use to obtain correct alignment of a golfer's feet with respect to a golf ball and intended target before execution of a golf swing. The golf alignment device ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118028 | GOLF PLANING PUTTING STROKE TRAINING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a golf putting training device that trains the user to develop a planing stroke. The device achieves this effect through a combination of tactile and visual cues that reinforce the correct putting motion during repeated practice. Such cues include: a guide rail; an L-shaped guide member, a foot positioning guide; a head and eye positioning mirror; a putting line indicator; a target hoop; center, forward, and rear putting marks; and a square to the plane putter face alignment guide | 2009-05-07 |
20090118029 | Device for visualizing and practicing a correct golf swing - A golf training device comprises two shatter-resistant mirrors. A striking mirror is held in a horizontal position in the hitting area and is used as a striking mat for hitting golf balls. A second, adjustable mirror is positioned above the striking mirror. The adjustable mirror can be moved relative to the striking mirror and has means for adjusting the tilt angle of the adjustable mirror. Together, the two mirrors can be used to create the effect of a single virtual mirror lying beneath the ground surface so that the golfer can see his swing plane from along the edge of the plane of his swing as he hits the ball. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118030 | Golf training aid - A golfer training aid for use in teaching a golfer how to square up the face of the golf club at impact resulting in golf shots having substantial accuracy. The device is a one-piece or multi-piece flat-face practice golf ball. The one-piece or multi-piece practice golf ball is shaped with a flat face | 2009-05-07 |
20090118031 | Shaft Structure with Configurable Bending Profile - A shaft structure with a configurable bending profile is provided for golf clubs, fishing rods, and the like. The shaft structure employs a plurality of tensioned sections. The golfer, in practice, configures the bending profile of a golf shaft by adjusting the internal pressure of the sections in order to change the stiffness of that section. The combination of sections and their associated stiffness results in an advantageous bending profile. The golfer can, at any time and very easily, change the bending profile of the golf shaft. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118032 | Wood-type golf club head - A wood-type golf club head has a hollow structure comprising a face portion having a back surface and a front surface defining a club face for striking a ball, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a side portion between the crown portion and sole portion. The hollow structure is provided with a hollow and a solid part. The solid part extends forward from the backmost point of the club head by a distance of from 0.08 to 0.20 times the maximum size of the club head in the back-and-forth direction, the hollow extends between the front surface of the solid part and the back surface of the face portion. The main frame of the hollow structure integrally includes the solid part. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118033 | Golf club head - A golf club head with a vibration absorber capable of absorbing unpleasant vibrations on off-center hits without absorbing agreeable vibrations on on-center hits is disclosed. The head comprises a head main body made of a metal material, and a vibration absorber made of a visco-elastic material attached to the head main body, wherein the loss tangent of the vibration absorber exhibits its maximum value within a temperature range of −20 to 50 deg. C., the loss tangent at 30 deg. C. is not less than 0.30, and the loss tangent at −40 deg. C. is less than 0.20. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118034 | Golf club head | 2009-05-07 |
20090118035 | Adjustable alignment golf putter - An adjustable alignment golf putter to compensate for a golfer's visual misalignment of the putter face due to eye predominance or other source of misalignment to the intended or target line taking into account the slope and contour of the green comprising an upper golf grip and a lower putter head attached to opposite end portions of a putter shaft, the putter head including a putter body having an outer putter face including a centrally disposed optimum contact point on one side thereof to strike a golf ball when putting and a visual alignment means formed on the side opposite the putter face, the visual alignment means including a visual alignment base to support an adjustable alignment element movably positioned thereon in operative disposition relative to the optimum contact point to selectively align the adjustable alignment element on a virtual intended or target line between the optimum contact point and the cup angularly off set relative to the intended or target line between the golf ball and cup to compensate for the golfer's visual misalignment when putting the golf ball along the intended line to the cup and an alignment element retention member to selectively secure the adjustable alignment element in position relative to the optimum contact point. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118036 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A golf club head is composed of a first body having mass concentrations at the heel and toe ends joined by a relatively thinner central web portion that is recessed from the front, top and rear surfaces of the club head. A second body member selected from a plurality of second body members composed of a relatively less dense material is temporarily attached to the web portion of the first body to form a face portion that extends from the sole to the top rail of the club as well as the central portion of the top rail. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118037 | Multi-material golf club head - A golf club head formed of multiple materials is disclosed. Those portions of the club head that are subject to high stresses during normal use of the golf club head are formed of a metallic material. Most of the material beyond what is required to maintain structural integrity, however, is removed and replaced with a lightweight material. This freed-up mass that can be redistributed to other, more beneficial locations of the club head. The lightweight material also damps vibrations generated during use of the golf club. This vibration damper may be retained in a state of compression to enhance the vibration damping. One or more weight members may be included to obtain desired center of gravity position, moments of inertia, and other club head attributes. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118038 | GOLF BALL - The present invention relates to a golf ball having a ball component made of a material molded under heat from a rubber composition which includes:
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20090118039 | GOLF BALL - The present invention relates to a golf ball having a core, a cover of at least one layer encasing the core, and a surface on which a plurality of dimples are formed. The cover has an outermost layer with a thickness of at least 1.2 mm and a Shore D hardness of at least 50 but not more than 65. The ball surface has a lightness L value, expressed in the Lab color system as defined by JIS Z8730, of at least 89, an a value of at least 2 but not more than 10, and a b value of −20 or above. Increasing the reddish coloring of a white golf ball enhances the fashionability of the ball and improves the way the ball looks and feels to the golfer when it is played. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118040 | GOLF BALLS WITH CORES OR INTERMEDIATE LAYERS PREPARED FROM HIGHLY-NEUTRALIZED ETHYLENE COPOLYMERS AND ORGANIC ACIDS - Disclosed are golf balls comprising cores or intermediate layers prepared from thermoplastic compositions having coefficients of restitution equal to or greater than 0.83 and PGA compressions greater than 100. Also disclosed is a composition comprising or prepared from (a) at least one aliphatic, mono-functional organic acid having from 16 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the organic acid is unsaturated and linear; (b) an ethylene acid copolymer consisting essentially of copolymerized comonomers of ethylene and from 18 to 24 weight % of copolymerized comonomers of at least one C | 2009-05-07 |
20090118041 | GOLF TEE - A golf tee for supporting a golf ball above a surface is provided having a lower end portion engageable with the surface and an upper end portion having an upper surface with a first surface area. A plurality of protrusions extend from the upper surface. The protrusions have a portion that engages the golf ball when the golf ball is on the tee to space the golf ball from the upper surface. The portion has a second surface area engaging the golf ball smaller than the first surface area. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118042 | Power Transmission Chain and Power Transmission Apparatus - A power transmission chain ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118043 | VARIABLE DIAMETER GEAR DEVICE AND VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS USING SUCH DEVICES - A variable diameter gear device for use in a variable ratio transmission system includes a gear tooth set deployed around an axle which defines an axis of rotation. The gear tooth set includes at least two displaceable gear tooth sequences, each including a multiple gear teeth spaced at a uniform pitch, and a diameter changer mechanically linked to the axle and to the gear tooth set. The diameter changer is deployed to transfer a turning moment between the axle and the gear tooth set, and to displace the gear tooth set so as to vary a degree of peripheral coextension between the gear tooth sequences. Specifically, the diameter changer transforms the gear device between at least two states in which the gear tooth set is deployed to provide an effective cylindrical gear with differing effective numbers of teeth. The gear device may be used either in direct engagement with another gear wheel or as part of a chain-based transmission system. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118044 | BELT TENSION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - The present invention relates to a belt tension adjustment mechanism for use with a device including a main body and a belt pulley set. The belt pulley set includes a belt. The belt tension adjustment mechanism includes a slab, at least two tension pulleys and a fixing element. A tight tension force and a slack tension force are exerted on the opposite sides of the belt to define a tight side and a slack side of the belt when the belt pulley set runs. A counterforce is generated from the tight side of the belt to exert on the tension pulley contacting with the tight side, the slab is moved in response to the counterforce. The slack side of the belt is suppressed by the tension pulley contacting with the slack side such that the slack tension force is adjustable. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118045 | Tensioner - A tensioner comprising a cantilever spring having a first arm ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118046 | Multi-speed bicycle sprocket - An improvement of a multi-speed bicycle sprocket, in which the number of teeth of a tenth sprocket of a rear sprocket assembly is increased to obtain a more laborsaving effect without significantly changing a multi-speed bicycle chain and a rear derailleur. The number of teeth of the tenth sprocket with the maximum outer diameter is increased from 27 teeth to 28 or more than 28 teeth. Preferably, the tenth sprocket has 32 teeth. Therefore, the speed ratio of the tenth sprocket of the rear sprocket assembly to a front sprocket assembly approximates to 1:1 so that a rider or a player may ride the bicycle and/or ride the bicycle uphill in a more laborsaving manner. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118047 | RANDOM ELASTOMER CUSHION RINGS FOR A CHAIN SPROCKET - A sprocket includes a plurality of teeth spaced about its periphery, roots located between pairs of adjacent teeth, and a cushion ring contacted by a chain engaging the sprocket teeth. The roots have root radii defined as the distance between the center of sprocket and the point along the root closest to the sprocket center in the radial direction. In some embodiments, the roots have three distinct radii. The cushioning material of the cushion ring receives the impact while engaging the chain. In some embodiments, the cushion ring has a contour substantially following the contours of the sprocket teeth geometry. In some embodiments, the cushion ring has a randomized contour to provide predetermined cushioning that varies from tooth to tooth around the sprocket. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118048 | Hoisting and lowering driving engagement multi-row chain - A hoisting and lowering driving engagement multi-row chain is disclosed, in which bending of the connecting pins in the chain is suppressed to avoid fatigue failure. Additionally, the load carrying balance in the chain width direction is improved, and contact vibrations and contact noises generated between the chain and the hoisting and lowering sprockets are suppressed. Endurance of the bush in the chain is thereby improved. Bending of connecting pins is avoided by press-fitting bushes, through which connecting pins pass, into intermediate tooth plates. This also improves load carrying balance widthwise. Contact noises and vibrations between the bushes and sprockets are suppressed by providing bushes with a separate sprocket engagement portion having a larger diameter than the press-fitting portion of the bushes. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118049 | SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shift control method and apparatus of an automatic transmission for controlling a shift from one speed, achieved by engagement of a first and a second frictional element, to another speed, achieved by engagement of a third and a fourth frictional element. The method includes detecting a rotation speed of a turbine, detecting a rotation speed of at least one operating member of at least one planetary gear set of the automatic transmission, and controlling the shift according to the rotation speeds of the turbine and the operating member. The control includes overlapping a first shift, fromn the one speed to an additional speed, with a second shift, from the additional speed to the other speed. The additional speed has a gear ratio that is near a gear ratio of the one speed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118050 | Reduction Gear Transmission and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A reduction gear transmission is realized in which the total speed reduction ratio is adjusted to a desired value without making any changes to a rotation direction changing gear mechanism or a speed reduction unit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118051 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING A DRIVE TORQUE TO AT LEAST TWO OUTPUT SHAFTS - A transmission device is proposed for distributing a drive torque to at least two output shafts (Ab | 2009-05-07 |
20090118052 | Axle Driving Unit For A Lawn Tractor - An axle driving unit includes an axle, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor having a motor shaft on which an output gear is provided to be drivingly connected to said axle, a center section having a pump mounting surface and a motor mounting surface onto which the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor are mounted respectively so as to be fluidly connected with each other through the center section, a housing constituted by a first housing part and a second housing part joined to each other at a joint surface, a projection integrally formed on the center section so as to be fitted to the housing, thereby fixing a position of the center section relative to the housing, and a fastener fastening the center section to the first housing part. The pump mounting surface and said motor mounting surface may be disposed perpendicular to each other. Said pump mounting surface and said motor mounting surface are disposed perpendicular to each other. The projection may be extended in parallel to the pump mounting surface and perpendicular to the motor mounting surface. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118053 | ACTIVE CONTROL CENTER DIFFERENTIAL WITH FRONT OUTPUT - A coupling device ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118054 | DIFFERENTIAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a differential apparatus for a vehicle and assembling method thereof obtaining a stable differential restricting torque and achieving high flexibility of setting a higher torque bias ratio TBR. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118055 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118056 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is disclosed 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118057 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118058 | POWER TRAIN OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - The present invention relates to a power train of an automatic transmission that outputs twelve forward speeds and three reverse speeds by operations of first and second input units, first and second output units, and a plurality of friction members that connect operating members of the first and second input units and the first and second output units to an input shaft, other operating members of the first and second input units, and the first and second output units, or a case. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118059 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission of the present invention has 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. The torque transmitting devices are selectively engageable in combinations of at least three to establish at least ten forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio | 2009-05-07 |
20090118060 | Multi-Speed Epicyclic PowerShift Transmission - A multi-speed transmission includes a first power transmission module driven by an input shaft. A second power transmission module is driven by the first power transmission module. A third power transmission module is driven by the second power transmission module and drives an output shaft. Each power transmission module includes an actuation mechanism and a planetary gearset. Each actuation mechanism controls the output of its respective planetary gearset to one of a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio. One of the actuation mechanisms includes a clutch and a spring biasing a member to rotate and cause a corresponding actuation of the clutch. The clutch causes two members of the respective planetary gearset to rotate at substantially the same speed and provide the first gear ratio. The actuation mechanism selectively restricts the member from rotating and prevent actuation of the clutch to provide the second gear ratio. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118061 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH EXTERNAL DRIVE GEARSETS - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external 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. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118062 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVING AT LEAST TEN SPEED RATIOS - 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 include clutches and brakes. The torque transmitting devices are selectively engageable in combinations of at least three to establish at least ten forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118063 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118064 | POWER TRAIN OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A power train of an automatic transmission realizes nine forward speeds and two reverse speeds. In the power train of this invention, an output unit selectively receives reduced rotation speed from a speed reduction unit or selectively receives rotation speed of an input shaft and generates the nine forward speeds and two reverse speeds by operation of five clutches and three brakes. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118065 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118066 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is disclosed 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and a brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118067 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118068 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is disclosed 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118069 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118070 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is disclosed 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118071 | GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is disclosed 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 a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member. The torque transmitting devices include five clutches and one brake arranged within a transmission housing. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118072 | GENERATOR SHEAR GEAR - A shear gear arrangement with gear teeth on the bearing liner positioned to engage complementary teeth on a shear gear main body. The bearing liner is static, while the shear gear main body mounts on the rotating drive shaft. If a failure occurs, the drive shaft displacement causes the shear gear main body gear teeth to engage the bearing liner teeth, instantaneously loading the shear section of the shaft with a sufficient torque load to shear the section as designed. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118073 | Friction-Ring Transmission Having Two Roller Bodies Spaced Apart From One Another By a Gap - The aim of the invention is to further develop a friction ring-type transmission. According to the invention, a friction ring-type transmission comprises two roller bodies which are arranged at a distance from each other about a gap, which correspond to each other via the friction ring and which rotate ( | 2009-05-07 |
20090118074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ROTATIONAL SPEEDS IN AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION - A powertrain includes an electro-mechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine to selectively transmit mechanical power to an output member. Powertrain operation includes monitoring operator inputs, and determining input speeds and changes in input speeds for the internal combustion engine and the electric machine. The input speeds are compared to threshold input speeds, and the changes in input speeds are compared to threshold changes in input speeds. Input torques of the internal combustion engine and the electric machine are reduced when any one of the input speeds and changes in input speeds exceeds the corresponding threshold. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118075 | METHOD FOR PREFERENTIAL SELECTION OF MODES AND GEAR WITH INERTIA EFFECTS FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a hybrid powertrain system selectively operative in one of a plurality of operating range states including an engine includes monitoring an operator torque request and a rotational speed of the output member, determining inertial effects of the transmissions, determining motor torque outputs from the electrical machines and an engine based upon the inertial effects, and selecting a preferred operating range state and a preferred input speed from the engine to the transmission based upon the operator torque request and the inertial effects. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118076 | METHOD FOR PREFERENTIAL SELECTION OF MODE AND GEAR AND INPUT SPEED BASED ON MULTIPLE ENGINE STATE FUELING COSTS FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a hybrid powertrain system including an engine selectively operative in one of an all-cylinder state and a cylinder deactivation state based upon power costs includes determining engine power costs for each operating range state of the transmission, determining a system power cost, selecting a preferred cost and corresponding engine operating points, selecting a preferred operating range state, selecting the engine state, and controlling the engine based upon the selected operating range state, the selected engine state, and the engine operating points. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118077 | SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION WITH AN ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINT - Operation of an electro-mechanical transmission includes determining motor torque constraints and battery power constraints. An additional constraint on the electro-mechanical transmission is determined. A preferred output torque is determined that is achievable within the motor torque constraints and based upon the additional constraint and the battery power constraints. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118078 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A control method for vehicular hybrid powertrain system includes monitoring operator inputs to an accelerator pedal and a transmission gear selector, and determining an operator torque request based upon the operator inputs to the accelerator pedal and the transmission gear selector. Torque output from the electric machine is commanded based upon the operator torque request. Engine output is controlled based upon the operator torque request and the commanded torque output from the electric machine. Vehicle hood position is monitored and the engine output is controlled correlative to the operator input to the accelerator pedal when the monitored position of the vehicle hood is open and the operator input to the transmission gear selector is one of a PARK and a NEUTRAL position. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118079 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE WITHIN A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a powertrain system includes monitoring voltage of an energy storage device. The method further includes modifying a preferred voltage limit when the voltage of the energy storage device transgresses a trigger voltage limit, and determining the power constraint of a first power actuator based on the estimated output power of the energy storage device when the voltage of the energy storage device transgresses the preferred voltage limit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118080 | METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRIC POWER WITHIN A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a powertrain system includes monitoring output power of the energy storage device, modifying a preferred electric power limit when the output power of the energy storage device transgresses a trigger power limit, and determining the power constraint of the first power actuator based on the estimated output power of the energy storage device when the output power of the energy storage power transgresses the preferred power limit. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118081 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER ACTUATORS IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a powertrain system includes controlling a first power actuator based upon a set of power constraints for the first power actuator. The method further includes controlling a second power actuator based upon the set of power constraints for the second power actuator. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRIORITIZE INPUT ACCELERATION AND CLUTCH SYNCHRONIZATION PERFORMANCE IN NEUTRAL FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for controlling a powertrain includes operating a transmission in a neutral operating range state, monitoring commands affecting an input speed, monitoring a tracked clutch slip speed, determining constraints on an input acceleration based upon the commands, determining a clutch slip acceleration profile based upon the constraints on the input acceleration, determining an input acceleration profile based upon the clutch slip acceleration profile, and controlling the powertrain based upon the clutch slip acceleration profile and the input acceleration profile. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ENGINE TORQUE TO PEAK MAIN PRESSURE FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method to control a powertrain including a transmission, an engine, and an electric machine includes monitoring a rotational speed of the engine, monitoring a temperature of a transmission fluid, determining a maximum hydraulic pressure within a hydraulic control system based upon the rotational speed of the engine and the temperature of the transmission fluid, determining a predicted clutch torque capacity based upon the maximum hydraulic pressure, generating a preferred input torque from the engine based upon the predicted clutch torque capacity, and utilizing the preferred input torque to control the engine. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM ASYNCHRONOUS SHIFTS WITH ONCOMING SLIPPING CLUTCH TORQUE FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method to control a powertrain including a transmission, an engine, and an electric machine includes monitoring a desired transmission shift including an oncoming clutch, monitoring operational parameters of the powertrain, monitoring a maximum electric machine torque capacity, determining a desired output torque profile through the desired transmission shift, determining a maximum electric machine torque capability profile through the desired transmission shift based upon the maximum electric machine torque capacity and the operational parameters, comparing the desired output torque profile to the maximum electric machine torque capability profile, determining a preferred oncoming clutch torque profile through the desired transmission shift based upon the comparing, and executing a clutch assisted shift based upon the preferred oncoming clutch torque profile. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118085 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING ENGINE OPERATION IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A powertrain includes an engine coupled to an input member of a hybrid transmission. The hybrid transmission is operative to transfer power between an input member and a plurality of torque machines and an output member. A method for controlling the powertrain includes, monitoring operation of the hybrid transmission, determining motor torque offsets for the torque machines, transforming the motor torque offsets for the torque machines to an input torque offset and an output torque offset of the hybrid transmission, and adjusting operation of the engine based upon the input torque offset and the output torque offset of the hybrid transmission. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OFFLOAD OFFGOING CLUTCH TORQUE WITH ASYNCHRONOUS ONCOMING CLUTCH TORQUE, ENGINE AND MOTOR TORQUE FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A powertrain includes an electromechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine adapted to selectively transmit mechanical power to an output member. A method for controlling the powertrain includes commanding a shift from a first operating range state to a second operating range state, identifying an off-going clutch, controlling torque output from said electric machine to offload reactive torque transmitted through said off-going clutch, selectively applying an oncoming clutch to offload reactive torque transmitted through said off-going clutch, and reducing a clutch torque capacity of said off-going clutch when said reactive torque transmitted through said off-going clutch is substantially zero. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118087 | SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS METHOD OFCONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION WITH AN ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINT RANGE - A method for controlling an electromechanical transmission mechanically coupled to first and second electric machines to transmit power to an output member includes determining motor torque constraints and battery power constraints. A preferred output torque to an output member is determined that is achievable within the motor torque constraints, within a range for an additional torque input and based upon the battery power constraints. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118088 | Surrogate Engine Speed Signal for Controlling a Dual Clutch Powershift Transmission - A method for launching a vehicle having an engine shaft, first and second transmission input shafts, first and second input clutches, a coupler, a power path, and an output, the method including engaging the coupler to connect the first input shaft and the first output shaft through the power path, engaging the second input clutch to connect the engine shaft and the second input shaft mutually, using a speed of the second input shaft to determine a desired clutch torque capacity of the first input clutch, and actuating the first input clutch to produce the desired clutch torque capacity of the first input clutch and to complete a drive connection between the first input shaft and the output. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118089 | METHOD FOR LOAD-BASED STABILIZATION OF MODE AND FIXED GEAR OPERATION OF A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A powertrain system includes an engine mechanically coupled to an electromechanical transmission selectively operative in one of a plurality of transmission operating range states and one of a plurality of engine states. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes determining a current transmission operating range state and engine state, determining at least one potential transmission operating range state and engine state, determining preferability factors associated with the current and potential transmission operating range state and the engine state wherein the preferability factors associated with potential transmission operating range states include load-stabilizing preferability factors, preferentially weighting the preferability factors for the current transmission operating range state and engine state, and selectively commanding changing the present transmission operating range state and engine state based upon the preferability factors. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118090 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ENGINE TEMPERATURE FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN - An internal combustion engine is connected to a transmission to transmit tractive power to a driveline. Engine coolant temperature is determined, and power output of the engine is adjusted based upon the coolant temperature and preferred coolant temperature range. The transmission is controlled to transmit tractive power to the driveline to meet an operator torque request based upon the adjusted power output of the engine. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE OF AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN - An internal combustion engine is fluidly connected to an exhaust aftertreatment system and operatively connected to an electro-mechanical transmission to transmit tractive power to a driveline. The engine is controlled during an engine operating cycle by determining a temperature of the exhaust aftertreatment system and adjusting power output of the engine based upon the temperature of the exhaust aftertreatment system and a preferred temperature range of the exhaust aftertreatment system. The electro-mechanical transmission is controlled to transmit tractive power to the driveline to meet an operator torque request based upon the adjusted power output of the engine. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118092 | Transmission Shifting Responsive to Borderline Knock Limits - A method for operating an engine and transmission in a vehicle is described. The method comprises up-shifting the transmission based on whether engine knock limits spark advance at engine conditions after the up-shift. Further, the method may include accounting for differences in fuel types, and their effects on engine knock in future gears. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118093 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ENGINE TORQUE MANAGEMENT FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - An engine is mechanically coupled to a transmission device, the transmission device operative to transfer mechanical power between the engine and a second power generating device and an output member. A method for controlling the engine includes monitoring an operator demand for power, selecting a preferred engine state, determining a preferred engine torque input to the transmission device when operating in the preferred engine state based upon the operator demand for power, determining constraints on the engine torque input to the transmission device based upon a capacity of the transmission device to react the engine torque input, and commanding operation of the engine to the preferred engine state and commanding the engine torque input to the transmission device based upon the preferred engine torque input and the constraints on the engine torque input. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118094 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING INPUT SPEED ACCELERATION LIMITS IN A HYBRID TRANSMISSION - A powertrain system includes a transmission operative to transfer power between an input member and first and second torque machines and an output member. The first and second torque machines are connected to an energy storage device and the transmission is operative in a continuously variable operating range state. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes selecting an independently controllable parameter for the powertrain system, determining maximum and minimum motor torque constraints for the first and second torque machines and determining maximum and minimum power constraints for the energy storage device, determining maximum and minimum states for the independently controllable parameter for the powertrain system, and determining an achievable operating range for a parameter of interest based upon the maximum and minimum states for the independently controllable parameter for the powertrain system, the maximum and minimum motor torque constraints for the first and second torque machines and the maximum and minimum power constraints for the energy storage device. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118095 | CONTROLLER OF POWER TRANSMISSION - To provide a control system for a power transmission system capable of speed change control in conformity of a deceleration demand. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118096 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT TIMING - Methods and apparatus for control of a transmission are described, including provision of a shift initiation signal to the transmission when the engine speed attains an initiation point engine speed, the initiation point engine speed being adjustable as a function of a rate of change of engine speed so as to reduce engine speed variability at shift endpoints. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118097 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM OF EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE - Eight forward speeds and one reverse speed of an automatic transmission are achieved by: controlling a first clutch by a first pressure control valve controlled a first proportional control solenoid valve and a first pressure switching valve; controlling a second clutch by a second pressure control valve controlled by a second proportional control solenoid valve and a second pressure switching valve; controlling a third clutch by a third pressure control valve controlled by a third proportional control solenoid valve and a third pressure switching valve; controlling a first brake by first and second switching valves and a fourth pressure control valve controlled by a fourth proportional control solenoid valve and a fourth pressure switching valve; and controlling a second brake by a fifth pressure control valve controlled by a fifth proportional control solenoid valve and a fifth pressure switching valve. | 2009-05-07 |
20090118098 | Vibration device for muscle training - A training device includes a motor including a sensor member connected therewith which is electrically connected to a control unit which controls the motor via commands from a user. A torque output unit is connected with an output shaft of the motor and transfers a resistant force to users and to transfers the force from the user to the motor. The torque output unit includes a speed reduction unit and a tension unit so as to transfer proper force between the motor and the users. The users exercise muscles by the vibration provided by the motor which rotates to-and-fro repetitively. | 2009-05-07 |