150 results about "Mechanical power transmission" patented technology

An electro-mechanical vehicle power transmission (10) comprises two planetary trains (12, 14) defining mechanical pathways, two electric machines (20, 22) defining an electrical pathway, and at least one torque transfer device (24) that can selectively couple between one component and another component or components to transfer torque. Each planetary train includes a sun member (12A, 14A), a ring member (12B, 14B), and a plurality of planet members (12C, 14C) engaged with the ring member and the sun member. Each planetary train includes a planet carrier (12D, 14D) configured to hold the planet members in an annular space between the ring member and the sun members. Each electric machine can be operated either as a motor to covert electrical energy to mechanical energy or as a generator to convert mechanic energy to electric energy. A first external coupler (16) receives mechanical power from a prime mover while a concentrically disposed second external coupler (18) delivers mechanical power to a driven member.

A mechanical power transmission system for transforming and delivering power effectively and efficiently using external pressure to propel a vehicle. The mechanical power transmission system includes a case; rotational members; a gear set being in operable communication to at least one of the rotational members; and a clutch system being in operable communication to the gear set and using external fluid pressure from a fluid source to effectively change speeds.

The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for facilitating the movement of fluids, transferring mechanical power to fluid mediums, as well as deriving power from moving fluids. The present invention employs an impeller system in a variety of applications involving the displacement of fluids, including for example, any conventional pumps, fans, compressors, generators, circulators, blowers, generators, turbines, transmissions, various hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and the like.

A method and apparatus for starting an engine in a hybrid vehicle being driven by an electric motor is disclosed. The motor is operably configured to deliver mechanical power through an automatic transmission to at least one vehicle drive wheel to cause an acceleration of the vehicle. The method involves coupling the engine to the motor to cause an inertial load on the motor thus causing the motor to decelerate to a reduced rotational speed to provide a starting torque to the engine for starting the engine, and causing the automatic transmission to change gear ratio to a target gear ratio associated with the reduced rotational speed while causing the motor to decelerate, the motor being operable to deliver increased torque at the reduced rotational speed, thereby generally maintaining the acceleration of the vehicle.

An adjustable watercraft awning includes a first base, a second base, a first frame member, a second frame member, an actuator, and a flexible cover. The first base is adapted to mount on a first side of a watercraft, and the second base is adapted to mount on a second side of the watercraft. The first frame member is pivotally coupled to a rear region of each of the first and second bases, and is movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The second frame member is pivotally coupled to a front region of each of the first and second bases, and is continuously movable between a lowered position and a first raised position and also between the first raised position and a second raised position. The actuator is coupled to transmit mechanical power to the second frame member only.

The present disclosure related to an apparatus for the adjustment of horizontal stabilizers for aircraft in relation to the aircraft axis with mechanical power transmission from two drives to the horizontal stabilizer. In accordance with the present disclosure, two differential transmissions coupled via a connection shaft drive the horizontal stabilizer via mechanical transmission means such as a respective spindle and a spindle nut.

A slide drive apparatus and a slide drive method for a pressing machine capable of enhancing positioning precision at the time of adjustment of die height, and responding to pressing work at high stroke per minute. For this purpose, the drive apparatus includes a slide (4), a servo motor (21) for controlling slide motion, a mechanical power transmission mechanism (3, 5, 6) for converting rotational power of the servo motor for controlling slide motion into reciprocating motion of the slide, and a servo motor (31) for adjusting die height, which performs die height adjustment of the slide by a position control.

An apparatus is described for the adjustment of horizontal stabilizers for aircraft in relation to the aircraft axis with mechanical power transmission from two drives to the horizontal stabilizer. The apparatus may include two differential transmissions coupled via a connection shaft that drive the horizontal stabilizer via a mechanical transmission, such as a respective spindle and a spindle nut.

A belt tensioner for a mechanical power transmission such as in a motor vehicle engine. The belt tensioner includes a wheel for bearing against the belt and a resilient return device for ensuring that the wheel bears against the belt with pre-stress. The wheel further includes a covering of vibration absorbing material. The invention is particularly applicable to mechanical engineering and specifically to the car industry.

The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical power transmission, in particular to a driving device used for a hybrid car. The driving device comprises a motor input end, a first motor, a second motor, a single-row planetary system and a double-row Ravigneaux planetary system. The motor input end is connected with a first inner gear of the single-row planetary system, a rotor of the first motor is connected with a sun gear of the single-row planetary system, and a planetary frame of the single-row planetary system transmits power to a big sun gear and a small sun gear of the Ravigneaux planetary system. A rotor of the second motor is connected with a public planetary frame of the Ravigneaux planetary system, and power is transmitted by a second inner gear of the Ravigneaux planetary system. The motor achieves gear reversing. The driving device improves motor working efficiency of the motor, achieves serial connection, parallel connection, mixed connection, recovering of brake energy and the like, achieves the aim of reducing discharge and prolongs actual service life of a pure electric vehicle through a serial connection mode.

A fluid machine (201) includes: a compression mechanism (2) for compressing a working fluid; an expansion mechanism (4) for expanding the working fluid and for recovering mechanical power from the expanding working fluid; a shaft (5) for coupling the compression mechanism (2) and the expansion mechanism (4) and for transferring the mechanical power recovered by the expansion mechanism (4) to the compression mechanism (2); and a closed casing (1) for accommodating the compression mechanism (2), the shaft (5) and the expansion mechanism (4), and having an internal space into which the working fluid that has been compressed by the compression mechanism (2) is discharged. A refrigerant passage space (7) through which a refrigerant to be drawn into the expansion mechanism (4) passes is formed between an expansion chamber of the expansion mechanism (4) and the internal space of the closed casing (1).

In an electricity generating device by applying vehicle weight, a rolling vehicle wheel is weighting down on a pressure receiver to actuate a driving mechanism having a restoring function. It is then able to provide a unidirectional rotating torque to drive a generating device to produce electrical power. The mechanical power transmission is performed by a transmission gear unit composed of a driving wheel and a follower wheel interconnected each other with a transmission means therebetween. When the vehicle weight is applied to the driving mechanism by pressing the vehicle wheel on the pressure receiver, the driving mechanism is forced to downwardly urge a ratchet wheel and a driving wheel to rotate that in turn causes the rotation of the follower wheel through the transmission means thereby driving the generating device to operate to produce electricity. The driving mechanism can recover its initial state with the aid of a balancing weight as soon as it has been liberate from the exerted pressure of the vehicle wheel. The device is to be installed flush with the road surface to work.

A method and apparatus for starting an engine in a hybrid vehicle being driven by an electric motor is disclosed. The motor is operably configured to deliver mechanical power through an automatic transmission to at least one vehicle drive wheel to cause an acceleration of the vehicle. The method involves coupling the engine to the motor to cause an inertial load on the motor thus causing the motor to decelerate to a reduced rotational speed to provide a starting torque to the engine for starting the engine, and causing the automatic transmission to change gear ratio to a target gear ratio associated with the reduced rotational speed while causing the motor to decelerate, the motor being operable to deliver increased torque at the reduced rotational speed, thereby generally maintaining the acceleration of the vehicle.

The invention discloses a distributed hybrid power system of a heavy vehicle and a vehicle. The power system comprises a power module, a driving module, an energy storage module and a whole vehicle controller, wherein the power module comprises one or more auxiliary power units used for providing power for an electric power system of the heavy vehicle; the driving module comprises a plurality of driving units; each driving unit is used for directly driving one or more driving axles of the heavy vehicle or directly driving a vehicle wheel of the heavy vehicle to run; the energy storage module is used for storing energy; the whole vehicle controller is connected with the power module, the driving module and the energy storage module and used for controlling whether the driving units are started or not and controlling outputting of the driving units to control the driving state of the heavy vehicle. The distributed hybrid power system of the heavy vehicle and the vehicle have the following advantages that the auxiliary power units are adopted for being electrically connected with the driving units through the distributed system, and a traditional mechanical power transmission system of an engine and the driving axles is omitted, so that the auxiliary power units and the driving units are flexibly arranged on the heavy vehicle.

A sea surface cooling system utilizing OTEC of the present invention comprises means for drawing surface seawater, deep seawater pumping means for pumping deep seawater through a draw pipe, evaporator means for heating and vaporizing working fluid with a low boiling point by said drawn surface seawater, mechanical power producing means for producing mechanical power by expansion force of said vaporized working fluid, condensation means for cooling said vaporized working fluid after said expansion by said pumped deep seawater to cause condensation, and means for circulating said condensed working fluid to said evaporator means. The system is characterized by including mechanical power transmission means for directly transmitting from said mechanical power producing means to said pumping means a mechanical power of variable ratio, without once converting said mechanical power into electric power.

The invention discloses a water-cooled magnetorheological soft start device, and belongs to the technical field of mechanical power transmission. The device comprises a drive rotator structure and a driven rotator structure, wherein a plurality of drive cylinders and driven cylinders are respectively plugged on drive cylinder sleeves and driven cylinder sleeves at intervals; the drive cylinder sleeves and the driven cylinder sleeves are respectively connected with left magnet-conducting shaft sleeves, right left magnet-conducting shaft sleeves, drive shafts and driven shafts through bolts; a sealing measure is arranged at each connection position; left magnetic yokes and right magnetic yokes are fixed with a magnet-conducting shell; magnet exciting coils and magnetic isolation discs are arranged in the left magnetic yokes and the left magnetic yokes; left bearing seats and right bearing seats are respectively fixed on outer sides of the left magnetic yokes and the left magnetic yokes;left bearings and right bearings used for bearing the drive shafts and the driven shafts are respectively arranged in the left bearing seats and the right bearing seats; a water inlet, a water outlet, a groove, a liquid injecting opening and a liquid discharging opening are formed in the magnet-conducting shell; a liquid injecting plug screw and a liquid discharging plug screw are arranged on theliquid injecting opening and the liquid discharging opening; and a plurality of groups of rotating sealing rings are arranged in the groove. The water-cooled magnetorheological soft start device has the advantages of compact structure, large transmission torque, high radiating performance, high slip frequency power and wide slip frequency range.

A self-propelled robot having a protective guard, at least one tool designed for the treatment of a surface, movement means comprising at least two motor-driven wheels to allow the movement of the self-propelled robot on a travel path, at least one mechanical power transmission designed to actuate the self-propelled robot and in which the one mechanical power transmission comprises at least one motor element and at least one driven element which are operatively associated by a magnetic field. The mechanical power transmission is operatively associated with at least two motor-driven wheels of the movement means.

A robotic actuator may include a series elastic actuator (SEA) that includes an elastic element made of a viscoelastic material. The viscoelastic material may have hardness, stiffness, hysteresis, or damping properties suitable for a particular robotic application. The elastic element may include two portions of the viscoelastic material in compression with each other in the SEA. The SEA may include a motor to generate mechanical power, a speed reduction element to amplify motor torque, an encoder to measure deflection of the viscoelastic elastomer due to an applied force, and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism may be connected to the motor using a pulley and may route mechanical power to an output joint. The SEA may be a prismatic SEA or another type of linear actuator. The motor may include a 3D printed liquid cooling jacket that includes removable fluid seals and that is assembled and disassembled using removable screws.

In an automotive machine (1) for producing carriageways by stabilizing insufficiently stable soils or by recycling road surfaces, with a machine chassis (4) supported by a running gear (2), a working drum (20) mounted to pivot in relation to the machine chassis (4), the shaft of which is mounted in pivoting arms (42) and runs transversely to the direction of travel, a cover (28) surrounding the working drum (20), a combustion engine (32) supported by the machine chassis with at least one output shaft (34) for the drive power required for driving the working drum, whereby at least one mechanical power transmission device (36) transfers the drive power from the output shaft (34) to the working drum (20), it is intended that the combustion engine (32) is arranged in a fixed manner at the machine chassis (4) between the pivoting arms (42) and that the at least one mechanical power transmission device (36), together with the working drum (20) mounted in the pivoting arms, can pivot about the axis of the output shaft (34) of the combustion engine (32).

Airborne wind energy conversion system with a propeller (4102) and a ground generator (4107), comprising a cross wind flying wing (4101), in which mechanical energy is transferred from the wing to the ground generator using an endless belt (4105). Another airborne wind energy conversion system, comprising a rotor, formed by freely moving wings, transferring its mechanical power to a ground based generator via a belt. The system can utilize a ribbon, connecting the wings. The belt can move continuously or reciprocally. The rotor can be axial flow, cross flow, diagonal flow or 3D flow. Related AWECS raising and landing methods are disclosed.

The invention provides a gasoline-electric and hydraulic compound hybrid power transmission system which is composed of an engine and mechanical transmission module, an electric transmission module and a hydraulic transmission module, wherein the engine and mechanical transmission module comprises an engine, a power distributor, a clutch, a gear transmission mechanism and a differential mechanism; the electric transmission module comprises a first motor, a second motor, a power battery pack and an electric control system, and the hydraulic transmission module comprises a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, a hydraulic energy accumulator and a hydraulic control system. The gasoline-electric and hydraulic compound hybrid power transmission system is efficient, energy-saving and environmental friendly; in the state of forward gear, a gasoline-electric and hydraulic compound mode can be switched to a gasoline-electric hybrid power transmission mode, a mechanical-hydraulic split / parallel transmission mode, a motor-mechanical power transmission mode, a gasoline-electric series transmission mode, a gasoline-hydraulic series transmission mode or an electric-hydraulic series power transmission mode, and stepless speed change of a vehicle is realized in the modes, and the gasoline-electric and hydraulic compound mode also can be switched to an engine-mechanical power transmission mode.

A V-ribbed belt for a mechanical power transmission is disclosed. The V-ribbed belt comprises an outer back-side surface, an inner front-side surface, and a load-carrying section disposed between the front-side and back-side surfaces. The front-side surface includes a plurality of laterally spaced longitudinally extending v-ribs. The back-side surface includes a plurality of raised features that, when running on a flat-faced, back-side pulley, form a contact patch of about 20% to about 50% of that of a traditional flat-faced belt running on a flat-faced pulley. The reduced contact patch provides increased contact pressure which in turn provides an improved effective coefficient of friction between the belt and the pulley.

Provided is a working vehicle which includes: an engine disposed on a rear portion of a vehicle body; a gear-type transmission and an HST which are disposed on the rear portion of the vehicle body; a load-carrying platform disposed above at least one of the engine, the gear-type transmission and the HST; a driving operation part disposed in front of the load-carrying platform and allowing an operator to ride thereon; a PTO shaft mounted on a front portion of the vehicle body and being capable of taking out power to the outside of the working vehicle; and a mechanical power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power from the engine which is before the power is transmitted with a speed change by the gear-type transmission and the HST to the PTO shaft by extending below the driving operation part.

A variable cycle propulsion system for a supersonic airplane comprises at least one engine capable of generating thrust for flight at supersonic speeds together with at least one auxiliary propulsion assembly that is separate from the engine and that is capable of generating additional thrust for takeoff, landing, and flight at subsonic speeds. The auxiliary propulsion assembly does not have a gas generator and means are provided for transmitting a fraction of the mechanical power produced by the engine to the auxiliary propulsion assembly in order to enable it to generate the additional thrust for takeoff, landing, and subsonic cruising flight. Means are provided for decoupling the mechanical transmission means for supersonic cruising flight.

A self-propelled robot having a protective guard, at least one tool designed for the treatment of a surface, movement means comprising at least two motor-driven wheels to allow the movement of the self-propelled robot on a travel path, at least one mechanical power transmission designed to actuate the self-propelled robot and in which the one mechanical power transmission comprises at least one motor element and at least one driven element which are operatively associated by a magnetic field. The mechanical power transmission is operatively associated with at least two motor-driven wheels of the movement means.