A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a patient support surface supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises movable members that are movable between at least a first position and a second position. One or more rotary actuators with rotation limiting devices are coupled to each movable member. The actuator with the rotation limiting device permits drive torque to move the movable member in a desired position between the first and second positions and restricts back drive torque from moving the movable member.

A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a patient support surface supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises movable members that are movable between at least a first position and a second position. One or more rotary actuators with rotation limiting devices are coupled to each movable member. The actuator with the rotation limiting device permits drive torque to move the movable member in a desired position between the first and second positions and restricts back drive torque from moving the movable member.

A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotation member, a driven-side rotation member, a phase adjustment mechanism configured as a differential type reduction gear mechanism where an inner gear rotates about a rotation axis while revolving around an eccentric axis which is disposed parallel to the rotation axis in a state where a drive shaft fitted in the inner gear is driven to rotate about the rotation axis, a biasing member provided at an outer periphery of the drive shaft and applying a biasing force to mesh an external teeth portion of the inner gear with an internal teeth portion of the ring gear, and a restriction portion provided at the drive shaft to restrict a displacement of the inner gear in a direction where the inner gear is separated from the ring gear against the biasing force of the biasing member.

A driving device includes: a transmission mechanism; a driving mechanism, moved with the transmission mechanism; a linkage mechanism, moved with the driving mechanism and including a locking unit; and a housing, including an accommodation seat and sealing cover, the accommodation seat accepting the transmission, driving and linkage mechanisms, the sealing cover in combination with the accommodation seat to seal the transmission, driving and linkage mechanisms, one end of the linkage mechanism partly extended out of the sealing seat, and the locking unit partly pressed against an inner side wall of the accommodation seat. Whereby, the transmission mechanism is actuated to drive the driving mechanism to rotate, allowing the driving mechanism to drive the linkage mechanism to rotate; the action of the transmission mechanism is stopped, the locking unit locks the linkage mechanism, thereby capable of preventing power waste and the damage of the transmission mechanism and driving mechanism.

A gear (10) for a bicycle transmission (20) is described, having an external contour (11) with teeth (12a, 12b) formed thereon, wherein the external contour (11) is defined by a maximum pitch diameter (.sub.max) and a minimum pitch diameter (.sub.min), does not have any axes of symmetry and is formed exclusively with point symmetry with respect to its centre of symmetry (M). The invention was therefore based on the problem of developing a gear (10) which improves the pedaling feel of a bicycle transmission (20). The problem is solved in that the external contour (11) exhibits a change in its curvature at every point.

A gear (10) for a bicycle transmission (20) is described, having an external contour (11) with teeth (12a, 12b) formed thereon, wherein the external contour (11) is defined by a maximum pitch diameter (.sub.max) and a minimum pitch diameter (.sub.min), does not have any axes of symmetry and is formed exclusively with point symmetry with respect to its centre of symmetry (M). The invention was therefore based on the problem of developing a gear (10) which improves the pedaling feel of a bicycle transmission (20). The problem is solved in that the external contour (11) exhibits a change in its curvature at every point.

Device (1) for connecting a toothing part (3) to a shaft (5) for conjoint rotation with the latter, having a toothing part (3) with a circular bore, a shaft (5) which has: a cylindrical receiving portion (4) for receiving the toothing part (3), and a cylindrical recess (8) in the shaft (5), which cylindrical recess (8) extends at least substantially over the entire length of the receiving portion (4), and a press-in cylinder (10) which can be pressed into the recess (8) and which has an oversize in relation to the recess (8).

In a control device and a control method for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention, when a crank angle signal is behaving abnormally, a phase angle of an exhaust camshaft relative to a crankshaft is set to a reference phase angle, and a phase angle of an intake camshaft relative to the crankshaft is determined based on an intake cam signal and an exhaust cam signal. Furthermore, the phase difference between the exhaust cam signal generated when the relative phase angle of the exhaust camshaft is set to the reference phase angle and the intake cam signal generated when the relative phase angle of the intake camshaft is set to a target value is greater after a start-up of the internal combustion engine than during the start-up.

A self-locking apparatus for a gear set permits forward-driving an input in clockwise or counterclockwise directions and substantially prevents an output from being driven in either or both of those directions. The device includes a gear set with planet gears arranged within a planet carrier within a fixed ring gear. Each of the planet gears is engaged with the planet carrier via a differentiating connector retained in an elongated slot in the planet carrier where it moves to the clockwise position when being forward driven in the clockwise direction and, when the planet carrier is back driven in the clockwise direction, the connector moves to the counter-clockwise position in the slot. This arrangement allows the gear set to be forward driven but not back driven. This differentiated action can engage/disengage with any form of unidirectional engage/disengage mechanism. The apparatus is useful in industrial applications requiring self-locking gear sets.

A bearing section for a positive displacement mud motor for directional drilling in which the deflection of the drill bit is remotely adjusted by bending the drive sub using an offset flex drive mechanism to adjust between desired settings. The bearing section is adjustable from the surface without the need for trips of the bottom hole assembly to the surface.