A belt tuning device to an accessory belt drive system (ABDS) that utilizes a torsional spring to connect the belt pulley to the shaft of a motor generator unit to isolate the system and allow the pulley to advance ahead of the motor or to be behind the motor. The tuning device also has a free running zone providing a decoupling function for the system, allowing the tuning device to be both a driver and a generator of power. The tuning device has all of the belt pulley, a spring retainer, a torsion spring, a stop ring, and a shaft fixed in relation to each other.

An isolating decoupler comprising a shaft having an outer surface, a pulley rotationally engaged about the shaft, a torsion spring having a first section having a major diameter and a second section having a minor diameter, the major diameter is greater than the minor diameter, the torsion spring engaged with the pulley, a wrap spring having an inner diameter less than an outer surface outer diameter, the wrap spring frictionally engaging the outer surface, the torsion spring having an end fixedly connected to the wrap spring, the torsion spring loaded in a winding direction whereby the diameter of each coil of the torsion spring decreases in a progressive sequence as a load increases, the second section is disposed radially outboard of the wrap spring such that the second section moves radially inward to clamp the wrap spring during a load condition, and the pulley comprising a member disposed to progressively release the wrap spring from the shaft outer surface upon occurrence of a predetermined load condition.

The present invention relates to the sunshade driving device comprising that: a returning function of a manual driving module (410) is actuated by a ball chain or a rotating string; a rotating shaft (491) is attachable/detachable to the power drive unit or the rotating shaft stopping unit separated from a manual driving module; at least one pick-up member (452, 453) to directly drive the sunshade rotating shaft or driving the rotating shaft (491) by the manual drive module (410); a wheel driving member (417) having a manual pulley (417a) or a manual driving wheel (412b) being fitted the ball chain or rotating string; wherein the wheel drive member (417) will be engaged to the manual rotating wheel (412b) and the manual pulley (417a) for rotating together in one direction, and the wheel driving member (417) will disengaged the manual rotating wheel (412b) and the manual pulley (417a) for independently rotating each other in opposite direction activated by a bi-directional driving clutch (417b).

A pulley structure may be equipped with an outer rotating body, an inner rotating body, and a coil spring provided between the outer rotating body and the inner rotating body. The coil spring is configured so as to undergo torsional deformation in a diameter-expanding or a diameter-contracting direction, thereby engaging the outer rotating body and the inner rotating body and transmitting torque, and to undergo torsional deformation in the direction opposite the direction in which torque is transmitted, thereby entering a disengaged state in which the coil spring slides with the outer rotating body or the inner rotating body, thus interrupting the transmission of torque. The number of windings of the coil spring is in a range between [M-0.125] and M (both inclusive), where M is a natural number.

The present patent application discloses an overrunning alternator damping pulley. The overrunning alternator damping pulley includes a pulley body, two ball bearings provided on both ends of a shaft hole of the pulley body; and a hub for supporting the two ball bearings. At least one spring holder is provided on the hub. At least one friction spring is installed on the spring holder. One end of the friction spring is inserted to the spring holder. Another end of the friction spring forms a free end spirally extending along an axial direction of the hub. The outer ring of the friction spring is in contact with an inner wall of the pulley body. A damping groove corresponding to the friction spring is provided on the inner wall of the pulley body.

A clutch system includes a rotary input member, a wrap spring clutch and a rotary output member. The wrap spring clutch has a first end, a second end, and a plurality of coils. The stiffness of the wrap spring clutch is selected such that, when transmitting less than a selected coil engagement torque, the clutch system transmits torque helically from the rotary input member, to the second end, helically through the wrap spring clutch to the first end, and into the rotary output member. When transmitting more than the selected coil engagement torque, the clutch system transmits torque in parallel from the rotary input member, to the second end, helically through the wrap spring clutch to the first end, and into the rotary output member, and from the rotary input member through the coil engagement surface, to the first end, and into the rotary output member.

A pulley structure includes: a cylindrical outer rotation body; an inner rotation body; and a torsion coil spring. The torsion coil spring includes: one end region which is in contact with one rotation body; the other end region which is in contact with the other rotation body; and a middle region. The other rotation body includes: a first contact surface; a facing surface; an inclined surface; and a second contact surface. The facing surface includes a constraining surface connected to the inclined surface. The constraining surface is configured to be capable of constraining the other end region of the torsion coil spring before press fitting so as to prevent a displacement of an axis of the torsion coil spring before the press fitting with respect to an axis of the other rotation body.

A clutch cover for a roller blind clutch. The clutch cover comprises a clutch barrel portion mounted upon and extending outwardly from a first side of a backing plate, a cover ring and one or more indexing locators to fix the position of the cover ring relative to the backing plate when the cover ring is releasably secured about the backing plate. The cover ring includes a chain guide and is releasably securable about the backing plate such that the cover ring encompasses the backing plate. The indexing locators prevent relative rotational movement between the cover ring and the backing plate when the cover ring is releasably secured about the backing plate. The indexing locators permit the chain guide to be positioned at a plurality of angles relative to the backing plate.

A reel assembly (10) having a spool (20) comprising a drum core (22) and side disc flanges (24) attached to the drum core (22) for retaining a wound hose (26) on the spool (20), and a release mechanism (120) operatively engaging the spool (20) via a drive shaft (110). The release mechanism (120) has a pair of rotatable hubs (132, 134) arranged in axial alignment and having a clamping spring (136) fitted around the rotatable hubs (132, 134) and arranged to clamp the hubs (132, 134) together in fixed rotational relation, wherein the clamping spring (136) opens to releases the rotatable hubs (132, 134) when the spool (20) is rotated in a payout direction so that the rotatable hubs (132, 134) disengage and the spool (20) can freewheel.

The present invention relates to a decoupler with free wheel system and comprising a vibration damping pulley, a shaft actionable by the pulley, hub pieces having a first hub piece and a second hub piece, hub pieces being mounted between the inner race of the pulley and the outer surface of the shaft, at least one journal element between the shaft and pulley, along with a torsion spring, and a clutch spring, with the first hub piece being mounted on the shaft and the second hub piece being mounted around the shaft and can rotate relative to it, the torsion spring being disposed between the outer race of the hub pieces and the inner race of pulley, having a first end operatively attachable to the pulley and a second end operatively attachable to the second hub piece and the clutch spring being disposed internally in relation to the torsion spring and which is frictionally engaged with the hub pieces for transmission of torque to the shaft.