An external drum brake anti-falling device includes a carrier having an accommodating chamber and a main shaft crossingly arranged in the accommodating chamber for supporting a rotating drum to autorotate, wherein the rotating drum has a life belt coiled thereon, a brake unit arranged at an end thereof, and a drum brake module, which includes a base, mounted in the accommodating chamber, and a passive ring, mounted on the base. The base has a through hole, axially penetratingly provided thereon, so as to define a first ring surface disposed in a concentric circle manner with the main shaft. An outer diameter of the passive ring defines a second ring surface opposite to and closely fitting to the first ring surface and concentrically defines internally toothed ratchet teeth provided thereon for sequentially generating maximum static friction force and kinetic friction force between the first ring surface and the second ring surface when the life belt drives the brake unit to be engaged with the ratchet teeth, thereby effectively buffering the rotating drum and the life belt.

Disclosed is a self-locking apparatus for a linear actuator, which relates to the field of linear actuation equipment. The self-locking apparatus includes a one-way bearing and a friction collar, wherein the one-way bearing includes an inner race and an outer race, the inner race being sleeved to the rotary screw of the linear actuator, the friction collar being connected to the outer race; wherein the self-locking apparatus further includes a friction member fitted with the friction collar, such that when the rotary screw rotates forwardly, the outer race does not rotate; and when the rotary screw rotates reversely, the outer race, the inner race, and the friction collar rotate synchronously, such that friction is produced by contacting between the friction collar and the friction member. Further disclosed is a linear actuator applying the self-locking apparatus.

The invention relates to a conveyor device with at least one first and second conveyor carriage which are arranged one behind the other in the conveyor direction (F), a cross belt conveyor which is formed on at least the second conveyor carriage for conveying material to be conveyed in a cross conveyor direction (Q) oriented substantially transversely to the conveyor direction (F), and a powertrain brake for the cross belt conveyor. An operating device is arranged on the first conveyor carriage and a brake device is arranged on the second conveyor carriage. The brake device assumes the release state when the first and second conveyor carriage are traveling in a substantially straight manner, and the brake device assumes the brake state when at least one of the conveyor carriages is cornering in order to allow a movement of a cross belt of the cross belt conveyor in a cross conveyor direction (Q) when traveling in a straight manner and brake the movement when cornering.

A window covering includes a housing, a covering material, a spindle, and a driving device. The spindle and the driving device are provided at the housing. The driving device includes a motor having a shaft, and an epicyclic gearing decelerating device having an input end and an output end connected to the shaft and the spindle, respectively. Whereby, the spindle can drive the covering material to expand or to collapse. The epicyclic gearing decelerating device includes a ring portion and at least a planet gear assembly which is coupled between the input end and the output end. The planet gear assembly includes a plurality of planet gears having a Shore A durometer hardness of 45-90, which is rotatable along the fixedly provided ring portion. While being driven to move, a lower end of the covering material moves at a speed higher than 65 mm per second.

The invention relates to an adjustment mechanism for a vehicle disk brake, which is provided with an adjustment device for compensating the operation-induced wear on the brake linings and the brake disk, wherein the adjustment device has the following components: —a drive element (25) which is rotatably arranged within the housing of the disk brake on an axis (A) parallel to the axis of rotation of the brake disk and which can be set in rotation by a brake application device; —a shaft (40) which is arranged centrally on the axis (A), on which the drive element (25) is rotatably mounted; —a cardanic rotary bearing (45) which supports the shaft (40) in an opening (1A) of the housing in a pendulum-like manner and which is made at least partially of a deformable rubber or elastomer ring (46) and a steel ring (47) which is attached therein. In order to further develop the mentioned adjustment mechanism so that it can be produced more economically and requires only a small number of components, the steel ring (47) is supported in a sliding manner against a cylindrical bearing section (50) of the shaft (40), and a coupling consisting of a first coupling part (51), which is rotationally fixed to the shaft (40), and a second coupling part (52), which is rotationally fixed to the steel ring (47), is arranged on the axis (A), the second coupling part being a coupling ring (52) which is rotatably mounted on the shaft (40). The invention further relates to a corresponding cardanic rotary bearing (45) and a corresponding coupling ring (52).

A backdrive braking element is provided for preventing backdrive of a shaft. It includes a poly-lobed locking mechanism including an unlock shaft that has a polygon shaped inside profile and is coupled to a poly lock drive and brake assembly. The poly lock drive and brake assembly includes a plurality of poly lock drive and brake segments and is contained within the interior cavity of a housing.

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.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for a torque limiter, comprising an indication device configured to provide an indication that the torque limiting device has tripped, and of the direction of torque applied to the torque limiting device when the torque limiting device tripped, in use.

The disclosure relates to a drive assembly of a closure element assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the drive assembly comprises a drive motor and, connected to the drive motor, a feed gearing for generating linear drive movements along a geometrical drive axis, wherein the drive motor and the feed gearing are arranged in a drive train of the drive assembly and the drive train extends between two mechanical drive connections for putting out drive movements and wherein the drive assembly comprises a brake for braking at least a portion of the drive train. It is proposed that the brake is designed such that the braking action of the brake is reduced with an increasing load in the drive train.

The invention relates to an adjustment mechanism for a vehicle disk brake, which is provided with an adjustment device for compensating the operation-induced wear on the brake linings and the brake disk, wherein the adjustment device has the following components: a drive element (25) which is rotatably arranged within the housing of the disk brake on an axis (A) parallel to the axis of rotation of the brake disk and which can be set in rotation by a brake application device; a shaft (40) which is arranged centrally on the axis (A), on which the drive element (25) is rotatably mounted; a cardanic rotary bearing (45) which supports the shaft (40) in an opening (1A) of the housing in a pendulum-like manner and which is made at least partially of a deformable rubber or elastomer ring (46) and a steel ring (47) which is attached therein. In order to further develop the mentioned adjustment mechanism so that it can be produced more economically and requires only a small number of components, the steel ring (47) is supported in a sliding manner against a cylindrical bearing section (50) of the shaft (40), and a coupling consisting of a first coupling part (51), which is rotationally fixed to the shaft (40), and a second coupling part (52), which is rotationally fixed to the steel ring (47), is arranged on the axis (A), the second coupling part being a coupling ring (52) which is rotatably mounted on the shaft (40). The invention further relates to a corresponding cardanic rotary bearing (45) and a corresponding coupling ring (52).