A first clutch, a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, a third planetary gear mechanism, a fourth planetary gear mechanism, and a third clutch are arranged along an input shaft in that order from a driving source. The input shaft includes first and second input shafts that are coaxially connected together through a first spline engagement portion and capable of being separated from each other in an axial direction. The first spline engagement portion is disposed between the first clutch and a first element of the third planetary gear mechanism on the input shaft. The first clutch is connected to the first input shaft. The first element of the third planetary gear mechanism and the third clutch are connected to the second input shaft. The first element of the third planetary gear mechanism is removably connected to the second input shaft through a second spline engagement portion.

A transmission includes an input shaft that couples to a prime mover, twin countershafts and a main shaft having gears coupled thereon, an output shaft that selectively provides a torque output to a driveline, a first shift actuator that selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft. The transmission includes a second shift actuator that couples the main shaft to the output shaft with a selected reduction ratio, and a controller including a vehicle state circuit that interprets at least one vehicle operating condition, and a neutral enforcement circuit that provides a first neutral command to the first shift actuator and a second neutral command to the second shift actuator, in response to the at least one vehicle operating condition indicating that vehicle motion is not intended.

A precision cantilever bearing assembly to align the output hubs of an axle assembly which includes a cantilever bearing positioned in one hub bore. The cantilever bearing has an axially extending bore. A shaft plug having an axially extending bore is positioned in the other hub bore. A shaft is positioned in and rotates and counter rotates in the cantilever bearing axially extending bore and is fixed in the shaft plug bore to facilitate alignment of the hubs.

A washing machine includes a tub, a drum, a pulsator, a motor assembly, including a rotor, to supply a driving force, a reduction gear module couplable to the rotor of the motor assembly so that a portion of the reduction gear module is rotatable at an angular velocity less than an angular velocity at which the rotor is rotated, a washing shaft couplable to the pulsator and the portion of the reduction gear module so that the pulsator is rotatable at an angular velocity less than the angular velocity at which the rotor is rotated, a spin-drying shaft couplable to the drum, and a coupler configured to be couplable to the spin-drying shaft and the rotor so that the spin-drying shaft is rotatable at the angular velocity at which the rotor is rotated, where the coupler includes a coupler body having a receiving space to receive the reduction gear module.

A watercraft transmission assembly including a first drive member adapted to operatively couple to an engine, a second drive member operatively engaged with the first drive member, a third drive member operatively associated with the second drive member, a fourth drive member operatively engaged with the third drive member and an output shaft operatively associated with the fourth drive member and adapted to operatively couple to a pump-jet, wherein in use the rotational speed between the first drive member and the output shaft is altered and the direction of rotation of the fourth drive member is substantially similar to the direction of rotation of the first drive member.

This disclosure relates to a camshaft adjusting system for a motor vehicle, having an inner camshaft, and an outer camshaft, which is arranged coaxially with and radially on the outside of the inner camshaft. The camshaft adjusting system further includes an input wheel, which is designed to introduce torque into the camshafts, a hydraulic camshaft adjuster, which acts on the outer camshaft to adjust the phase angle of the outer camshaft relative to the input wheel, and an electric camshaft adjuster, which acts on the inner camshaft to adjust the phase angle of the inner camshaft relative to the input wheel. The input wheel is supported on the outer camshaft by means of a radial plain bearing.

A rotation transmission device having a high torque measurement resolution is provided. The rotation transmission device is provided with: a rotary-shaft unit (6) having a first and second rotary shaft (13, 14) combined so as to be coaxial and such that the end sections thereof can rotate relative to each other and a torsion bar (15) that is provided on the inner-diameter side of the first and second rotary shafts so as to be coaxial therewith, has one end section connected to the first rotary shaft (13), and has the other end section connected to the second rotary shaft (14); a first gear (7) fastened to the outer peripheral surface of the first rotary shaft (13); a second gear (8) fastened to the outer peripheral surface of the second rotary shaft (14); a coupling shaft (9) provided on the inner-diameter side of the torsion bar (15) so as to be coaxial therewith, having one end section connected to one rotary shaft (13), and having the other end section protruding from an end of the torsion bar (15) in the axial direction; a first encoder disposed and fixed on the other end of the coupling shaft (9) so as to be coaxial with the first rotary shaft (13) and having a first detected section (39); a second encoder fastened on the other end of the second rotary shaft (14) so as to be close to the first encoder and having a second detected section (40); and a sensor unit having at least one sensor (42a, 42b) that faces the first and second detected sections (39, 40).

The present innovation relates generally to propulsion mechanisms for propeller-driven vehicles and vessels, and, more particularly, to gear-driven transmissions for airboats.

In a vehicular power transmitting system, a fixing portion of a brake retaining portion receives a reaction force from a reverse drive brake and is located in a portion of a circumference of the brake retaining portion, which is outside a predetermined circumferential portion close to the shifting shaft support portion and is defined by a pair of lines tangent to a circumference of the shifting shaft and parallel to a straight line connecting first and second axes and located on opposite sides of the straight line, as seen in a plane normal to the first axis, where a forward/reverse switching device including the reverse drive brake is disposed on the first axis, and a gear type transmission is disposed on the first axis and the second axis and an outer housing wall and a partition wall radially inwardly extending from the outer housing wall are provided.

A group transmission device includes a main transmission which has a main shaft, a countershaft and a spur gear pair which includes a first spur gear arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the main shaft and a second spur gear arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the countershaft. A range group has a first shaft non-rotationally connected to the main shaft, a second shaft non-rotationally connected to a transmission output shaft, a third shaft and a blocking switching unit. A first switching unit non-rotationally connects the third shaft to a housing. A second switching unit has an axially shiftable switching element and non-rotationally connects the third shaft to the first spur gear. The main shaft is coupled non-rotationally to a transmission input shaft. A third switching unit has an axially shiftable further switching element and non-rotationally connects the first spur gear to the first shaft of the range group.