A power train component such as a gearbox includes driving and driven, coaxially arranged cooperating gears which engage each other via teeth. The engaging end surfaces of the teeth are provided with a first chamfer and a second chamfer, in which the chamfer edge is offset from bisecting the tooth. Preferably the offset chamfer edges are provided on both a driving gear (shifter), axially positionable using a shifting fork on a shift drum, and a driven low gear. In one preferred driving gear (shifter) design, the offset chamfer edges are only provided for the side engaged when the shifting fork moves against a spring force. The invention facilitates smoother and less binding movement between the non-engaged and the engaged axial positions, such that the gear can be more easily shifted by the shifting fork in at least one direction.

A shift drum has a recess which controls a fork to move one of two cooperating coaxially arranged gears for transmitting torque in a power train of a vehicle. The recess includes a straight section, which upon rotation of the shift drum does not move the fork either to the left or the right, and at least one ramp which does move the fork in one direction (i.e., to the left or the right). The ramp is more complex than a single line, such as having a first portion at a first right-shift portion ramp angle and a second portion at a second right-shift portion ramp angle , perhaps with the intersection between the first right-shift portion ramp angle and the second right-shift portion ramp angle being at the mid-line defined by the straight section of the recess.

A control apparatus for a vehicle transmission that includes: transmission gears disposed on a shaft; a switching mechanism which is to be switched between a connecting state in which one of the transmission gears is rotatable integrally with the shaft and a disconnecting state in which the one of the transmission gears is rotatable relative to the shaft; a shift fork for axially moving the switching mechanism; and a shift barrel to be rotated to position the shift fork. The switching mechanism includes first and second rings and an elastic member which is disposed between the first and second rings in the axial direction and connects the first and second rings. The control apparatus determines that a failure occurs in the vehicle transmission, when a value related to a reaction force that acts on the shift barrel during rotation of the shift barrel is deviated from a predetermined range.

A driven sprocket configured for rotational use in a linear actuator is provided. The driven sprocket includes an outer circumferential surface extending radially from a main body. The outer circumferential surface has a plurality of spaced apart gear teeth configured to engage corresponding structures of a drive belt. An upper rim and a lower rim bound the outer circumferential surface and are configured to maintain a drive belt in an engaged position with the gear teeth. A plurality of internal apertures extend therethrough and are configured to receive portions of a lead screw and portions of a torque limiter. A plurality of spaced apart apertures are configured to receive fasteners configured to secure the torque limiter to the driven sprocket in a manner such that rotation of the driven sprocket results in rotation of the torque limiter.

A gear unit including a gear, a hub, and a support ring configured to reduce the maximum stress on the gear teeth and, in particular, the toe of the gear teeth.

A transmission stopping device for a cordless curtain includes a box assembly and a stop wheel assembly disposed in the box assembly. The stop wheel assembly includes a torsion wheel and a stop wheel. The stop wheel is provided with balls therein. A rotation-stopping assembly is provided between the stop wheel and the box assembly. The cooperation between the balls of the stop wheel and the rotation-stopping assembly in the box assembly ensures that the ascent and descent of a curtain achieves an accurate positioning.

A motor vehicle transmission assembly is provided that includes a dampening component configured to reduce at least one of noise and vibration within the transmission assembly. In some versions, the dampening component is disposed between first and second transmission components, and the dampening component may be fixed to and/or abutting one of the transmission components. The dampening component may comprise a dampening layer disposed between a pair of outer layers. In some versions, the dampening component has a metallic portion and a non-metallic portion.

A gearwheel arrangement for a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a drive shaft, a gearwheel, and a slipping clutch. The gearwheel is seated on the drive shaft and includes a toothing system. The slipping clutch is disposed at a point on the gearwheel between the toothing system and the drive shaft. The slipping clutch opens if a limit torque to be transmitted between the drive shaft and the toothing system is exceeded. In an example embodiment, the slipping clutch has a shaft/hub connection with a shaft region and a hub region, and the shaft region is seated via a press fit on the hub region.

The present invention relates to a drive arrangement having an electrical machine and a gear that are in rotational driving connection with each other while forming at least one torque transmission path, wherein at least one element pair consisting of a torque-transmitting first element and a torque-transmitting second element that are in rotational driving connection with each other via a coupling device is arranged in the torque transmission path. The coupling device is designed as a slip clutch, such that the first and second element can be pivoted relative to each other when a pre-determined torque limit value is exceeded. The present invention additionally relates to components for such a drive arrangement.

A power steering assembly includes a housing having a first hole on a first axis. The power steering assembly includes a cartridge in the first hole and having a second hole and a third hole that are both centered on a second axis that is parallel with and spaced from the first axis. The power steering assembly includes a pulley supported by the second hole and the third hole. The power steering assembly includes a motor releasably fixed to the cartridge and operatively coupled to the pulley.