Abstract:
A modulator valve control for an automatic transmission to provide an input which determines the shift point at which the transmission changes from one mode to another. The assembly includes a modulator valve having a plunger extending therefrom and into a housing. A motion transmitting remote control is included and comprises a guide means attached to the housing and a flexible motion transmitting core element movably supported by the guide means and connected to a wheel which is in turn rotatably supported on a shaft in the housing. A flat spiral spring interconnects the wheel and the plunger of the modulator valve for actuating the modulator valve in response to motion of the core element.
Abstract:
A modulator valve control for an automatic transmission to provide an input which determines the shift point at which the transmission changes from one mode to another. The assembly includes a modulator valve having a plunger extending therefrom and into a housing. A motion transmitting remote control is included and comprises a guide means attached to the housing and a flexible motion transmitting core element movably supported by the guide means and connected to a flat leaf spring. The flat leaf spring interconnects the core element and the plunger of the modulator valve for actuating the modulator valve in response to motion of the core element.
Abstract:
A Motion Transmitting Remote Control Assembly for transmitting motion along a curved path comprising: a conduit, a flexible cable slidably disposed within a conduit, a control member, and terminal connector means for connecting the cable to the control member; the terminal connector being supported by the control member on opposite sides thereof and including a housing, trunnion means for supporting the housing on opposite sides thereof, and an internally threaded cylindrical member rotatably supported by the housing for securing the threaded end fittings of a cable thereto. The internally threaded cylindrical member includes threaded sections of two diameters to receive two different sized cables, one of the threaded sections extending from the housing a greater distance than the other of the threaded sections to accommodate different length terminal connectors on the ends of the cables.
Abstract:
A modulator valve control for an automatic transmission to provide an input which determines the shift point at which the transmission changes from one mode to another. The assembly includes a modulator valve having a plunger extending therefrom and into a housing. A motion transmitting remote control is included and comprises a guide means attached to the housing and a flexible motion transmitting core element movably supported by the guide means and connected to a wheel which is in turn rotatably supported on a shaft in the housing. A flat spiral spring interconnects the wheel and the plunger of the modulator valve for actuating the modulator valve in response to motion of the core element.
Abstract:
A lever control assembly including a housing having a pair of spaced flanges with an actuator rotatably supported between the flanges. The housing comprises identical mating halves and the actuator comprises identical mating halves. The actuators each have an integral stub shaft extending therefrom and disposed in a cavity in the adjacent housing flange to provide bearing supports for the actuator. The actuator halves define a compartment between the stub shafts and an operating lever is attached or disposed in the compartment between the actuator halves. One or more pins extend transversely through the lever and the respective actuator halves surround each pin. The actuator halves have lower portions which are semicircular and define spaced flanges which include a plurality of spaced attachment holes disposed about the periphery whereby a control member may be attached to the actuator between its spaced flanges at any one of various positions. A plurality of spaced attachment holes are disposed on the exterior faces of the housing flanges about semicircles having the same center as the semicircular lower sections. The housing flanges, on the exterior faces thereof, include a plurality of retaining-recessed passages for receiving a generally U-shaped conduit support member.
Abstract:
In accordance with the invention there is provided an improved heat and corrosion resistant protective coating consisting essentially of a dispersion of inorganic solid particulate material in an aqueous solution the solute of which consists essentially of metal, chromate, dichromate or molybdate and phosphate, at least a portion of the particulate material being an alloy containing aluminum and magnesium.
Abstract:
A method for assembling the components of a roller bearing remote control cable. The components of the control include an outer sheath or conduit in which are disposed bearing races, a center core, ball bearings on either side of the center core and engaging the respective bearing races with ball separator strips separating the ball bearings on each side of the center core. The method includes providing first and second pluralities of aligned balls and feeding the separator strips adjacent the balls to load the strips with the balls. Additionally, the separator strips loaded with the balls are inserted into the sheath or conduit along with the bearing races and center core.
Abstract:
A single lever remote control assembly for marine power units or engines which is mounted at a position remote from the engine and connected to the engine by motion transmitting remote control assembly of the type including a motion transmitting control or cable element movably supported by a conduit. The assembly includes an elongated housing having a bottom portion offset rearwardly from the top portion. A tubular actuating shaft is rotatably supported by the housing and supports a single control lever. Throttle and transmission driving gears are disposed about the actuating shaft with the throttle driving gear being keyed to the shaft. A non-rotatable slider shaft is slideably supported within the actuating shaft and includes an annular recess in which a key is disposed, the key having a projection movable into and out of a slot in the transmission driving gear whereby the slider shaft may be pulled outwardly to disengage the key from the transmission driving gear to rotate the throttle driving gear independently of the transmission driving gear. The throttle driving gear is in meshing engagement with a throttle driven gear which is coaxially supported by the housing with a transmission driven gear, which is in turn in meshing engagement with the transmission driving gear. A pin is supported by the inward end of the slider shaft and projects through the housing to prevent rotation of the slider shaft and to engage a hole in the transmission driving gear for preventing rotation of the transmission driving gear when the slider shaft has been pulled outwardly whereby the throttle driving gear may be rotated independently of the transmission driving gear. A bracket is pivotally connected to the bottom portion of the housing and includes two axially spaced conduit receiving pockets. A projection is rotated upon rotation of the transmission driven gear and a switch means is supported by the housing to coact with the projection when the projection is in the neutral position whereby the engine may be started whenever the single lever is in the neutral position regardless of whether or not the single lever is in driving connection with the transmission driving gear through the key supported in the annular groove in the slider shaft.