Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Frictional transmission
 A frictional transmission comprises first and second rotary shafts arranged in directions in which the central axes thereof crossed each other, a roller supported coaxially with the first rotary shaft for rotating with the first rotary shaft, a first frictional surface provided on the roller coaxially with the first rotary shaft, a disc supported coaxially with the second rotary shaft for rotating with the second rotary shaft, and a second frictional surface provided on this disc coaxially with the second rotary shaft. The second frictional surface and the first frictional surface are brought into frictional engagement with each other. A loading cam device is arranged so as to press the second frictional surface toward the first frictional surface at the time of driving. A further disc coaxial with the aforementioned disc is disposed in the environs of the second rotary shaft, and the roller is sandwiched by and between the two discs. This further disc is rotatably supported by an angular-type ball bearing relative to the second rotary shaft and the first-mentioned disc in the environs of the second rotary shaft in a state that this further disc is prevented from being displaced in a direction to be separated from the first-mentioned disc. 
NSK Ltd.
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B62D F16H B62D B62D
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Hiroyuki Hiroshi Toshihiro Kazuo Hisashi Ryoichi
Ito Eda Fukuda Chikaraishi Machida Otaki