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Space adjusters with cam shafts

US11173734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2017
Grant dateNov 16, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J29/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an example, a space adjuster may comprise a cam shaft, a first fin disposed on a first end of the cam shaft, a second fin disposed on a second end of the cam shaft, opposite from the first end, and a cam lug disposed on the cam shaft in between the first end and the second end. The first fin may have a first profile to transfer a first longitudinal force into a first rotation of the cam shaft, and the second fin may have a second profile to transfer a second longitudinal force into a second rotation of the cam shaft, opposite to the first rotation. A cam surface of the cam lug may be spaced increasingly farther away from a longitudinal axis of the cam shaft throughout the first rotation of the cam shaft.

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