Orbital tensile drive
US12215786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H57/035
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An orbital tensile drive is herein disclosed, along with systems and methods associated therewith. The orbital tensile drive uses a tensile element that is conveyed around a static, fixed shaft and a rotating output shaft. This is facilitated via multiple orbiting idler pulleys that are mounted to an orbiter body. The static and rotating shafts, as well as the orbiting assembly, share a common axis. Input rotation to the orbiter body is transformed into lower-speed, higher-torque rotation at the rotating output shaft. The present invention has many potential applications including, but not limited to, robotics.
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