Odometers
US4354097A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1979 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M1/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An odometer for displaying the speed of a vehicle and the distance travelled, comprising an input shaft driven at a speed proportional to that of the vehicle, a speedometer unit connected to the input shaft, a mileage recording unit comprising a plurality of graduated drums mounted side by side on a common shaft and driven from the input shaft, a plurality of radially projecting stop lugs, and a frame for supporting said unit in rotation, the frame comprising two parallel walls provided with recesses for receiving the respective ends of the shaft of the mileage recording unit. The frame comprises a bar extending between said walls parallel to said common shaft and providing stop means for the projecting stop lugs. There is associated with the bar a locking element for immobilizing the stop lugs in their stop position, which element is force-fitted in recesses formed in the walls of the frame substantially in the plane of the bar.
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