Counterbalanced bidirectional shuttle drive having linear motor
US4359289A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K33/18
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for bidirectionally driving a hammer bank shuttle assembly along a linear path in a line printer includes an opposite pair of circular, rotatable elements having an elongated shuttle assembly mounting element and an elongated counterbalancing element extending between the pair of rotatable elements on the opposite sides thereof. Pole pieces and a magnet disposed between and adjacent the shuttle assembly mounting element and the counterbalancing element provide magnetic flux which flows through portions of the opposite elements to attract and maintain the elements in contact with the opposite rotatable elements. A pair of serially coupled coils mounted on the counterbalancing element and disposed within the air gaps formed by the pole pieces and the magnet are energized by a cyclically varying signal to bidirectionally drive the shuttle assembly mounting element and its included hammer bank shuttle assembly along the linear path as the counterbalancing element is caused to reciprocate between opposite limits of movement defined by an opposite pair of resilient elements in the path of movement of the counterbalancing element. In an alternative embodiment the coils are …
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