Articulated device for service component
US4402481A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1980 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32024
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An articulated device for a service component, wherein a front arm and a rear arm, each provided at one end with an engageable member, are rotatably connected to each other by a transmitting shaft slidably coupled into the enggeable members, the transmitting shaft is provided with tapered portions opposed to the arms, the engageable members incorporate therein balls engaging the tapered portions, the arms incorporate therein rods slidable in the lengthwise directions thereof and abutting against the balls, and the rod in the front arm is actuated to cause the transmitting shaft to axially move through the agency of the balls, whereby the engageable members are pressed against and engaged with each other, so that the arms can be fixed at certain angles.
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