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Variable pulley torque drive means

US4601679A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1985
Grant dateJul 22, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H55/56
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A variable pulley torque drive system comprising a pair of flexible straps, each connected at one end to a pivot on a drive member or a movable pulley sheave, and at the other end to the other of either the movable sheave or drive member, the straps being in tension when driving and flexed and deflected to compression in the undriven mode.

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