Five bar linkage mechanism
US4878374A · kind A · utility
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9References
12Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B15/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A five bar articulating mechanism having the bars pivotally linked one to another forming a closed loop. Any one of the bars is intermittently rigidly joined to an adjacent bar to convert the five bar mechanism to a four bar mechanism.
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