Intermittent motion drive assembly including speed reduction
US5221237A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19555
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cylindrical member driven by a planetary gear arrangement traverses an epitrochoid path to periodically enter a radial slot in an arm or disc rotating the arm or disc through 180.degree.. By selecting the parameters appropriately the cylindrical member is caused to enter and leave the radial slot along a tangential path such that no first or second derivative discontinuities are present in the motion of the arm or disc. Several embodiments are disclosed for achieving either one or two incremental rotations of an output shaft for a single revolution of an input shaft with various speed reducing gear trains.
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