Transmission that converts a rotary into a translational motion
US5241873A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2107
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Transmission that converts a rotary into a translational motion and is preferably attached to a motorized drive assembly, with a rotary drive mechanism and a translationally channeled motion-transmitting component that is attached to the drive mechanism in the vicinity of a track and driven by the drive mechanism. A controller wheel is attached to the motion-transmitting component by way of a cogged gear that converts the translational motion of the motion-transmitting component into a rotary motion on the part of the activating wheel. At least one activating component on the controller wheel engages at least one switch in accordance with the angle of rotation of the controller wheel.
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