Patent · US Expired

Motorized jack

US5992826A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
3References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 1998
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 31, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S254/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motorized jack for reducing the amount of labor needed to lift up a vehicle. The motorized jack includes a housing with a motor provided in the housing. A threaded shaft is also provided in the housing. A top end of the threaded shaft is upwardly extended through a hole in the top of the housing. A ring gear is disposed around the threaded shaft. The ring gear has a toothed inner perimeter engaging the threaded shafts. An interconnected set of gears is provided in the housing to connect the ring gear to a rotating shaft of the motor. A lifting head is coupled to the top end of the threaded shaft.

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