Patent · US Expired

Linear drive mechanism including a slip clutch

US6109125A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

11References

15Claims

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Assignee

PRECITEC GMBH & CO. · DE

Inventors

Peter Schubert · Kaarst, DE
Jurgen Volpel · Gernsbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 1998
Grant date	Aug 29, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/18848
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A linear drive mechanism includes a cylindrical hollow housing within which a movable body is mounted for guided collinear movement by drive mechanism including a cable drum that is driven by a drive device having an output shaft, characterized by the provision of a slip clutch between the drive output shaft and the cable drum in order to avoid damage to the drive of the body in the event of a collision between the body and the workpiece in the direction of travel of the body. The drive mechanism may be used for the low-wear and play-free driving of, for example, the connecting head of a laser machining system for material processing.

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