Tension/compression compliant link for cartridge loading apparatus
US6771448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/049
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge loading apparatus has at least one movable member with a pin to engage a notch of a cartridge and has a reversible motor. A compliant link has a longitudinal leaf spring resilient beam, and has a laterally extending arm at one end of the beam, forming an “L” shape. The movable member and the motor apparatus are coupled at axes respectively at the other end of the beam and at an end of the arm. Thus, a compression force provides a rotational torque at the arm which flexes the beam outwardly away from a straight line between the axes; and a tension force provides a rotational torque to flex the beam inwardly.
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