System and method for an automatically adjusting force engine and assisted storage
US9903526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/063
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A force engine operable to counterbalance a load. The force engine includes one or more energy reservoirs operable to store energy. The one or more energy reservoirs are operable to generate a force to balance the load through the displacement in an operating mode. A traveling member is hingedly connected to the one or more energy reservoirs. The force generated by the one or more energy reservoirs is transferred to the load through the traveling member and an associated linkage. A variable member is coupled to the one or more energy reservoirs. In the adjusting mode the variable member is displaced to configure an operating relationship between the one or more energy reservoirs and the traveling member. A release interacts with the variable member to fix a position of the variable member.
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