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US3120761A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rotary to lineal motion converters

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-21
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Granted: 1964-02-11
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Expires: 1982-06-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Herman E Pravel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:41
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H25/00; F16H25/18; F16H25/186; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
IN A DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY CONVERTING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO LINEAL MOVEMENT IN ANOTHER MEMBER COMPRISING A FIRST MEMBER AND A SECOND MEMBER; SAID MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED ABOUT A COMMON AXIS; ONE SAID MEMBER BEING AXIALLY STATIONARY AND THE OTHER SAID MEMBER BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE; ONE SAID MEMBER BEING ROTATIONALLY STATIONARY AND THE OTHER SAID MEMBER BEING ROTATIONALLY MOVABLE; ROLLABLE ELEMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE SAID MEMBER AND ROTATED BY SAID OTHER MEMBER; SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION IN CONTACT WITH SAID ONE MEMBER AND HAVING CAM PORTIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION; OPPOSED CAMMING RINGS DISPOSED IN CONTACT WITH SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS'' CAM PORTIONS, AND MEANS LOADING SAID CAMMING RINGS IN FORCED CONTACT WITH SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS'' CAM PORTIONS URGING SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS TOWARD SAID ONE MEMBER URGING SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS'' CENTRAL PORTION INTO FORCED CONTACT WITH SAID ONE MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
IN A DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY CONVERTING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO LINEAL MOVEMENT IN ANOTHER MEMBER COMPRISING A FIRST MEMBER AND A SECOND MEMBER; SAID MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED ABOUT A COMMON AXIS; ONE SAID MEMBER BEING AXIALLY STATIONARY AND THE OTHER SAID MEMBER BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE; ONE SAID MEMBER BEING ROTATIONALLY STATIONARY AND THE OTHER SAID MEMBER BEING ROTATIONALLY MOVABLE; ROLLABLE ELEMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE SAID MEMBER AND ROTATED BY SAID OTHER MEMBER; SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION IN CONTACT WITH SAID ONE MEMBER AND HAVING CAM PORTIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION; OPPOSED CAMMING RINGS DISPOSED IN CONTACT WITH SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS'' CAM PORTIONS, AND MEANS LOADING SAID CAMMING RINGS IN FORCED CONTACT WITH SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS'' CAM PORTIONS URGING SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS TOWARD SAID ONE MEMBER URGING SAID ROLLABLE ELEMENTS'' CENTRAL PORTION INTO FORCED CONTACT WITH SAID ONE MEMBER.

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