US3132531A
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Electrical gear shift mechanism
Assignee: Rockwell-Standard Corp
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Filing: 1960-02-02
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1980-02-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence G Boughner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:02
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H63/00; F16H63/02; F16H63/30; F16H63/304; F16H2063/3056; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056; Y10T74/18296; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19251; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19414; Y10T74/19419; Y10T74/19423; Y10T74/19428; Y10T74/19437; Y10T74/19633; Y10T74/19642; Y10T74/19698; Y10T74/19828
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
IN A ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A SHIFTABLE COUPLING MEMBER, A MOVABLE SHIFT MEMBER DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID COUPLING MEMBER; A MOVABLE DRIVE MEMBER; POWER STORAGE MEANS YIELDABLY AND DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID SHIFT AND DRIVE MEMBER TO STORE ENERGY DURING INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVE MEMBER AND TO SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASE ENERGY TO ACCOMPLISH A GEAR SHIFTING MOVEMENT OF SAID SHIFT MEMBER; REVERSIBLY OPERABLE ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING A ROTATABLE POWER OUTPUT SHAFT; ELECTRIAL SELECTOR CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR TO SELECTIVELY ROTATE SAID SHAFT IN EITHER DIRECTION AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED APART CIRCUIT ENERGIZING SWITCHES FOR ESTABLISHING SEPARATE MOTOR CIRCUITS TO ROTATE SAID SHAFT IN OPPOSED DIRECTIONS; A SWITCH ACTUATOR MEMBER RIGID WITH SAID DRIVE MEMBER FOR ACTUATING SAID SWITCHES AT PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OF SAID DRIVE MEMBER; AND A POWER TRANSMITTING MEANS DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID MOTOR SHAFT AND SAID DRIVE MEMBER COMPRISING AND ECCENTRIC CRANK ROTATABLE BETWEEN FIXED LIMIT POSITIONS IN EITHER DIRECTION CORRESPONDING TO SHIFT POSITIONS OF SAID DRIVE MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
IN A ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A SHIFTABLE COUPLING MEMBER, A MOVABLE SHIFT MEMBER DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID COUPLING MEMBER; A MOVABLE DRIVE MEMBER; POWER STORAGE MEANS YIELDABLY AND DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID SHIFT AND DRIVE MEMBER TO STORE ENERGY DURING INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVE MEMBER AND TO SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASE ENERGY TO ACCOMPLISH A GEAR SHIFTING MOVEMENT OF SAID SHIFT MEMBER; REVERSIBLY OPERABLE ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING A ROTATABLE POWER OUTPUT SHAFT; ELECTRIAL SELECTOR CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR TO SELECTIVELY ROTATE SAID SHAFT IN EITHER DIRECTION AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED APART CIRCUIT ENERGIZING SWITCHES FOR ESTABLISHING SEPARATE MOTOR CIRCUITS TO ROTATE SAID SHAFT IN OPPOSED DIRECTIONS; A SWITCH ACTUATOR MEMBER RIGID WITH SAID DRIVE MEMBER FOR ACTUATING SAID SWITCHES AT PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OF SAID DRIVE MEMBER; AND A POWER TRANSMITTING MEANS DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID MOTOR SHAFT AND SAID DRIVE MEMBER COMPRISING AND ECCENTRIC CRANK ROTATABLE BETWEEN FIXED LIMIT POSITIONS IN EITHER DIRECTION CORRESPONDING TO SHIFT POSITIONS OF SAID DRIVE MEMBER.
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