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Asynchronous motion detector
Assignee: General Dynamics Corp
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Filing: 1963-01-04
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Granted: 1965-02-09
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Expires: 1983-01-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John S Notchev
- 👤 Edgar S Machacek
- 👤 Waldo J Darracq
- 👤 Jean A Malthaner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:20
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C9/00; B64C9/02; B66; B66D; B66D1/00; B66D1/26; B64D; B64D45/00; B64D45/0005; B64D2045/001; B66D2700/00; B66D2700/01; B66D2700/0125; B66D2700/0166; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20396; Y10T74/20402; Y10T74/20408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
AN ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION DETECTOR COMPRISING: A FRAME; A TRANSMISSION MEANS JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME; AXIALLY SPACED ROTATABLE ELEMENTS COUPLED TO SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS; ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS POSITIONED INTERMEDIATE SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENTS; SAID ACTUATING MEANS HAVING A CAM SURFACE; A SWITCH MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID CAM SURFACE; SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO ROTATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENTS; AND SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING ACTIVATED UPON DETECTION OF ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION OCCURRING BETWEEN SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENTS TO ACTUATE SAID SWITCH AND PROVIDE A CONTROL SIGNAL WHICH ELIMINATES THE ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
AN ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION DETECTOR COMPRISING: A FRAME; A TRANSMISSION MEANS JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME; AXIALLY SPACED ROTATABLE ELEMENTS COUPLED TO SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS; ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS POSITIONED INTERMEDIATE SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENTS; SAID ACTUATING MEANS HAVING A CAM SURFACE; A SWITCH MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID CAM SURFACE; SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO ROTATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENTS; AND SAID ACTUATING MEANS BEING ACTIVATED UPON DETECTION OF ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION OCCURRING BETWEEN SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENTS TO ACTUATE SAID SWITCH AND PROVIDE A CONTROL SIGNAL WHICH ELIMINATES THE ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION.
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