US3233153A
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Electrical control circuit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-26
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1982-10-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John C Ryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 19:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K28/00; B60K28/10; B60K28/12; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/18; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/1819; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S188/00; Y10S188/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
284 words
A CONTROL CIRCUIT COMPRISING: (A) ELECTRICAL DELAY MEANS, (B) ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING SAID DELAY MEANS INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS AND TWO ELECTRICAL LINES COUPLING THE SWITCH MEANS TO SAID DELAY MEANS, (C) SAID SWITCH MEANS HAVING A STATIONARY PART AND A ROTOR PART WITH THE STATIONARY PART INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO STATIONARY CONTACTS SEPARATED A GIVEN ANGLE AND RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LINES TO EFFECT THE AFORESAID LINE TO SWITCH MEANS COUPLING, (D) SAID ROTOR PART HAVING A ROTATABLE CONTACT TO CONTACT SAID STATIONARY CONTACTS AT LEAST DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR PART TO EFFECT CONNECTION THEREOF TO A REFERENCE POTENTIAL, (E) ONE OF SAID STATIONARY AND ROTOR PARTS HAVING A PORTION MADE OF INSULATIVE MATERIAL AND A PORTION INCLUDING EACH SAID CONTACT THEREFOR MADE OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL CIRCUMFERENTIALLY PROPORTIONED RELATIVE TO THE SAID INSULATIVE MATERIAL (1) TO CAUSE EACH OF SAID STATION ARY CONTACTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LINES TO BE CYCLICALLY CONNECTED AND DISCONNECTED TO SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME WHILE SAID ROTOR PART IS ROTATING AT ANY SPEED TO EFFECT THE CYCLIC ENERGIZATION AND DE-ENERGIZATION AFORESAID AND (2) TO CAUSE THE CYCLES RELATIVE TO THE RESPECTIVE LINES TO BE OUT OF PHASE WITH EACH OTHER SUFFICIENTLY THAT ONE OF THE ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING PORTIONS OF THE CYCLES FOR EITHER LINE TIMEWISE FULLY EMBRACES THE OTHER PORTION FOR THE CYCLES OF THE OTHER LINE AS LONG AS THE ROTOR PART IS ROTATING AT ALL SO THAT WHEN THE ROTOR PART STOPS THE EXISTING EMBRACING CYCLIC PORTION CAN CONTINUE TO EXIT WHEREBY THEN AND ONLY THEN THE SAID CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATES THE SAID DELAY MEANS IN A MANNER DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE SAID ROTOR PART IS ROTATING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
284 words
A CONTROL CIRCUIT COMPRISING: (A) ELECTRICAL DELAY MEANS, (B) ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING SAID DELAY MEANS INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS AND TWO ELECTRICAL LINES COUPLING THE SWITCH MEANS TO SAID DELAY MEANS, (C) SAID SWITCH MEANS HAVING A STATIONARY PART AND A ROTOR PART WITH THE STATIONARY PART INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO STATIONARY CONTACTS SEPARATED A GIVEN ANGLE AND RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LINES TO EFFECT THE AFORESAID LINE TO SWITCH MEANS COUPLING, (D) SAID ROTOR PART HAVING A ROTATABLE CONTACT TO CONTACT SAID STATIONARY CONTACTS AT LEAST DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR PART TO EFFECT CONNECTION THEREOF TO A REFERENCE POTENTIAL, (E) ONE OF SAID STATIONARY AND ROTOR PARTS HAVING A PORTION MADE OF INSULATIVE MATERIAL AND A PORTION INCLUDING EACH SAID CONTACT THEREFOR MADE OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL CIRCUMFERENTIALLY PROPORTIONED RELATIVE TO THE SAID INSULATIVE MATERIAL (1) TO CAUSE EACH OF SAID STATION ARY CONTACTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LINES TO BE CYCLICALLY CONNECTED AND DISCONNECTED TO SAID REFERENCE POTENTIAL FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME WHILE SAID ROTOR PART IS ROTATING AT ANY SPEED TO EFFECT THE CYCLIC ENERGIZATION AND DE-ENERGIZATION AFORESAID AND (2) TO CAUSE THE CYCLES RELATIVE TO THE RESPECTIVE LINES TO BE OUT OF PHASE WITH EACH OTHER SUFFICIENTLY THAT ONE OF THE ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING PORTIONS OF THE CYCLES FOR EITHER LINE TIMEWISE FULLY EMBRACES THE OTHER PORTION FOR THE CYCLES OF THE OTHER LINE AS LONG AS THE ROTOR PART IS ROTATING AT ALL SO THAT WHEN THE ROTOR PART STOPS THE EXISTING EMBRACING CYCLIC PORTION CAN CONTINUE TO EXIT WHEREBY THEN AND ONLY THEN THE SAID CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATES THE SAID DELAY MEANS IN A MANNER DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE SAID ROTOR PART IS ROTATING.
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