US3234816A
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Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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Filing: 1962-11-13
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Granted: 1966-02-15
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Expires: 1982-11-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thuengen Hubert Freiherr Von
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:01
CPC Classifications
F; F27; F27B; F27B3/00; F16; F16C; F16C3/00; F16C3/04; F16C3/22; F16C3/28; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/211; Y10T74/2111; Y10T74/2112
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR A MEMBER COMPRISING ONE ROTATIVE ELEMENT, AND MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS WHEREBY SAID ELEMENT IS MANUALLY ROTATIVELY ADJUSTABLE TO SELECTED POSITIONS; AND ANOTHER ROTATIVE ELEMENT TO BE RADIALLY ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO ITS AXIS OF ROTATION IN RESPONSE TO ROTATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SAID ONE ELEMENT, SAID ELEMENTS BEING MOUNTED IN ECCENTRIC CONTIGUITY WITH EACH OTHER, CONTROL MEANS WHEREBY THE ROTATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID ADJUSTABLE ONE ELEMENT EFECTS ROTATIVE AND RADIAL MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER ELEMENT, SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A FIXED ELEMENT, AND FURTHER COMPRISING ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTING SAID ELEMENTS WITH SAID FIXED ELEMENT WHEREIN ROTATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SAID ONE ELEMENT EFFECTS ROTATION OF THE OTHER ELEMENT BY VIRTUE OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID RADIAL MOVEMENT THEN OCCURRING BY REASON OF THE ECCENTRIC CONTIGUITY OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND SAID MEMBER BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID OTHER ELEMENT FOR RADIAL ADJUSTMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR A MEMBER COMPRISING ONE ROTATIVE ELEMENT, AND MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS WHEREBY SAID ELEMENT IS MANUALLY ROTATIVELY ADJUSTABLE TO SELECTED POSITIONS; AND ANOTHER ROTATIVE ELEMENT TO BE RADIALLY ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO ITS AXIS OF ROTATION IN RESPONSE TO ROTATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SAID ONE ELEMENT, SAID ELEMENTS BEING MOUNTED IN ECCENTRIC CONTIGUITY WITH EACH OTHER, CONTROL MEANS WHEREBY THE ROTATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID ADJUSTABLE ONE ELEMENT EFECTS ROTATIVE AND RADIAL MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER ELEMENT, SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A FIXED ELEMENT, AND FURTHER COMPRISING ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTING SAID ELEMENTS WITH SAID FIXED ELEMENT WHEREIN ROTATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SAID ONE ELEMENT EFFECTS ROTATION OF THE OTHER ELEMENT BY VIRTUE OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID RADIAL MOVEMENT THEN OCCURRING BY REASON OF THE ECCENTRIC CONTIGUITY OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND SAID MEMBER BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID OTHER ELEMENT FOR RADIAL ADJUSTMENT.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-14 | 1969-08-16 | 1970-02-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-14 | 1973-08-16 | 1974-02-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-14 | 1977-08-16 | 1978-02-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |