US3274845A
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Intermittent drive unit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-13
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Granted: 1966-09-27
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Expires: 1983-09-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sr Edward S Moran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:48
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H35/00; F16H35/02; B; B65; B65G; B65G2814/00; B65G2814/03; B65G2814/0347; B65G2814/0356; B65G2814/0359; B65G2814/037; B65G2814/0371; B65G2814/0373
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A DRIVE UNIT OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN A PRIME MOVER AND A WORK ELEMENT COMPRISING: (A) A BASE; (B) AN INPUT SAFETY ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE AND BEING SUPPLIED WITH ROTARY MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION BY THE PRIME MOVER; (C) A DRIVE SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE; (D) A CONTROL AXLE ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE; (E) GEAR MEANS DRIVINGLY-CONNECTING THE INPUT SHAFT TO THE DRIVE SHAFT; (F) A CROSS-AXLE FIXED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CARRYING BEVELED GEARS AT EACH END MESHED WITH A CROWN GEAR AT ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER CROWN GEAR AT THE OTHER SIDE; (G) A FIRST GEAR TRAIN DRIVINGLY-CONNECTING THE CROWN GEAR AT THE ONE SIDE OF THE CROSS-AXLE TO THE CONTROL AXLE; (H) OFFSET CRANK MEANS ON THE CONTROL AXLE; (I) A RACK GEAR CARRIED BY THE CRACK MEANS AND MOVABLE THEREWITH IN TWO DIRECTIONS AS THE CRANK MEANS IS ROTATED BY THE CONTROL AXLE; AND (J) A SECOND GEAR TRAIN DRIVINGLY-CONNECTING THE CROWN GEAR AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CROSS-AXLE TO THE RACK GEAR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A DRIVE UNIT OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN A PRIME MOVER AND A WORK ELEMENT COMPRISING: (A) A BASE; (B) AN INPUT SAFETY ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE AND BEING SUPPLIED WITH ROTARY MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION BY THE PRIME MOVER; (C) A DRIVE SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE; (D) A CONTROL AXLE ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE; (E) GEAR MEANS DRIVINGLY-CONNECTING THE INPUT SHAFT TO THE DRIVE SHAFT; (F) A CROSS-AXLE FIXED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CARRYING BEVELED GEARS AT EACH END MESHED WITH A CROWN GEAR AT ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER CROWN GEAR AT THE OTHER SIDE; (G) A FIRST GEAR TRAIN DRIVINGLY-CONNECTING THE CROWN GEAR AT THE ONE SIDE OF THE CROSS-AXLE TO THE CONTROL AXLE; (H) OFFSET CRANK MEANS ON THE CONTROL AXLE; (I) A RACK GEAR CARRIED BY THE CRACK MEANS AND MOVABLE THEREWITH IN TWO DIRECTIONS AS THE CRANK MEANS IS ROTATED BY THE CONTROL AXLE; AND (J) A SECOND GEAR TRAIN DRIVINGLY-CONNECTING THE CROWN GEAR AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CROSS-AXLE TO THE RACK GEAR.
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