US3306134A
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Wabble gear drive mechanism
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-24
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1984-04-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis J Winiarski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:10
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H1/00; F16H1/28; F16H1/32; F16H1/321; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/50; F16J15/52; F16J15/525
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
248 words
IN COMBINATION, AN OUTPUT SHAFT, A WALLED STRUCTURE DEFINING A PASSAGEWAY FOR THE OUTPUT SHAFT, AN OUTPUT GEAR CONCENTRICALLY MOUNTED AND ALIGNED IN A DRIVING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, A BEARING CARRIAGE, A FIRST BEARING MOUNTED ON SAID WALLED STRUCTURE CONCENTRICALLY WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT FOR SUPPORTING THE BEARING CARRIAGE, A SECOND BEARING, SAID BEARING CARRIAGE HAVING AN EXTERNAL SURFACE FOR SUPPORTING THE SECOND BEARING, SAID EXTERNAL SURFACE DEFINING A CYLINDER HAVING AN AXIS THAT IS OFFSET A GIVEN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, A DRIVING GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND BEARING AND ENGAGING SAID OUTPUT GEAR AT A SINGLE POINT DUE TO SAID OFFSET ANGLE, A POWER SOURCE FOR DRIVING SAID BEARING CARRIAGE, AND A ROTATIONAL RESTRAINING DEVICE CONNECTING SAID DRIVING GEAR WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID BEARING CARRIAGE ABOUT SAID OUTPUT SHAFT CAUSES SAID DRIVING GEAR TO NUTATE ABOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID OUTPUT GEAR AND DEPENDING ON THE GEAR TEETH RELATIONSHIP CAUSE A ROTARY MOTION OF SAID OUTPUT GEAR, SAID ROTATIONAL RESTRAINING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST AND SECOND BELLOWS, SAID FIRST BELLOWS ANCHORED AT ONE END TO SAID DRIVING GEAR AND AT THE OTHER END TO AN EXTENSION OF SAID WALLED STRUCTURE, COVERING SAID POWER SOURCE, SAID SECOND BELLOWS ANCHORED AT ONE END TO SAID DRIVING GEAR AND AT THE OTHER END TO AN EXTENSION OF SAID WALLED STRUCTURE ENCLOSING SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEARINGS WHEREBY SAID DRIVE MECHANISM FROM THE POWER SOURCE TO THE DRIVING GEAR IS HERMETICALLY SEALED.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-27 | 1974-08-29 | 1975-02-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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