US3322240A
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Disc brake for washing machine
Assignee: Duracell Inc USA
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Filing: 1965-03-19
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Granted: 1967-05-30
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Expires: 1985-03-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gianni A Dotto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:36
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/10; H02K7/102; H02K7/1021; H02K7/1023; D; D06; D06F; D06F39/00; F; F16; F16D; F16D55/00; F16D55/24; F16D55/26; F16D55/28; F16D55/30; F16D55/31; F16D59/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
IN A BRAKE FOR PREVENTING FURTHER ROTATIONAL DEPLACEMENT OF THE ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DE-ENERGIZED, A SHAFT FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO AND ROTATABLY DISPLACED BY SAID ROTOR, SAID SHAFT CARRYING A PIN, AN APERTURED DISC MEANS SLIDABLY INTERFITTING WITH SAID SHAFT AND SAID PIN, SAID DISC ROTATING WITH SAID SHAFT, SUP PORT MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF PLATES RETAINED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP CARRIED BY SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR, SAID PLATES FORMING A CHANNEL THEREBETWEEN THROUGH WHICH A PORTION OF SAID DISC PASSES, FRICTION MEANS SEATED IN EACH OF SAID PLATES SO THAT SAID DISC IS POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN, ONE OF SAID FRICTION MEANS BEING DISPLACEABLE, THE OTHER OF SAID FRICTION MEANS BEING STATIONARY, SOLENOID MEANS CARRIED BY SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ACTIVATED WHEN SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DE-ENERGIZED, SAID SOLENOID MEANS INCLUDING A DISPLACEABLE MEANS, AND AN ACTUATOR MEANS HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID DISPLACEABLE MEANS AND HAVING ANOTHER END CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS OVERLAYING SAID DISPLACEABLE FRICTION MEANS, DE-ENERGIZATION OF SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING ACTIVATION OF SAID SOLENOID MEANS AND DISPLACEMENT OF SAID DISPLACEABLE MEANS, SAID DISPLACEABLE MEANS DISPLACING SAID ACTUATOR MEANS SO THAT SIAD ACTUATOR MEANS ENGAGES WITH AND DISPLACES SAID DISPLACEABLE FRICTION MEANS, DISPLACEMENT OF SAID DISPLACEABLE FRICTION MEANS CAUSING SAID DISC MEANS TO BE FRICTIONALLY ENGAGED BETWEEN SAID FRICTION MEANS THEREBY PREVENTING FURTHER ROTATIONAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID ROTOR OF SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
235 words
IN A BRAKE FOR PREVENTING FURTHER ROTATIONAL DEPLACEMENT OF THE ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DE-ENERGIZED, A SHAFT FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO AND ROTATABLY DISPLACED BY SAID ROTOR, SAID SHAFT CARRYING A PIN, AN APERTURED DISC MEANS SLIDABLY INTERFITTING WITH SAID SHAFT AND SAID PIN, SAID DISC ROTATING WITH SAID SHAFT, SUP PORT MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF PLATES RETAINED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP CARRIED BY SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR, SAID PLATES FORMING A CHANNEL THEREBETWEEN THROUGH WHICH A PORTION OF SAID DISC PASSES, FRICTION MEANS SEATED IN EACH OF SAID PLATES SO THAT SAID DISC IS POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN, ONE OF SAID FRICTION MEANS BEING DISPLACEABLE, THE OTHER OF SAID FRICTION MEANS BEING STATIONARY, SOLENOID MEANS CARRIED BY SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ACTIVATED WHEN SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR IS DE-ENERGIZED, SAID SOLENOID MEANS INCLUDING A DISPLACEABLE MEANS, AND AN ACTUATOR MEANS HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID DISPLACEABLE MEANS AND HAVING ANOTHER END CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS OVERLAYING SAID DISPLACEABLE FRICTION MEANS, DE-ENERGIZATION OF SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING ACTIVATION OF SAID SOLENOID MEANS AND DISPLACEMENT OF SAID DISPLACEABLE MEANS, SAID DISPLACEABLE MEANS DISPLACING SAID ACTUATOR MEANS SO THAT SIAD ACTUATOR MEANS ENGAGES WITH AND DISPLACES SAID DISPLACEABLE FRICTION MEANS, DISPLACEMENT OF SAID DISPLACEABLE FRICTION MEANS CAUSING SAID DISC MEANS TO BE FRICTIONALLY ENGAGED BETWEEN SAID FRICTION MEANS THEREBY PREVENTING FURTHER ROTATIONAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID ROTOR OF SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR.
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