US3326348A
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Variable indexing apparatus
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-29
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1984-12-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Walter O Cralle
- 👤 Raymond D Mathews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:20
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J19/00; B41J19/76; B41J19/78; B41J19/96; B41J19/80; B41J19/82; B41J19/84
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
VARIABLE INDEXING APPARATUS, COMPRISING: A ROTATABLE MEMBER; PLANETARY GEARING HAVING AN OUTPUT DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER AND SAID PLANETARY GEARING INCLUDING A SET OF PLANETARY GEARS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ON SAID MEMBER, AND SAID PLANETARY GEARING FURTHER INCLUDING A SUN GEAR ENGAGED WITH SAID PLANET GEARS AND A RING GEAR ENGAGED WITH SAID PLANET GEARS; FIRST DRIVING MEANS ARRANGED IN DRIVING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUN GEAR; A SECOND DRIVING MEANS ARRANGED IN DRIVING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID RING GEAR; CYCLICALLY OPERABLE POWER MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DRIVING MEANS; INDEX CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTENT OF DRIVE AND ROTATION IMPARTED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND DRIVING MEANS TO SAID PLANETARY GEARING AND CONSEQUENTLY TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER DURING A CYCLE OF OPERATION; SELECTOR MEANS CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE MANUALLY SETTABLE DIAL FOR VARIABLY SETTING SAID INDEX CONTROL MEANS; AND POWER CONTROL MEANS FOR INITIATING A CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID POWER MEANS IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER AN AMOUNT DEPENDENT ON THE SETTING OF SAID SELECTOR MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
VARIABLE INDEXING APPARATUS, COMPRISING: A ROTATABLE MEMBER; PLANETARY GEARING HAVING AN OUTPUT DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER AND SAID PLANETARY GEARING INCLUDING A SET OF PLANETARY GEARS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ON SAID MEMBER, AND SAID PLANETARY GEARING FURTHER INCLUDING A SUN GEAR ENGAGED WITH SAID PLANET GEARS AND A RING GEAR ENGAGED WITH SAID PLANET GEARS; FIRST DRIVING MEANS ARRANGED IN DRIVING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUN GEAR; A SECOND DRIVING MEANS ARRANGED IN DRIVING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID RING GEAR; CYCLICALLY OPERABLE POWER MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DRIVING MEANS; INDEX CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTENT OF DRIVE AND ROTATION IMPARTED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND DRIVING MEANS TO SAID PLANETARY GEARING AND CONSEQUENTLY TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER DURING A CYCLE OF OPERATION; SELECTOR MEANS CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE MANUALLY SETTABLE DIAL FOR VARIABLY SETTING SAID INDEX CONTROL MEANS; AND POWER CONTROL MEANS FOR INITIATING A CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID POWER MEANS IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER AN AMOUNT DEPENDENT ON THE SETTING OF SAID SELECTOR MEANS.
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