US4900997A
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Device to guide an object around two axes of rotation
Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
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Filing: 1988-09-20
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Granted: 1990-02-13
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Expires: 2008-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A device to guide an object (A) around two axes (R 1 and R 2 ). A motor (M 1 ) controls rotation around an axis (R 1 ) by three gears (51, 70, 71); a further motor (M 2 ) controls the rotation of a fork joint (C) around another axis (R 2 ) by two other gears (26, 27). It simultaneously lets run the entire first motor (M 1 ). The gears are calculated so that the main shaft (72) of the object (A) moves around (R 2 ), but does not then revolve around (R 1 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick Durand
- 👤 Francois Viette
- 👤 Alain Riwan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:25
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J17/00; B25J17/02; B25J17/0258; B25J9/00; B25J9/10; B25J9/12; B25J9/126; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19023; Y10T74/19126; Y10T74/1913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A device to guide an object comprising a first motor composed of a stator and a rotor linked by means of a first transmission to a shaft pivoting around a first axis on a fork joint and integral with the object, a second motor having an output shaft controlling said fork joint in rotation around a second axis by means of a second transmission, wherein the output shaft of said second motor is rigidly linked to said stator of said first motor allowing for the joint rotation of said stator and said rotor of said first motor when the second motor is activated, and wherein the transmissions are disposed so that the pivoting of the shaft thus created from the second motor by means of the first motor is equal with an opposite direction to the pivoting of said shaft created by the displacement of the shaft on the first transmission due to the rotation of the fork joint under the effect of the same action of the second motor by means of the second transmission, both said motors turning about the same axis of rotation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
186 words
A device to guide an object comprising a first motor composed of a stator and a rotor linked by means of a first transmission to a shaft pivoting around a first axis on a fork joint and integral with the object, a second motor having an output shaft controlling said fork joint in rotation around a second axis by means of a second transmission, wherein the output shaft of said second motor is rigidly linked to said stator of said first motor allowing for the joint rotation of said stator and said rotor of said first motor when the second motor is activated, and wherein the transmissions are disposed so that the pivoting of the shaft thus created from the second motor by means of the first motor is equal with an opposite direction to the pivoting of said shaft created by the displacement of the shaft on the first transmission due to the rotation of the fork joint under the effect of the same action of the second motor by means of the second transmission, both said motors turning about the same axis of rotation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device to guide an object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmissions are trains of gears.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A device to guide an object as claimed in claim 2, wherein the transmissions each comprise two gears in gear, the gears of the first transmission being respectively linked to the first motor and the axis of rotation of the fork joint, the gears of the second transmission being respectively linked to the rotor and revolving around the axis of rotation of the fork joint, wherein the ratios of the numbers of teeth of the first and second gears are equal for the two transmissions.
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