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US5217316A
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Slow-acting rotation shaft device
Assignee: NHK Spring Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-10-09
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-10-09
Abstract
Abstract A one piece shaft which supports two rotatable members is provided with shafts for energizing the rotation and for controlling an energized force of each member separately. The shaft includes a shaft body which connects two hollow shaft bodies attached to each rotatable member unrotatably on the same central shaft axis so as to rotate relatively, two members attached unrotatably to the fixed member attached rotatably to both sides of this shaft, and two torsion bars bridged between the separated hollow shaft bodies and the cap member respectively. The shaft makes possible providing the initial torque to each torsion bar at the assembling time of the shaft by being provided with a latching projection formed on one hollow shaft body, projections for stopping the rotation formed on both cap members and a latching pawl formed on the other hollow shaft body, and it is possible to prevent problems with respect to the rotation of the rotatable member and a rotation more than a range of the normal rotation by the shaft itself.
Inventors
- 👤 Juji Ojima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:58
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05D; E05D11/00; E05D11/06; E05D11/08; E05F; E05F1/00; E05F1/08; E05F1/10; E05F1/12; E05F1/123; E05Y; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/919; Y10S248/922; Y10S248/923; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32262; Y10T403/32319; Y10T403/32549; Y10T403/32557; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32614; Y10T403/32951; Y10T403/32967
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A slow-acting rotation shaft device wherein a shaft which rotatably supports first and second rotatable members which each rotate relatively with respect to a fixed member comprises; a shaft body having a first hollow shaft body latched unrotatably to the first rotatable member and into which a second hollow shaft body is rotatably inserted and said second hollow shaft body latched unrotatably to the second rotatable member; first and second cap members inserted around the side end portion of the first and the second hollow shaft bodies of the shaft body respectively and rotatably, and attached to the fixed member unrotatably; first and second torsion bars wherein ends of said first torsion bar are latched to said first cap member and the second hollow shaft body, and said second torsion bar is latched to said second cap member and the first hollow shaft body respectively wherein said first and second torsion bars overlap each other in the shaft body; and a viscous grease enclosed between the first hollow shaft body and the second hollow shaft body inserted in the first hollow shaft body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A slow-acting rotation shaft device wherein a shaft which rotatably supports first and second rotatable members which each rotate relatively with respect to a fixed member comprises; a shaft body having a first hollow shaft body latched unrotatably to the first rotatable member and into which a second hollow shaft body is rotatably inserted and said second hollow shaft body latched unrotatably to the second rotatable member; first and second cap members inserted around the side end portion of the first and the second hollow shaft bodies of the shaft body respectively and rotatably, and attached to the fixed member unrotatably; first and second torsion bars wherein ends of said first torsion bar are latched to said first cap member and the second hollow shaft body, and said second torsion bar is latched to said second cap member and the first hollow shaft body respectively wherein said first and second torsion bars overlap each other in the shaft body; and a viscous grease enclosed between the first hollow shaft body and the second hollow shaft body inserted in the first hollow shaft body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
A slow-acting rotation shaft device according to claim 1 further comprising: latching projections formed projectively in the shaft directions respectively at both sides of the first hollow shaft body; projections for stopping the rotation projectively formed at said first and second cap members respectively so as to latch with the above latching projections from the same rotation directions; and a latching pawl formed projectively in the diameter direction to the second hollow shaft body so as to latch to the latching projection of the first hollow shaft body latched to the projection for stopping the rotation of another cap member from opposite side, wherein said latchings provide initial torque to said torsion bars, respectively, and restrain rotation of said first and second shaft bodies relative to each said cap.
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