Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1995-05-15
1997-07-22
Bonck, Rodney H.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
267160, G05G 104
Patent
active
056494548
ABSTRACT:
A compliant mechanism is configured to generate a substantially constant output force in response to an input in the form of a linear displacement. The compliant mechanism is a slider mechanism whose members and their interconnects cooperate to generate a biasing force that causes the slider mechanism to generate a substantially constant output force that is substantially parallel to the linear path of a reciprocable member in response to the displacement of the reciprocable member along the linear path. To achieve the above functional characteristics, the slider mechanism is composed of structural elements, one or more of which is compliant.
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Howell Larry L.
Midha Ashok
Murphy Morgan Daniel
Battista Mary Ann
Bonck Rodney H.
Delco Electronics Corporation
Hartman Domenica N. S.
Hartman Gary M.
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