Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
Patent
1995-01-06
1996-08-20
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
74 8915, 74 8917, 74409, 108 20, 108143, F16H 5712, F16H 2520, F16H 1904
Patent
active
055468268
ABSTRACT:
The object of the present invention is to provide a compact drive system, which is capable of highly synchronizing the parallel movement of travellers. In the drive system of the present invention, a pair of racks are arranged parallel in a first direction. A pair of travellers are capable of moving in the first direction. A first shaft is arranged in a second direction and rotatably connected to the travellers. A second shaft is arranged in the second direction and rotatably connected to the travellers. A pair of first pinion gears are fixed to the first shaft and respectively engaged with each rack. A pair of second pinion gears are fixed to the second shaft and respectively engaged with each rack. Driving means moves the travellers in the first direction. The first pinion gears are engaged with the racks with torsion, which has been applied to the first shaft in a first circumferential direction. The second pinion gears are engaged with the racks with torsion in a second circumferential direction.
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