Movable or removable closures – With operator for movably mounted closure – Operator drives closure along guide
Patent
1998-03-23
1999-09-07
Herrmann, Allan D.
Movable or removable closures
With operator for movably mounted closure
Operator drives closure along guide
74 8917, 74422, 74608, 384 42, 384 58, F16P 300, F16H 1904, E05F 1154
Patent
active
059468599
ABSTRACT:
A motion control system controls the linear motion of a safety gate or other object, to prevent its skewing or binding, by two inter-connecting (meshed) gears, which also connect with (are respectively meshed with) two spaced apart, parallel, linear gear racks. The two gears extend between and interconnect the two gear racks, so that all four components are geared together, and have the same gear pitch. This forces the two spaced apart gear racks to track and move in lock-step with one another in a direction of motion aligned with and parallel to the gear racks, thus insuring linear movement of the member being moved (the safety gate here) irrespective of where on the member the moving member is pushed, pulled or otherwise acted on, i.e., even off-center, and without requiring critical edge guide channels, tracks, or the like. In this example a simple solenoid moves the safety gate with consistently low force.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4757725 (1988-07-01), Beugin
patent: 5695024 (1997-12-01), Wan et al.
patent: 5806244 (1998-09-01), Tilli
patent: 5836205 (1998-11-01), Meyer
Klimley William R.
Kramer William E.
Herrmann Allan D.
Xerox Corporation
LandOfFree
Safety problem solution with movement control system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Safety problem solution with movement control system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Safety problem solution with movement control system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1792010