Self-locking gear

Details Self-locking gear Self-locking gear

2008-09-08

2011-11-15

Johnson, Vicky (Department: 3656)

Machine element or mechanism

Gearing

With brake means for gearing

Reexamination Certificate

active

08056431

ABSTRACT:
The present invention pertains generally to a self-locking gear that includes an input shaft, a collar, a locking mechanism, and an output member. The collar is positioned eccentrically about the input shaft, and the locking mechanism prevents the collar from rotating. As a result, rotation of the input shaft causes the collar to gyrate about the input shaft, and the gyrating collar engages with the output member to turn the output member in the same direction as the input shaft. Torque applied to the output member with cause the output member to attempt to rotate the collar. However, the locking mechanism prevents the collar from rotating, thus locking the output member from rotation.

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