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US 10,018,256 B1Granted
Low cost block and tackle robot transmission
AssigneeX Development LLC
InventorsLee Magnusson, Matt Carney, Aaron Edsinger, Jeff Weber, Philip Mullins
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Abstract
A block-and-tackle transmission includes a timing belt input pinion, a timing belt, two or more shuttles, an output cable, and an output hub. The timing belt input pinion is for receiving input power. The timing belt is driven by the input pinion. The timing belt causes two shuttles of the two or more shuttles to move in opposing directions. Opposing ends of the output cable are pulled by two of the two or more shuttles. The output cable causes the output hub to transmit output power.
Claims22
A block-and-tackle transmission, comprising:
- a timing belt input pinion for receiving input power;
- a timing belt, wherein the timing belt is driven by the input pinion;
- at least four shuttles, wherein the timing belt causes two shuttles of the at least four shuttles to move in opposing directions;
- two stage-1 cables, wherein one end of each stage-1 cable terminates on one of the at least four shuttles;
- an output cable, wherein opposing ends of the output cable are pulled by two of the at least four shuttles;
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- an output hub, wherein the output cable causes the output hub to transmit output power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.