Method and system for converting rotating motion into linear motion
AssigneeDirectus Group LLC
InventorDonald Haulsee
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Abstract
A system for transforming rotating motion into linear motion may include an output gear and an output link coupled to the output gear. A shared link may be coupled to the output link and coupled to a rod. An arm may be coupled to the shared link and to a rotating drive. An idle gear may be coupled to the output gear and to a stationary gear. Once rotation has started with the rotating drive, the output gear and idle gear may rotate around the stationary gear while the output link pivots and translates through space with the output gear. The shared link may drive the rod in a linear direction while receiving stabilizing supporting forces from the output link. The intermediate link may be coupled to the output link with a pin. The pin may also couple the intermediate link to the arm.
Claims23
A system for transforming rotating motion into linear motion comprising:
- a first gear;
- a first link coupled to a first gear;
- a second link coupled to the first link and coupled to a means for receiving linear motion;
- an arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the arm coupled to the second link, the second end of the arm directly coupled to a means for producing rotating motion, the means for producing rotating motion comprises a motor, the motor defining an axis of rotation for the rotating motion, the second end of the arm rotating around the axis of rotation;
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- a second gear coupled to the first gear and to a third gear;
- once rotation of the arm has started with the means for producing rotating motion, the third gear being stationary while the first and second gears rotate around the third gear and while the first link pivots and translates through space with the first gear, the second link driving the means for receiving linear motion while receiving stabilizing supporting forces from the first link.
A system for transforming rotating motion into linear motion comprising:
- an output gear;
- an output link coupled to the output gear;
- a shared link coupled to the output link and coupled to a rod;
- an arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the arm coupled to the shared link, the second end of the arm directly coupled to a rotating drive that produces rotating motion, the rotating drive defining an axis of rotation for the rotating motion, the second end of the arm rotating around the axis of rotation;
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- an idle gear coupled to the output gear and to a stationary gear;
- once rotation of the arm has started with the rotating drive, the output gear and idle gear rotate around the stationary gear while the output link pivots and translates through space with the output gear, the shared link driving the rod in a linear direction while receiving stabilizing supporting forces from the output link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.