Transmission link assemblies
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsEduardo Ruiz Martinez, Ernesto Carrera Moran, Alfons Lobete Camps
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Abstract
An assembly comprises at least first and second transmission links. Each transmission link controls movement of a respective element coupled to a first side of the transmission link, under control of a common drive source coupled to a second side of the transmission link. A synchronizing unit is interposed between the first side and the second side of each transmission link, to synchronize movement of the respective elements by the common drive source.
Claims15
An assembly comprising:
- at least first and second transmission links, each transmission link controlling movement of a respective element coupled to a first side of the transmission link, under control of a common drive source coupled to a second side of the transmission link;
- and
- a synchronizing unit interposed between the first side and the second side of each transmission link, to synchronize movement of the respective elements by the common drive source.
A synchronizing unit comprising:
- a device body comprising a first portion coupled, during use, to a first side of a transmission link, and a second portion coupled, during use, to a second side of the transmission link;
- a biasing element to bias the first and second portions apart;
- and
- a locking member to allow movement of the first portion relative to the second portion when the locking member is in an unlocked position, and prevent movement of the first portion relative to the second portion when the locking member is in a locked position.
A method to compensate for different functional distances in a transmission system in which movement of at least first and second elements is controlled by a common drive source via at least first and second transmission links, the method comprising:
- interposing a synchronizing unit n each of the at least first and second transmission links;
- and
- during a calibration mode of operation, adjusting the synchronizing units to compensate for variations in functional distance between the common drive source and the respective elements being controlled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.