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US 3,937,096 AGranted
Motor system with replaceable output shaft
AssigneeGeneral Time Corporation
InventorsRobert S. Lundin, Richard K. Keutzer
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Abstract
A motor system having interchangeable modular components including a prime mover, a speed reduction unit, an output shaft and detachable electrical leads is disclosed. Various combinations of components easily may be mounted together to meet specific power input and output speed requirements as well as to provide various output shaft style configurations for driving connection with a driven member. The output shaft is releasably locked to the gear reduction unit and has means for coupling the output shaft to the output gearing.
Claims13
In combination:
- a. a prime mover including
- 1. an output pinion,
- b. means for connecting a source of power to said prime mover for driving said output pinion;
- c. a drive train including at least
- 1. an output gear and
- 2. an input gear, said input drive train gear connected to said output pinion to be driven by said output pinion;
- d. an output shaft including
- 1. an elongated shank and
- 2. means within one end region of said shank adapted to cooperate with complementary means on a member to drive said member by said output shaft;
- and
- e. connector means for releasably supporting said output shaft and coupling said output shaft to said output drive train gear.
8 more elements
A rotatable member comprising
- a. an elongated shank,
- b. connector means, said connector means carried by said shank between its ends, said connector means adapted for releasably coupling said rotatable member to a source of rotary motion, and
- c. means carried by said shank within one end region adapted for cooperating with complementary means carried by a member to be driven by said rotatable member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.