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US 4,553,394 AGranted
Spindle drive with expansible chamber motors
OwnerFriedrich Weinertinventor
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Abstract
Spindle drive for a power shaft. A pawl is mounted on the spindle, the spindle being connected to be rotated by stroke action of the pawl. An expansible chamber motor is connected to the pawl to rotate the spindle. The expansible chamber motor contains two different fluids. An electrical resistance wire passes through one of the fluids. A source of electricity is connected to the wire whereby the fluid becomes energized by the electrical resistance wire and thermo expansion inside the motor will rotate the spindle to do physical work.
Claims7
A power system comprising:
- a shaft which contains at least one spiral groove on the outer surface thereof;
- a sleeve concentrically mounted on said shaft,
- a projection emanating from the inner surface of the sleeve and in operative engagement with said groove, such that reciprocation of said sleeve causes rotation of said shaft;
- an expansible chamber motor consisting of a housing, a first fluid within said housing;
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- an electrical resistance wire passing through said first fluid whereby upon energization of said wire the first fluid expands within said housing;
- said motor further consisting of a second fluid housed within a deformable chamber within said housing, wherein said chamber is in fluid communication with said first fluid whereby upon energization of said wire the first fluid expands to displace said deformable chamber and the second fluid contained therein;
- at least one output element of said motor which reciprocates as a result of the movement of said second fluid within the chamber;
- a transmission means connecting the output element to said sleeve, whereby said sleeve is reciprocated as a result of the reciprocating movement of the output element and rotary movement of said shaft is obtained.
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