Rotor rotating angle limiter
AssigneeYokogawa Medical Systems, Limited
InventorRyo Takahashi
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AssigneeYokogawa Medical Systems, Limited
InventorRyo Takahashi
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A rotor rotating angle limiter in this invention which can set the rotating angle of a rotor to more than one revolution but to less than two revolutions, and is simple in construction and highly reliable, a feature of which is that it consists of rotor (1) whose circumference is circular, stator (3) having a concentric circular arc circumference facing said rotor with a gap between them, a projection having a shorter length than the gap and also installed on the circumference of the rotor facing the stator, two projections installed on the circumference of the stator facing the rotor, having a shorter length than the gap and arranged apart along the circumference of the stator circular arc outside of the orbit of the projection on the rotor, and a rolling element which is inserted between the two projections on the stator and into the gap so that it can cross the orbit of the projection on the rotor and is also movable along the gap.
A rotor rotating angle limiter consisting of a rotor (1) whose circumference is circular, a stator (3) having a concentric circular arc circumference facing said rotor with a gap having a length between them, one projection (2) having a shorter length than the gap length and also installed on the circumference of the rotor facing the stator, two projections (4a and 4b) installed on the circumference of the stator facing the rotor, having a shorter length than the gap length and arranged apart along the circumference of the stator circular arc outside of the orbit of the projection on the rotor, and a circular cylindrical roller (5) inserted within the cylindrical surface created between the rotor and stator and between the two projections on the stator and in the gap so that it can cross the orbit of the projection on the rotor and is also rotatably movable along the gap, wherein a radial space exists between the projection on the rotor and the projections on the stator so that the stator and rotor can rotate with respect to each other unless the roller comes between the projection on the rotor and one of the projections on the stator with the roller being rotated by the relative movement of the rotor and stator until the roller becomes positioned in contact between the projection on the rotor and the one projection on the stator.
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