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US 4,951,521 AGranted
Gimbal module
AssigneeHoneywell Inc.
InventorPeter E. Jacobson
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AssigneeHoneywell Inc.
InventorPeter E. Jacobson
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A gimbal module for installation in a gimbal assembly and for operation by a simple type of robot device for use in a space environment. The module has a stator, which is fixedly connected to a first gimbal, and has a coaxial rotor, which is fixedly connected to a second gimbal. The stator and first gimbal have respectively a stator spline and a gimbal spline for aligning and installing the stator in the first gimbal. The stator has a bearing which rotatably supports the rotor. The first gimbal has a bearing which rotatably supports the second gimbal. The stator and first gimbal have respective connector components. A first force is applied along the gimbal axis on the module for aligning and installing the stator and its connecotr component into the first gimbal and its connector component. The rotor and the second gimbal have respective rotor connector components. The rotor has a cam subassembly which is actuated by the robot device for applying a second force urging the connector component of the second gimbal into the connector component on the rotor.
A gimbal module for installation in a gimbal assembly having a first gimbal and having a second gimbal angularly displaceable about a common gimbal axis relative to the first gimbal comprising:
A robotic actuated engagement device comprising:
A process for assembling a module with a module axis and with a stator with a stator connector component and a rotor with a rotor connector component into a gimbal assembly having a first gimbal with a first connector component and having a second gimbal with a second connector component and having a common gimbal axis, including the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.