US 6,296,217 B1 · Movable body supporting mechanism

Abstract

A movable body supporting mechanism supports a movable body (12, 42) to be moved in a direction orthogonal to a flat surface, on which a fixed member (11, 41) and the movable body are both mounted. The movable body supporting mechanism is provided with: a lever (13a, 13b, 46a, 46b) rotatably linked to the fixed member and the movable body; a movable body gear (18a, 18b, 52) mounted on the movable body at a side thereof opposed to the fixed member; and a pinion (14a, 14b, 44a, 44b) engaged with the movable body gear and driven in conjunction with the lever.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A movable body supporting mechanism comprising a moving mechanism, a movable body and a fixed member, for supporting said movable body to be moved in a direction orthogonal to a flat surface on which said fixed member and said movable body are both mounted, wherein said moving mechanism comprises:

a lever rotatably linked to said fixed member and said movable body;
a movable body gear mounted on said movable body at a side thereof opposed to said fixed member;
and
a pinion engaged with said movable body gear and driven in conjunction with said lever.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/406,374Filed 28 Sep 1999

Priority

JP 10-27458129 Sep 1998

Granted

2 Oct 2001

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

F16H 37/12
Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00: gearings comprising primarily toothed or friction gearing,…
F16H 21/04
Gearings comprising primarily only links or levers, with or without slides: guiding mechanisms, e.g. for straight-line guidance
Y10T 403/32057
Plural distinct articulation axes: angular and linear
F16H
Gearing

Movable body supporting mechanism

Life of this patent

Movable body supporting mechanism

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims9