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US 6,634,437 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for rotary motion conversion and waste product collection unit
OwnerGary Rudolphinventor
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Abstract
A device and method to convert ordinary rotary motion of input frequency Ω into a composite motion with the same primary frequency Ω plus an eccentric motion at a higher frequency ω enables a low speed rotary input to drive a higher-speed eccentric motion. A preferred embodiment enables an existing rotary motion machine (7) to be easily adapted to provide compound rotary and eccentric motion. Optional attachments are used to collect waste products generated by rotary motion machine (7).
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An apparatus for converting an input rotary motion of a given input frequency Ω to compound eccentric rotary motion, said input rotary motion produced by a rotary motion machine (7), comprising:
- non-rotating gear means (203) for affixation via a fixed gear housing (202) and housing fixing means (205) to a non-rotating component of said rotary motion machine (7);
- drive shaft means 201) for connection to an input rotary motion component (102) of said rotary motion machine (7);
- eccentric motion generating means (206, 206′, 206″, 207, 208, 209) for generating and adding said eccentric rotary motion to said input rotary motion, resulting in a compound motion;
- pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) for having said compound motion imparted thereto;
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- attachment means for attaching an operating attachment (101) to said pass-through rotary motion component means (102′);
- wherein:
- said drive shaft means (201) is connected with said eccentric motion generating means (206, 206′, 206″, 207, 208, 209), and said eccentric motion generating means (206, 206′, 206″, 207, 208, 209) engages said non-rotating gear means (203), such that said given input frequency Ω applied to said drive shaft means (201) about a primary rotational centerline (106) thereof causes said pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) to rotate at the same said frequency Ω about said primary rotational centerline (106), and also to rotate compounded with an eccentric motion frequency ω about at least one secondary rotational centerline (212).
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A method for converting an input rotary motion of a given input frequency Ω to compound eccentric rotary motion, said input rotary motion produced by a rotary motion machine (7), comprising the steps of:
- affixing non-rotating gear means (203) via a fixed gear housing (202) and housing fixing means (205) to a non-rotating component of said rotary motion machine (7);
- connecting drive shaft means (201) to an input rotary motion component (102) of said rotary motion machine (7);
- generating and adding said eccentric rotary motion to said input rotary motion, using eccentric motion generating means (206, 206′, 206″, 207, 208, 209), resulting in a compound motion;
- imparting said compound motion to pass-through rotary motion component means (102′);
- attaching an operating attachment (101) to said pass-through rotary motion component means (102′);
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- connecting said drive shaft means (201) with said eccentric motion generating means (206, 206′, 206″, 207, 208, 209), and engaging said eccentric motion generating means (206, 206′, 206″, 207, 208, 209) with said non-rotating gear means (203), such that said given input frequency Ω applied to said drive shaft means (201) about a primary rotational centerline (106) thereof causes said pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) to rotate at the same said frequency Ω about said primary rotational centerline (106), and also to rotate compounded with an eccentric motion frequency ω about at least one secondary rotational centerline (212).
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An apparatus for collecting waste products produced by a rotary motion machine (7), comprising:
- a housing vacuum receptacle (80);
- operating attachment vacuum apertures (83) passing through an operating attachment (101) attached to said apparatus
- a conversion module receptacle (103′) of a form substantially equivalent to an attachment receptacle (103) of said operating attachment (101);
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- pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) of a form substantially equivalent to an input rotary motion component (102) of said rotary motion machine (7);
- wherein:
- said apparatus is a module (2) separate and distinct from said rotary motion machine (7);
- said attachment receptacle (103) is mated with said pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) in substantially the same manner that said attachment receptacle (103) is mated with said input rotary motion component (102) when said module (2) is not used;
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- attaching a vacuum means for affecting a vacuum through said housing vacuum receptacle (80) and activating said vacuum means causes waste products produced by said rotary motion machine (7) to be collected and sucked up proximate said operating attachment (101), through said operating attachment vacuum apertures (83), through said housing vacuum receptacle (80) and into said vacuum means.
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A method for collecting waste products produced by a rotary motion machine (7), comprising the steps of:
- attaching a module (2) separate and distinct from said rotary motion machine (7) to said rotary motion machine (7);
- mating a conversion module receptacle (103′) of said module (2), of a form substantially equivalent to an attachment receptacle (103) of an operating attachment (101), with an input rotary motion component (102) of said rotary motion machine (7);
- mating an attachment receptacle (103) of said operating attachment (101) with a pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) of said module (2) in substantially the same manner that said attachment receptacle (103) is mated with said input rotary motion component (102) when said module (2) is not used, wherein said pass-through rotary motion component means (102′) is of a form substantially equivalent to said input rotary motion component (102);
- affecting a vacuum through a vacuum housing receptacle (80) of said module (2), using vacuum means therefor;
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- activating said vacuum means, thereby causing waste products produced by said rotary motion machine (7) to be collected and sucked up proximate said operating attachment (101), through operating attachment vacuum apertures (83) passing through said operating attachment (101) through said housing vacuum receptacle (80), and into said vacuum means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.