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US 7,513,359 B2Granted
Discontinuous linear drive
AssigneeInvendo Medical GmbH
InventorsKonstantin Bob, Fritz Pauker
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Abstract
A discontinuous linear drive comprises a guiding component and an engaging means. The engaging means engages in a member to be driven and guided by guiding components in at least two places by means of a respective movable engaging component. The member to be driven is driven by a phase-shifted effecting and releasing of the engagement of the moved engaging components.
Claims12
A discontinuous linear drive comprising:
- a guiding component guiding a member to be driven and an engaging means which has two linearly movable engaging components spaced along the guiding component and being adapted to be engaged with the member to be driven and which drives the guided member by a phase-shifted effecting and releasing of the respective engagement of the movable engaging components, wherein for actuating the engaging components, a drive means is provided in the form of a rotatably supported collar surrounding the guiding component, the collar being formed with an internal connecting member or motion control means which is engaged with the engaging components, wherein the connecting member or the motion control means is in the form of a plurality of cam curves peripherally formed at an inner circumference of the collar-shaped drive means and being in sliding engagement with a correspondingly shaped sliding portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.