Pan systems
AssigneeRobotzone, LLC
InventorBrian Pettey
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Abstract
Pan systems are provided. Pan systems illustratively include a hobby servo motor having a splined output shaft, a rotatable auxiliary shaft that is approximately parallel to the splined output shaft, and a one piece support frame. In an embodiment, the one piece support frame has a top panel, a center panel, a first side, and a second side. The top panel and the center panel are approximately parallel. The first side and the second side are approximately parallel. The top panel and the center panel are approximately perpendicular to the first side and the second side. The top and center panels illustratively each include a hobby servo motor aperture and an auxiliary shaft aperture. The hobby servo motor is positioned within the hobby servo apertures and the rotatable auxiliary shaft is positioned within the auxiliary shaft apertures.
Claims20
A pan system comprising:
- a hobby servo motor having a splined output shaft;
- a rotatable auxiliary shaft that is approximately parallel to the splined output shaft;
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- a support frame, the support frame having a top panel, a first side, and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side are approximately parallel, wherein the top panel is approximately perpendicular to the first side and the second side, wherein the top panel includes a hobby servo motor aperture and an auxiliary shaft aperture, wherein the hobby servo motor is positioned within the hobby servo aperture, wherein the rotatable auxiliary shaft is positioned within the auxiliary shaft aperture;
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- wherein angular rotation of the splined output shaft is controlled based at least in part on a coded input signal.
A pan system comprising:
- a hobby servo motor having a rotatable splined output shaft;
- a servo gear engaged to the output shaft;
- an auxiliary gear rotatably coupled to the servo gear;
- an auxiliary shaft connected to the auxiliary gear such that rotation of the auxiliary gear is translated to the auxiliary shaft;
- a support frame having a top panel, the top panel including a servo aperture and an auxiliary aperture, wherein the hobby servo motor is positioned within the servo aperture, and wherein the auxiliary shaft is positioned within the auxiliary aperture;
- an external potentiometer that is functionally connected to the auxiliary shaft;
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- wherein an angular position of the splined output shaft is controlled based at least in part on a signal from the external potentiometer.
A pan system comprising:
- a hobby servo motor having a rotatable splined output shaft;
- a servo gear engaged to the output shaft;
- an auxiliary gear rotatably coupled to the servo gear;
- an auxiliary shaft connected to the auxiliary gear such that rotation of the auxiliary gear is translated to the auxiliary shaft;
- a support frame having a servo aperture and an auxiliary aperture, wherein the hobby servo motor is positioned within the servo aperture, wherein the auxiliary shaft is positioned within the auxiliary aperture;
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- wherein rotation of the hobby servo motor is controlled based at least in part on a coded input signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.