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US 9,611,976 B2Granted
System and method for improved fixation of flats sequencing system linear actuator
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsDongliang Yang, Matthew G. Good, Leung M. Shiu
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Abstract
A system of mitigating force in a mechanical system, the system comprising a frame member, a first rail connected to the frame member, a second rail connected to the frame member and extending along the frame member in parallel to the first rail, an assembly movably engaging the first and second rails, and a first bracket located between the first and second rails, with at least one first bracket attachment secured to the frame member, the first bracket sharing an upper edge with a lower edge of the first rail, such that a downward force applied on the first rail is distributed to the first bracket and the frame member via the at least one first bracket attachment.
Claims8
A system of mitigating force in a mechanical system, comprising:
- a frame member;
- a first rail connected to the frame member;
- a second rail connected to the frame member and extending in parallel to the first rail;
- an assembly movably engaging the first and second rails;
- a first bracket located between the first and second rails, with at least one first bracket attachment secured to the frame member, the first bracket sharing an upper edge with a lower edge of the first rail, such that a downward force applied on the first rail is distributed to the first bracket and the frame member via the at least one first bracket attachment;
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- a second bracket located between the first and second rails, with at least one second bracket attachment secured to the frame member, the second bracket sharing an upper edge with a lower edge of the first bracket and sharing a lower edge with an upper edge of the second rail, such that any force distributed to the first bracket is further distributed to the second bracket and the frame member via the at least one second bracket attachment.
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A method of mitigating force in a mechanical system, comprising:
- applying the force to a first bracket below a first rail, wherein the first rail is secured to a frame member parallel to a second rail such that an assembly may movably engage the first rail and the second rail and move along the frame member, the first bracket comprising:
- a first body containing at least one hole extending therethrough;
- at least one first protrusion extending above a first face of the first bracket;
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- an upper edge of the first bracket contoured to match a lower edge of the first rail;
- wherein the first bracket is placed against the frame member such that a portion of the at least one first protrusion extending above a first face of the first bracket rests on a portion of a lip of the frame member, and such that at least a portion of a downward force distributed to the first bracket is further distributed to the frame member by the at least one first protrusion extending above the first face of the first bracket and wherein the first bracket is secured to the frame member with at least one first bracket securement, such that the first bracket is in contact with the first rail, a portion of the upper edge of the first bracket positioned flush against a portion of the lower edge of the first rail, such that at least a portion of a downward force applied to the first rail is distributed to the first bracket and the feeder system frame member by the at least one first bracket securement;
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- applying the force to a second bracket placed below the first bracket and above the second rail, the second bracket comprising:
- a second body containing at least one hole extending therethrough,
- at least one second protrusion extending outward from a first face of the second bracket,
- an upper edge of the second bracket contoured to match a lower edge of the first bracket, and
- a lower edge of the second bracket contoured to match an upper edge of the second rail,
- wherein the second bracket is placed against the frame member such that a portion the at least one second protrusion extending above a first face of the second bracket rests on a portion of a lip of the frame member, and such that at least a portion of a downward force distributed to the first bracket is further distributed to the second bracket and the frame member by the at least one second protrusion extending above the first face of the second bracket and wherein the second bracket is secured to the frame member with at least one second bracket securement, such that the second bracket is in contact with the first bracket and the second rail, a portion of the upper edge of the second bracket flush against a portion of the lower edge of the first bracket, and a portion of the lower edge of the second bracket flush against a portion of the upper edge of the second rail, such that at least a portion of a downward force distributed to the first bracket is further distributed to the second bracket and the frame member by the at least one second bracket securement.
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A system of mitigating force in a mechanical system, comprising:
- at least one frame member;
- at least one assembly;
- a first rail and a second rail, the first and second rails fastened to the at least one frame member such that the first and second rails are parallel so as to provide for horizontal movement along the frame member, the first and second rails configured to support the at least one assembly, wherein the at least one assembly movably engages the first and second rails;
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- a first bracket and a second bracket, the first and second brackets configured to distribute force along the frame, the first and second brackets fastened to the at least one frame member such that a top edge of the first bracket touches a lower edge of the first rail, a lower edge of the first bracket touches a top edge of the second bracket, and a lower edge of the second bracket touches a top edge of the second rail such that a downward force exerted on the first rail is distributed to the first and second brackets and the frame.
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An apparatus for mitigating force in a mechanical system, comprising:
- first means for applying the force to a frame member, the first means positioned below a first rail having an upper and a lower edge, wherein the first rail is secured to the frame member parallel to a second rail having an upper and a lower edge such that an assembly may moveably engage the first rail and the second rail and move along the frame member, the first means comprising:
- means for securing the first means to the frame member;
- means for applying force to a lip extending outward from the first means;
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- means for receiving force contoured to match the lower edge of the first rail,
- wherein the first means is secured against the frame member such that a portion of the means for applying force to a lip rests on a portion of a first lip of the frame member, such that at least a portion of a downward force distributed to the first means is further distributed to the frame member by the means for applying force to a lip and wherein the first means is secured to the frame member with at least one first bracket securement, such that the first means is in contact with the first rail, the means for receiving force of the first means being flush against the lower edge of the first rail, such that a downward force applied to the first rail is distributed to the first means and the frame member by the at least one first bracket securement;
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- second means for applying the force to the frame member, the second means positioned below the first means and above the second rail, the second means comprising:
- means for securing the second means to the frame member;
- means for applying force to a lip extending outward from the second means;
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- means for receiving force contoured to match a lower edge of the means for receiving force of the first means and the upper edge of the second rail,
- wherein the second means is installed against the frame member such that a portion of the at least one means for applying force to a lip extending outward from the second means rests on a portion of a second lip of the frame member, such that at least a portion of a downward force distributed to the first means is further distributed to the second means and the frame member by the at least one means for applying force to a lip extending outward from the second means rests on a portion of a second lip of the frame member and wherein the second means is secured to the frame member with at least one second bracket securement such that the second means is in contact with the first means and the second rail, the means for receiving force of the second means flush against the first means and against the upper edge of the second rail, wherein a downward force distributed to the first means is further distributed to the second means and the frame member by the at least one second bracket securement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.