Motion and force transforming mechanism

Claim 2

A mechanical system for transferring and modifying motion from a lineal input to a lineal output which comprises: a. a drive wheel, b. means for movably mounting said drive wheel to permit confined translatory motion in a path normal to the axis of said wheel, c. means along said path associated with thE periphery of said drive wheel wherein motion of said wheel along said path imparts a rotation to said wheel, d. lineal input means connected to a first off-center point on said wheel to drive said wheel in non-uniform rotation along said path, and e. lineal output means connected to a second off-center point of said wheel wherein rotation of said wheel adds vectorially, the motion of said wheel along said first means and the distance of said second off-center point from the center of said wheel in the direction of the input motion.

Claim 3

a slide frame slidably mounted in said support member movable in substantially the same direction as said input and said output members,

Claim 4

a slide frame slidably mounted in said support member movable in substantially the same direction as said input and said output members,

Claim 5

a slide frame slidably mounted in said support member movable in substantially the same direction as said input and said output members,

Claim 6

a slide frame slidably mounted in said support member movable in substantially the same direction as said input and said output members,

Claim 7

A mechanical system as defined in claim 1 in which said drive wheel is a gear and said first means is a rack and said lineal input includes a push rod input member, an input link pivotally associated at one end to said push rod and at the other end to said wheel at said first off-center point, an output rod, and an output link pivotally associated at one end with said wheel at said second off-center point and at the other end with said output rod.

Claim 8

a slide frame slidably mounted in said support member movable in substantially the same direction as said input and said output members,

Claim 9

a slide frame slidably mounted in said support member movable in substantially the same direction as said input and said output members,

Claim 10

a rolling member confined in said slide frame movable in translation and rotation along said stationary reaction member,

Claim 11

a rolling member confined in said slide frame movable in translation and rotation along said stationary reaction member,

Claim 12

A mechanical system as defined in claim 1 in which said lineal input includes a push rod input member, an input link pivotally associated at one end to said push rod, and at the other end to said wheel at said first off-center point, an output rod, and an output link pivotally associated at one end with said wheel at said second off-center point and at the other end with said output rod.

Claim 13

a rolling member confined in said slide frame movable in translation and rotation along said stationary reaction member,

Claim 14

a rolling member confined in said slide frame movable in translation and rotation along said stationary reaction member,

Claim 15

a rolling member confined in said slide frame movable in translation and rotation along said stationary reaction member,

Claim 16

a rolling member confined in said slide frame movable in translation and rotation along said stationary reaction member,

Claim 17

an output shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said output shaft parallel to, but displaced from, the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 18

an output shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said output shaft parallel to, but displaced from, the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 19

an output shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said output shaft parallel to, but displaced from, the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 20

an output shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said output shaft parallel to, but displaced from, the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 21

A mechanical system as defined in claim 1 in which said lineal input means includes a first crosshead, said lineal output means includes a second crosshead, means for guiding said crossheads to move in a defined path, a slide block in each of said crossheads mounted to move in a direction substantially transverse of said defined path, and means rotatably connecting said slide blocks with said drive wheel wherein input force on said first crosshead will move said wheel and said second crosshead.

Claim 22

an output shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said output shaft parallel to, but displaced from, the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 23

an output shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said output shaft parallel to, but displaced from, the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 24

means connecting said output member to said output shaft,

Claim 25

means connecting said output member to said output shaft,

Claim 26

A mechanical system as defined in claim 1 in which said lineal input means comprises an input rod, a first pair of spaced links pivotally connected at one end to said rod and having holes at the other end, a round projection on each side of said wheel interfitting with a hole in each of said links to have a rotating fit, and in which said lineal output means comprises an output rod, a second pair of spaced links pivotally connected at one end to said output rod and having holes at the other end, a second round projection on each of said first round projections positioned at the said off-center point relative to said drive wheel, said second round projections rotatably interfitting with said holes in said second pair of links.

Claim 27

means connecting said output member to said output shaft,

Claim 28

means connecting said output member to said output shaft,

Claim 29

means connecting said output member to said output shaft,

Claim 30

means connecting said output member to said output shaft,

Claim 31

an input shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said input shaft parallel to but displaced from the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 32

an input shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said input shaft parallel to but displaced from the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 33

an input shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said input shaft parallel to but displaced from the axis of said rolling member, and

Claim 34

an input shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said input shaft parallel to but displaced from the axis of said rolling member, and

Claim 35

A mechanical system as defined in claim 5 in which a housing means is provided to confine the movement of the pivoted ends of said links in a defined path colinear with the path of said wheel along said means.

Claim 36

an input shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said input shaft parallel to but displaced from the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 37

an input shaft arranged to revolve with said rolling member, with the axis of said input shaft parallel to but displaced from the axis of said rolling member,

Claim 38

means connecting said input member to said input shaft,

Claim 39

means connecting said input member to said input shaft,

Claim 40

A mechanical system for transferring motion which comprises: a. a housing defining an elongate chamber, b. an input rod movable into and out of one end of said housing and an output rod movable into and out of the other end of said housing, c. a crosshead connected to each of said rods, each crosshead being slidable in said housing and each having a pair of parallel plate extensions extending toward each other and spaced to interfit with each other, each of said plate extensions having a slot extending at an angle to the general direction of the said housing chamber, d. slide plates in each of said slots having round holes therein, e. a rack in said housing extending in the direction of said chamber along one side of said housing, f. a gear in said housing positioned between said extension plates engaging said rack, and g. round projections on the sides of said gear positioned on spaced centers and respectively interfitting rotatably with said holes in said respective pairs of slide plates wherein movement of said input rod will roll said gear along said rack and cause said output shaft to move as the vectorial sum of the moVement of said centers of said projections and the center of said gear.

Claim 41

A mechanical system for transferring motion which comprises: a. a housing defining an elongate chamber, b. an input rod movable into and out of one end of said housing and an output rod movable into and out of the other end of said housing, c. a crosshead connected to each of said rods, each crosshead being slidable in said housing and each having a pair of parallel plate extensions extending toward each other and spaced to interfit with each other, each of said plate extensions having a slot extending at an angle to the general direction of the said housing chamber, d. slide plates in each of said slots having round holes therein, e. a rack in said housing extending in the direction of said chamber along one side of said housing, f. a gear in said housing positioned between said extension plates engaging said rack, and g. round projections on the sides of said gear positioned on spaced centers and respectively interfitting rotatably with said holes in said respective pairs of slide plates wherein movement of said input rod will roll said gear along said rack and cause said output shaft to move as the vectorial sum of the moVement of said centers of said projections and the center of said gear.

Claim 42

means connecting said input member to said input shaft,

Claim 43

means connecting said input member to said input shaft,

Claim 44

means connecting said input member to said input shaft.

Claim 45

means connecting said input member to said input shaft.

Claim 46

A mechanical system for transferring motion which comprises: a. a housing defining an elongate chamber, b. an input rod movable into and out of one end of said housing and an output rod movable into and out of the other end of said housing, c. a crosshead connected to each of said rods, each crosshead being slidable in said housing and each having a pair of parallel plate extensions extending toward each other and spaced to interfit with each other, each of said plate extensions having a slot extending at an angle to the general direction of the said housing chamber, d. follower means to move in and guided by each of said slots, e. a rack in said housing extending in the direction of said chamber along one side of said housing, f. a gear in said housing positioned between said extension plates engaging said rack, and g. means connecting the respective follower means on said respective extensions in pivotal association with said gear at spaced center points on said side gear wherein movement of said input rod will roll said gear along said rack and cause said output shaft to move as the vectorial sum of the movement of said center points and the center of said gear.

Claim 47

A mechanical system for transferring motion which comprises: a. a housing defining an elongate chamber, b. an input rod movable into and out of one end of said housing and an output rod movable into and out of the other end of said housing, c. a crosshead connected to each of said rods, each crosshead being slidable in said housing and each having a pair of parallel plate extensions extending toward each other and spaced to interfit with each other, each of said plate extensions having a slot extending at an angle to the general direction of the said housing chamber, d. follower means to move in and guided by each of said slots, e. a rack in said housing extending in the direction of said chamber along one side of said housing, f. a gear in said housing positioned between said extension plates engaging said rack, and g. means connecting the respective follower means on said respective extensions in pivotal association with said gear at spaced center points on said side gear wherein movement of said input rod will roll said gear along said rack and cause said output shaft to move as the vectorial sum of the movement of said center points and the center of said gear.

Claim 48

said means connecting said output member to said output shaft and said input member to said shaft comprising extension plates on each said output and input members extending toward each other in overlapping relation each overlying said rolling member, said plates having slide slots extending generally transversely to said path of motion,

Claim 49

said means connecting said output member to said output shaft and said input member to said shaft comprising extension plates on each said output and input members extending toward each other in overlapping relation each overlying said rolling member, said plates having slide slots extending generally transversely to said path of motion,

Claim 50

said means connecting said output member to said output shaft and said input member to said input shaft comprising follower means movable in a confined path generally transverse of said lineal motion in said respective input and output members, and

Claim 51

said means connecting said output member to said output shaft and said input member to said input shaft comprising follower means movable in a confined path generally transverse of said lineal motion in said respective input and output members, and

Claim 52

means in each said follower means to receive, respectively, in rotatable relation, said input and output shafts.

Claim 53

means in each said follower means to receive, respectively, in rotatable relation, said input and output shafts.

Claim 54

A linear motion transforming system having highly flexible kinematic characteristics from input to output comprising: a. a support member, b. an input member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, c. an output member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, d. an intermediate means connecting said input member to said output member comprising:

Claim 55

A linear motion transforming system having highly flexible kinematic characteristics from input to output comprising: a. a support member, b. an input member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, c. an output member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, d. an intermediate means connecting said input member to said output member comprising:

Claim 56

follower means in said respective slide slots, and

Claim 57

follower means in said respective slide slots, and

Claim 58

A motion transforming system as defined in claim 9 in which said means connecting said output member to said output shaft and said input member to said input shaft comprise respective link means pivoted at one point to said respective shafts and at another point to said respective members.

Claim 59

means in said follower means to receive said respective output and input shafts in rotatable relation.

Claim 60

means in said follower means to receive said respective output and input shafts in rotatable relation.

Claim 61

A linear motion transforming system having highly flexible kinematic characteristics from input to output comprising: a. a support member, b. an input member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, c. an output member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, d. an intermediate means connecting said input member to said output member comprising:

Claim 62

A linear motion transforming system having highly flexible kinematic characteristics from input to output comprising: a. a support member, b. an input member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, c. an output member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, d. an intermediate means connecting said input member to said output member comprising:

Claim 63

A linear motion transforming system having highly flexible kinematic characteristics from input to output comprising: a. a support member, b. an input member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, c. an output member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, d. an intermediate means connecting said input member to said output member comprising:

Claim 64

A linear motion transforming system having highly flexible kinematic characteristics from input to output comprising: a. a support member, b. an input member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, c. an output member mounted for lineal motion in said support member, d. an intermediate means connecting said input member to said output member comprising:

Claim 65

A motion transferring system as defined in claim 12 in which one or more of said slide slots are angled to said path of motion.