Patents by Inventor Nils E. Swedberg

Nils E. Swedberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4569644
    Abstract: A low speed high torque motor-gear reducer assembly is disclosed of the type having a first gerotor (motoring gerotor) including a ring member (41) having (N+1) internal teeth (47) and a star (49) having (N) external teeth. A second gerotor (reduction gerotor) includes a ring (85) having (M+1; wherein M does not equal N) internal teeth (89) and a star (91) having (M) external teeth. The internally-toothed portion of the second gerotor is fixed by means of a flange (81) to an output shaft (25). Pressurized fluid is communicated only to the motoring gerotor whereby the output shaft rotates at a speed reduced from the speed of rotation of the star (49) by a reduction factor R wherein: ##EQU1## In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a third gerotor (support gerotor) is included having a star (103) identical to the star (49) and being in engagement with an intermediate shaft (97) such that the stars (49) and (103) orbit and rotate in unison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Nils E. Swedberg