Abstract: An assembly apparatus of the pick-and-place type having an elongated reach and including an intermittent motion drive mechanism having an output crank arm operable to stop at selected locations. A pivot plate assembly is rotatably journalled to the intermittent motion drive mechanism about the output thereof and capable of being drivably oscillated thereabout. A linkage slide assembly is carried by the pivot plate and comprises slide rods which are pivotally connected to the output crank arm of the intermittent motion drive mechanism for transmitting rotational oscillation into linear sliding movement. A cam member driven by the input of the intermittent motion drive mechanism and engages cam followers carried by the pivot plate assembly. Rotation of the cam member drivably oscillates the pivot plate thereby providing rotatable oscillation to the linearly reciprocating slide rods.

Abstract: A motion conversion device for converting between the reciprocating motion of the pistons in a Stirling engine and the rotating motion of its output shaft, and for changing the stroke and phase of the pistons, includes a lever pivoted at one end and having a cam follower at the other end. The piston rod engages the lever intermediate its ends and the cam follower engages a cam keyed to the output shaft. The lever pivot can be moved to change the length of the moment arm defined between the cam follower and the piston rod the change the piston stroke and force exerted on the cam, and the levers can be moved in opposite directions to change the phase between pistons.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, a combination of cylinders, pistons, rods, beams, gears and cams that are used for converting the reciprocating motion of the pistons into rotary motion of the drive shaft. One embodiment includes a block member that is fastened to four opposed in-line cylinders, that contain pistons that are attached to the ends of connecting rods and the opposite ends of the rods being attached to roller bearings and to the ends of two rocker beams. The beams, that oscillate in the same plane side by side, each have a separate shaft passing through their centers which are supported by the block member. Located at each of the two ends of the two rocker beams, there is a cam with shaft, that is placed between two of the roller bearings, and these two cams are connected by gears that cause the two cams to rotate in the proper position in relation to each other for the proper engagement of the cams bearing surfaces with the roller bearings.

Abstract: A mechanism for converting reciprocating movement of a piston within a cylinder includes a guide defining a closed loop path, an output shaft, and a driven member having a periphery extending along the path. A rod is connected at one end to the piston and has another end moved along the path. The guide has a centerline offset from the centerline of the piston. A drive member engages said driven member as said rod moves along an essentially perpendicular path.

Abstract: A single lever mixing faucet is disclosed of the type generally used as a household sink faucet. The lever is operated by hand and controls individual diaphragm valves by plungers which are actuated by a cam operated by the lever, the cam having a wedge actuator connected to be moved by the lever in two orthogonally related directions and combinations thereof upon manual movement of the lever. The wedge actuator is mounted for essentially planar movement without rotation and has flat cam surfaces engaging flat ends of said plunger to move the plungers and control the rate of flow of water as well as the relative proportions of hot and cold water.

Abstract: This invention relates to the carton container packaging art, and to a carton filler drive unit and volume adjuster apparatus for packaging machines which have a plurality of filler apparatuses disposed in a linear arrangement, for filling a plurality of cartons at individual fill stations which are disposed in a linear arrangement.The filler drive unit includes a plurality of filler operating shafts which are adapted to be moved between a lowered and raised position by an adjustable cam linkage structure which is powered by the packaging machine main drive shaft. A volume adjuster means is provided for adjusting the stroke of the filler operating shafts to provide very precise calibration of the volume of product being dispensed by the individual carton filler apparatuses controlled by the filler drive unit of the present invention.

Abstract: When a machine element having a large mass is given a reciprocating movement, the recurring changes in speed as well as direction of movement require that very great driving forces must be applied, which cause varying stresses on the driving unit. In case the movement path of the machine element is more or less vertical the force of gravity causes extra stresses on the machine element. These difficulties are overcome in accordance with the invention by providing a spring system which on the one hand equalizes the effect of the force of gravity on the machine element and, on the other hand compensates the arising mass forces by absorbing, storing and emitting energy following the movement of the machine element. Hereby the amount of applied driving force is reduced, so that shocks and vibrations occurring during the driving are effectively reduced.

Abstract: A personnel air lock has a transfer chamber that is separated from an atmospheric region by an outside door and is separated from a containment region by an inside door. A single drive shaft couples a motor and three clutch-operable hand wheels to the doors to sequentially open and close one door and then the other. Each door is opened and closed through a door actuator linkage that is coupled to the drive shaft through a respective dual clutch and a respective clutch-actuating mechanism. One door-opening clutch is engaged as a lead screw nut moves through an active range along a timing lead screw, while another door-opening clutch is disengaged as an associated lead screw nut moves through an inactive range along another timing lead screw, so that only one of the doors is coupled to the drive shaft at a time. Each lead screw nut forms part of a slide indicator for indicating the operating position of its associated door.

Abstract: The instant invention is an automatic biaxial sun tracking mechanism for use with solar energy utilization devices. Said devices are mounted on said invention, said devices forming no specific part of said invention. The invention is comprised of three principal parts: (1) a polar shaft, (2) a declination disk, and (3) a mount structure for positioning and supporting said solar energy utilization devices. Operation of the invention is as follows: Said declination disk, which is rotatably connected to said polar shaft, causes said mount structure, which is pivotly connected to said polar shaft and also has moving contact with said declination disk, to move in its proper declination course while said mount structure simultaneously moves in its proper right ascension course about the longitudinal axis of said polar shaft. The invention may incorporate compensating means to improve tracking accuracy. Proper operating movements are provided by suitable gearing and drive mechanisms.

Abstract: A motion change transmission includes a rotor rotationally supported by and/or within a framing assemblage or housing. The face of the rotor is provided with alternating, axially and circumferentially extending hills and valleys. At least one rod is disposed transversely relative to the rotor and is pivotal in a given plane relative to the assemblage or housing and is operatively engageable with the face of the rotor such that when one end of the rod traverses a rotor hill, the other end of the rod simultaneously traverses a rotor valley. Either or both ends of the rod are connected to reciprocating members. When means are provided for driving the reciprocating members, the transmission provides for the conversion of reciprocating motion to rotary motion. And when means are provided for driving the rotor, the transmission provides for the conversion of rotary motion to reciprocating motion.

Abstract: A linkage assembly coupled between a pedal, rotatable from a neutral position in either of two directions, and a transmission and a carburetor or fuel injector. The linkage assembly includes a crank rotatable in either of two directions in response to the rotation of the pedal from the neutral position and a pair of arcuate links connected between the crank and a control rod which moves in a single direction in response to movement of the crank in either direction, the carburetor increasing the speed of a vehicle engine as the rod moves in the single direction. The assembly also includes other linkage which controls the transmission to shift the vehicle either into forward or reverse drive, depending on the direction of movement of the pedal from the neutral position, at various drive ratios.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hand-held labeler and a method of labeling. The labeler includes a print head and a cooperable platen, a label delaminator, an applicator, and a feed wheel. The print head is urged into printing cooperation with the platen by a spring arrangement. A drive mechanism operated by an actuator holds the print head out of contact with the platen until printing is to occur and thereafter the feed wheel is driven to advance a label carrying web. The drive mechanism includes a lost-motion connection by which the print head can be quickly released to cause the print head to snap into printing cooperation with the platen.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism for hingeably connecting a lid to a housing comprising at least one pair of pivotably interconnected links coupled to the lid and the housing, respectively, and a connecting link provided with a pin slideable in a curved slot provided in a guide link pivotable simultaneously in a fixed relationship with the interconnected link coupled to the housing.

Abstract: An electric motor for driving a circuit breaker operating handle is connected to the latter by two sets of linkages. The first set of linkages includes a drive arm and a driven arm mounted on fixed spaced centers and interconnected by a cam means. The drive arm is pivoted by connection to the drive motor through gearing and a slip clutch, and mounts a roller entered into a cam slot formed in the driven arm. The second set of linkages consists of a drive link and a main link also mounted on fixed spaced centers with the main link having means for engaging and moving a circuit breaker operating handle. The drive and main links are connected by a roller-slot arrangement, with the roller being positively guided along an arcuate path formed about a center remote from the centers of the links and arms. Positive guidance of this connecting roller causes the effective lengths of the links to change in accordance with different positions of the circuit breaker handle.

Abstract: An alternative reciprocating compressor having a driving shaft that is solidly fastened to a circular eccentric which externally, and by means of a ball or roller bearing is enclosed by another eccentric which is also circular and is also provided at its external rim with a ball or roller bearing. The other eccentric at its outer path incorporates, at diametrically opposite points extensions to which plungers are joined, in such a way that the turn of a driving shaft originates alternate rotating slidings of one eccentric with respect to the other thus causing the successive approximation and separation of the geometrical axes pertaining to the enclosing eccentric and the driving shaft within a plane comprising the longitudinal axes of the plungers, which is converted in the claims.

Abstract: This invention relates to operating mechanisms for hydraulic control systems and it is an object of the invention to provide an operating mechanism which is self-locking. The mechanism includes a bar which is slidable in a channel, one face of the bar being cut away to provide two inclined surfaces. Rollers are retained by springs in the spaces between the inclined surfaces and one side of the channel. A plate is also located between the bar and the said side of the channel and a control member serves to displace this plate along the channel. The arrangement is such that, when the plate is displaced in either direction, it pushes a respective one of the rollers towards one end of the bar, thereby allowing it to roll down the inclined surface. On the other hand, if a force is applied to the bar in either direction, a respective one of the rollers will move up the inclined surface and wedge against the side of the channel, thereby locking the bar in position.

Abstract: The dispensing apparatus includes a syringe having a plunger therein and appropriate inlet and discharge openings associated therewith. Two cams are positioned in spaced relationship with a connecting rod mounted to an eccentric of each cam and pivotally to the plunger in the syringe. Motor elements cause rotation of one of the cams with the second cam acting as the fixed pivot point to move the plunger through a first distance. Rotation of the second cam with the first cam acting as the fixed pivot point causes the plunger to move through a second distance. Two liquid volumes are, therefore, dispensed from a single syringe in which one-half cycle of rotation of either cam acts to fill the syringe and the other half cycle acts to discharge the syringe. A multistation dispenser is provided by using a plurality of syringes and connecting two such cam assemblies to a cross bar which causes simultaneous reciprocation of the various plungers associated with the plurality of syringes.

Abstract: A device for actuating an ejector plunger or the like on the movable carriage of a press, comprising a two-arm lever pivoted on the carriage, one arm of which is operatively connected to the plunger. The other arm has a member that runs on a track extending parallel to the line of travel of the carriage. The track is located on a member that is mounted on a stationary part of the machine and is movable in the direction normal to the line of travel of the carriage. Operating means is connected to the member to move the same periodically in the transverse direction, thereby rocking the two-arm lever and actuating the plunger. During normal operational movement of the carriage, the member on said other arm of the lever moves parallel to the track and is not affected thereby.

Abstract: A marking device for a recording apparatus with a scriber movable from a rest position along a strip towards either of two marking zones provided on the strip. The scriber is coupled to an actuating lever pivoted in either direction from a rest position by rotation of a crank in a respective selected direction through one full revolution. A lost-motion connecting link establishes lever direction in response to crank rotational direction.

Abstract: A gate motion mechanism for continuously driving an arm to perform a gate motion, or a combination of two or more differently directed rectilineal motions, has a cam groove or grooves of a contour corresponding to the path of motion the arm is to follow, and a guide roller or rollers integrally connected to the arm, each of the roller being fitted in the cam groove and linked to a driving mechanism via a lever for sliding movement along the groove.

Abstract: A rotary mechanical amplifier for rapidly switching a controlled member between two positions, which comprises a rotary drum carrying a series of cylindrical rods regularly spaced in circular configuration about the axis of rotation of the drum. Each rod is selectively slidable axially between two positions in response to control signals, for example by means of electromagnetically controlled sprung bolts or catches. In one axial position, the rods tangentially engage a curved surface of a lever or other controlled member to move it to a position where it can be held without vibration by tangential engagement with successive rods.

Abstract: A mechanism for moving a cross slide in a multiple-spindle automatic machine has a rotary face cam which is driven by a gear and is angularly adjustable with respect to the gear, a first lever which is pivotable on a first shaft parallel to the axis of the cam and which has a first arm carrying a roller follower for the cam and a second arm having a slot for a sliding block which is mounted on a pin-shaped carrier. The carrier extends through one or more slots of a second lever which is rigid with a second shaft, and the carrier can be fixed to the second shaft in a selected position by means of washers and nuts. The second shaft is rigid with a gear segment which meshes with a toothed rack affixed to and adjustable lengthwise of the slide. The first lever may be a bell crank lever or a straight two-armed lever, and the second lever may have a single arm with a single slot for the carrier of the sliding block or a bifurcated arm with two aligned slots for the carrier.

Abstract: Driving apparatus for imparting linear reciprocating movement to a shear on a flying shear apparatus or the like. A continuously constantly rotatable axle is provided with a pair of disks having cam surfaces on the periphery thereof engageable with guide rollers fixed at two lever arms of a three-armed lever, the third lever arm being connected to the flying shear by way of a coupling rod pivotably attached at the third lever arm and the flying shear. The cam disks are configured so as to impart motion to the shear in a feeding direction with a first feed segment of increasing velocity, a second feed segment of constant velocity, and a third feed segment of decreasing velocity, whereby the shearing operation can conveniently be executed during the phase of constant velocity.