Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a system for high speed intermittent motion. The system consists of one or more intermittent motion generators. Each motion generator consists of a first and a second drive system with each drive system having its own control software and control input information received from a programmable logic controller (PLC). Each motion generator employs dual cams with fixed angular rotation. The dual cam combination consists of a first cam nested within a second cam. The dual cams permit independent and individual motion generation for each motion generator. The angular rotation of the second cam relative to the angular rotation of the first cam causes a linear displacement which generates intermittent linear motion for each individual motion generator.

Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a system for high speed intermittent motion. The system consists of one or more intermittent motion generators. Each motion generator may function independently of the others and may be controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC). Each motion generator consists of a first and a second drive system with each drive system having its own control software and control input information received from the PLC. Each motion generator employs dual cams with fixed angular rotation. The dual cam combination consists of a first cam nested within a second cam. The dual cams permit independent and individual motion generation for each motion generator. The use of dual cams enables the system to generate different linear strokes for each generator. The angular rotation of the second cam relative to the angular rotation of the first cam causes a linear displacement which generates intermittent linear motion for each individual motion generator.