Abstract: Apparatus to drive a bicycle wherein two pedals move in a non-fixed, non-180 degree relationship to each other. As the pedal that is being powered by the user moves through an arc less than 180 degrees, the unpowered pedal moves through more than 180 degrees to a point where it is in a favorable position to be powered by the user. Two different systems are disclosed, each producing the desired relative pedal motion. The first and preferred system describes the use of non-circular gears. The second system describes the use of circular gears with sections of teeth removed.

Abstract: A multi-functional apparatus that employs a gear drive window wiper and multi-function electric motor is described. The apparatus uses a gear system powered by a reversible electric motor that allows one intermittent motion mechanism to be actuated, while simultaneously preventing another intermittent motion mechanism from being actuated.

Abstract: A drive transmitting device having a partly untoothed gear partly having an untoothed portion, and a driven gear capable of meshing which the partly untoothed gear, and transmitting rotation from the partly untoothed gear to the driven gear is characterized in that in the partly untoothed gear, of a predetermined number of continuous teeth positioned on a side on which the partly untoothed gear starts to mesh which the driven gear when it rotates from a state in which the untoothed portion and the driven gear are opposed to each other, the odd teeth from the untoothed portion side are formed with odd tooth inclined surfaces cut away from the tooth top of the front tooth surface in the direction of rotation of the partly untoothed gear toward the root of the rear tooth surface, and the even teeth are formed with even tooth inclined surfaces cut away from the root of the front tooth surface in the direction of rotation toward the tooth top of the rear tooth surface.

Abstract: A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system has a drive gear which slips against a toothless portion of a driven gear while paper is being fed through the printer for printing by a print head. When printing stops, the drive gear reverses its rotation, causing the driven gear to engage the drive gear. A cutter blade is controlled by the driven gear, with the blade cutting off the paper as the drive gear is in reverse rotation. After the paper is cut, the drive gear resumes its forward rotation, rotating the blade away from the paper. After the blade has been rotated, the drive gear continues to turn, but slips on the toothless portion of the driven gear. Friction losses are minimized as the energy lost as friction is low and full torque is applied to both cutting and opening rotations of the cutter blade.

Abstract: A transmission system for louver type signs wherein the signs consist of a plurality of multiple faced louvers having indicia defined thereon and the side-by-side relationship of the louvers permits pre-selected faces to define a completed image. The adjacent transmissions are operated by a constantly rotating drive shaft and the louvers may be simultaneously rotated or may sequentially operate in a delayed manner wherein the indicia on the louvers is progressively revealed in a "wave" manner. The drive shafts of adjacent transmissions are interconnected and a plurality of transmissions are operated by a single constantly operating motor drive source, and in the disclosed embodiment, a complete rotation of the transmission's drive shaft produces one-third of a rotation of the output shafts operating the louvers.

Abstract: A scrolling device includes a first disk, a second disk and a middle disk wherein a shaft extends through the disks and two setting devices are respectively disposed between the middle disk and the respective one of the first and the second disk. A casing receives the three disks therein and is driven by a motor which is controlled by two control members disposed to the first and second disk. Each of the setting devices include a base gear and a plurality of wheels each of which has a toothed periphery and a cam member formed in a first side thereof, and two teeth extending laterally from a second side thereof, a setting member and a positioning member pivotally and respectively disposed between the middle disk and the respective one of the first and the second disk. The setting members each have gears engagable with the wheels and base gear, and a plurality of plates engagable with the cam members to set the wheels.

Abstract: A driven gear (3a), a gear (11a) to a rotary solenoid (15a) and an output drive gear (19a) are mounted to rotate together, preferably as one part turning on a stationary shaft (7a). The driven gear and the output drive gear have disengagement sectors (5a and 20a). Activation of the solenoid turns the driven gear into engagement with a normally turning drive gear (1a). Shortly after the sector on the output gear is cleared, and the load (27) is driven through engagement with driven gear (23a). After one cycle, the detent force of the solenoid positions the sector 5a so that engagement is terminated. Because the rotary solenoid need only move the gears 3a, 11a and 19a, the size of the load is immaterial to the physical requirements for the solenoid and its reliability of operation.

Abstract: A cam apparatus including a cam gear having a toothless area and teeth at a circumferential surface thereof and also having a first projection and a second projection on a surface thereof; a driving gear for engaging the teeth of the cam gear to rotate the cam gear by a driving force transmitted from a motor through a deceleration mechanism; a lever for engaging another surface of the cam gear thus to pivot in accordance with rotation of the cam gear; a lock lever having an end for sequentially engaging the first and the second projections of the cam gear while the driving gear is opposed to the toothless area of the cam gear; a spring for biasing the lock lever to engage the first projection; and an electromagnet for engaging another end of the lock lever. The lock lever is positioned to be released from the first projection and to engage the second projection before the driving gear engages the teeth of the cam gear when the electromagnet is turned ON.

Abstract: An incremental speed reduction unit mounted between a fluid meter and a totalizer for reducing the speed at which the totalizer operates comprises a drive gear rotatably supported on a shaft and drivingly rotated by the fluid meter. A ring shaped gear integrally formed on an inside surface of the drive gear has a single set of gear teeth radially extending from the surface thereof. An idler gear rotatably supported on another shaft and drivingly rotated by the ring shaped gear has two sets of interspaced gear teeth of different lengths for incrementally causing the idler gear to rotate upon engagement of the teeth of the ring shaped gear. A driven gear connected to the first shaft is drivingly rotated by the idler gear and communicates such rotation to the totalizer.

Abstract: An electrically powered snow blower discharge chute adjustment mechanism generally comprised of a meshingly engaging gearing arrangement wherein one of the gears is operably connected to a conventional electric motor (the drive gear), and the other gear is fixedly, circumferentially attached to the discharge chute. A three position toggle switch positioned at the operator's station of the snow blower is electrically connected to the motor for permitting the operator selective control of the direction of rotation of the discharge chute through power generated by the motor. Further, two notches are removed from opposite ends of the gear attached to the chute. The notches provide space in which the drive gear may rotatably idle when it is not meshingly engaged with the other gear. In addition, a spring loaded plunger is respectively positioned adjacent each cutout.

Abstract: A mechanism is disclosed for converting oscillatory rotation of an input shaft to unidirectional rotation of an output shaft. An input shaft journalled to a frame is rotatable about an input axis, over a range of rotational positions, between a forward limit and a reverse limit. An output shaft journalled to the frame is rotatable about an output axis, which is normal to the input axis. Three bevel gears are employed, namely a first gear coupled to the input shaft, a second gear coupled to the input shaft and spaced axially from the first gear, and a third gear coupled to the output shaft.

Abstract: A low-noise, paper pick or other single cycle mechanism is obtained by employing a rotary solenoid (15) which has a force to a detent position which may be overcome by force from a drive roller (1). In the detent position the drive roller faces a blank sector (5) of a gear (3) which is integral with a shaft (7), which is the shaft to be turned. An electrical control signal to the solenoid rotates gear (3) through gear (13), which is directly driven by the solenoid, and which turns gear (11) on the shaft. The drive gear overcomes the force of the solenoid until it is disengaged after one cycle, at which time the detent force of the solenoid holds the mechanism in its detent position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording apparatus for recording information signals on a recording sheet. The apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying the sheet, a recording head reciprocating along the sheet for performing recording thereon, a driving power source for generating a driving force rotating in one direction which is used for reciprocating the recording head and for conveying the sheet by the conveyance mechanism, and a mechanism for inhibiting the conveyance of the sheet while the recording head is moving along the recording region of the sheet. The reciprocating operation of the recording head and the conveyance operation of the sheet are effected by a single motor.

Abstract: A multi-display sign assembly, which is particularly lightweight, may be hung in a variety of locations which could not normally support such a sign structure, and functions in smooth, quiet, and relatively low vibration movements, the sign assembly including a frame structure having a pair of support bars, and a plurality of elongate, lightweight triangular members rotatably held between the support bars by axle bars which extend longitudinally through the triangular members and protrude through the support bars. A motor is connected to a reducer which regulates the RPM's of a drive gear connected thereto, the drive gear including teeth only along 120 degrees of its exterior surface such that when the teeth engage a secondary gear which is connected to the axle bar of one of the triangle members, that triangle member will rotate resulting in a new display face of all of the triangle members rotating to form a new one of three distinct display surfaces containing advertising or like indicia thereon.

Abstract: A gear mechanism provides for intermittent drive operation with precision stop location of angular position of one (driven) gear driven by another (drive) gear which is accomplished by increasing the precision of the distance maintained between the rotational centers of the gears so that a stabilized and precision amount of gear engagement is provided between both gears resulting in a precise amount of rotation imparted to the driven gear per revolution of the drive gear. The precisions of the distant between the gear rotational centers is accomplished by engagement of circumferential surfaces of corresponding cylindrical portions on each gear or provided on associated gears in the gear train of the gear mechanism.

Abstract: A cam gear controlling mechanism is simple in structure, small in overall size and high in reliability of operation. The controlling mechanism comprises a cam gear having toothed and non-toothed portions and a cam groove, a trigger lever having a projection fitted in the cam groove and movable between arresting and non-arresting positions, a spring biasing the trigger lever to the non-arresting position, and electromagnetic means for releasably holding the trigger lever at the arresting position. When the cam gear is engaged with a driving gear, it is rotated in one direction by the latter, but when the driving gear is opposed to the non-toothed portion, a stopper projection on the cam gear is abutted with the engaging projection to lock the cam gear there.

Abstract: An intermittent drive mechanism is provided for intermittently driving an output shaft with an input shaft that has an axis that intersects the axis of the output shaft at an angle. A driving element on the input shaft couples with a driven element on the output shaft through pairs of corresponding accelerating and decelerating pin and slot combinations which engage each other intermittently at the surface of an imaginary sphere which is centered at the intersection point of the shafts. Embodiments are provided both with and without intermittent driving gears on the elements to maintain the output shaft rotation at constant maximum velocity through a predetermined arc. The slots are curved, preferably in circular arcs, so as to optimize acceleration and the rate of change of acceleration (jerk), particularly as the output shaft approaches and leaves the point of maximum angular velocity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving device for driving or operating elongate display members at signs for consecutive, repeated presentation of series of images, whereby said elongate display members (2) are driven through pairs of gear wheels (15, 16) having conical teeth and whereby a driving gear wheel (15) in each pair of gear wheels is provided on a drive shaft (6) and a driven gear (16) wheel in each pair is operatively connected with the elongate display member (2) to be driven.

Abstract: There is disclosed a camming apparatus for a work station that provides for relative rotational motion between a cam and a cam follower connected to the work station, e.g., a liquid dispenser. The cam follower is movable on a carrier that frictionally engages the cam, unless the carrier is restricted. The cam is rotated by a gear. A locking mechanism is provided to lock the carrier against inadvertent rotation, and the improvement resides in the locking mechanism comprising a gear segment on the cam follower positioned to engage the gear during a portion of the engagement by the drive gear of the gear segment on the cam.

Abstract: In an planetary gear unit comprising a sum gear, an internal gear, and planetary gears which are supported through a carrier and engaged with the sun gear and the internal gear, at least a cut is formed in the internal gear in such a manner that the position of the cut is not coincident with the angular intervals of the planetary gears in the direction of revolution, and the teeth are partially removed by the cut. Hence, the part of the internal gear where the cut is formed may be curved inwardly or flattened to provide a space for accommodating anything which otherwise obstructs the installation of the planetary gear unit.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a gear drive assembly that will allow components that are not capable of continuous rotation to be coupled to a component that is capable of continuous rotation. The drive gear assembly includes a drive gear component which is actually comprised of two gear sectors, one used to mesh and drive a driven gear directly and the other used to drive the driven gear in a reverse direction through a reversing cluster gear arrangement. The drive gear sectors are arranged so that when one sector is coupled and driving the driven gear, the other sector is decoupled, and vice-versa. Gear jamming is prevented by properly timing the coupling and decoupling of the drive gear sectors with the driven gear and the reversing cluster gear arrangement. In addition, where gear teeth pairs clash during coupling, provision is made to allow one gear tooth of the clashing pair to deflect and allow passage of the other gear tooth to the proper position.

Abstract: A radial piston rotary device is disclosed having a gear drive mechanism to convert the varying speed of rotating piston shafts into uniform rotational motion of a power shaft. The rotary device has a pair of radial pistons, each having diametrically opposed piston portions and each connected to concentric piston shafts. Each of the pistons is mounted within a housing so as to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the piston shafts. The drive system to convert the motion of the piston shafts to uniform rotational motion includes irregular gear sets operatively connected to each of the piston shafts. Each of the irregular gear sets has gear wheels with gear teeth segments extending over only a portion of their peripheries and also having different pitch diameters. The gear wheels are connected so as to rotate together, along with one of the radial pistons, as a unit. The other radial piston is connected to a separate irregular gear set having an identical construction.

Abstract: An interlocking release mechanism uses a toothed pinion engaging a toothed rack or gear. The teeth of the pinion are removed in certain areas so as a lock arm, when moved axially from in alignment with a tooth segment to where the tooth has been removed, permits the pinion to be rotated by the rack. The rack and the lock arm must be operated in the correct sequence or the lock arm will be jammed. With the correct sequence of lock arm motion and pinion rotation by the rack or gear, the rack or gear may be moved to achieve the desired release action of the subject invention.

Abstract: A gear arrangement includes a first gear wheel 10 having a section 12 with missing teeth. A second gear wheel 14 is arranged to mesh with the first gear wheel 10. The first tooth 16 on the first gear wheel 10 to engage with the second gear wheel 14 (following the missing teeth section 12) is resiliently movable inwardly within a radial slot 18 to withdraw when engaging an opposing tooth 22. A spring 20 urges the tooth 16 outwardly to one side of the opposing tooth 22 and into a gap on that side of the opposing tooth 22, so as to align the first and second gear wheels. Such a gear arrangement has particular use in a geared value setting mechanism provided on a print drum shaft of a postage meter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gear structure which comprises a sectoral base member of metal plate; and an arcuate flange portion integrally formed on an arcuate flange portion integrally formed on an arcuate peripheral portion of the sectoral base member. The arcuate flange portion is formed on an outer surface of thereof with forged teeth.

Abstract: Apparatus is described for a searchlight in which a lamp is mounted in a housing for both vertical and horizontal movement. Vertical drive means which is mounted in the housing includes a gear having a tooth portion and a ramp portion to permit up and down movement of said lamp. The housing has an integrally formed ring gear with a tooth portion less than 360 degrees and a ramp portion. A horizontal drive means engages the ring gear and drives the lamp in a horizontal plane less than 360 degrees.

Abstract: In an apparatus for detecting a position of a table, the table moves along a first track having a target position located within a predetermined range. The position detecting apparatus has a movable member and a detecting mechanism. The movable member is movable along a second track. The detecting mechanism detects the movable member when it reaches a predetermined point on the second track. The detecting apparatus further has a transmission mechanism for transmitting the movement of the table to the movable member. The transmission mechanism transmits the movement of the moving object to the movable member at a first transmission ratio moving distance of the movable member/moving distance of the table when the table passes within the predetermined range on the first track, and at a second transmission ratio smaller than the first transmission ratio when the table passes outside the predetermined range on the first track.

Abstract: Device for transforming the alternating motion of a piston into a circular motion of a shaft with the possibility of predetermining the stop time of the piston at each of the two dead centers. It is comprised of an assembly of two pistons connected by two racks alternatingly in mesh with a toothed sector keyed on the shaft. On either side of said sector there is provided a cam of which the groove takes charge of the pistons, through rollers at the two dead centers.

Abstract: The cyclic electromechanical program control comprises an electric motor (6), a gear train (7) driven by the motor and having an impulse gear (26) and an output gear (5) which is engaged with at least one driving rack (3, 4) for an element (1) having a programmable shifting cycle, a driven gear (9) cooperative with the gear train (7) for receiving from the gear train impulses controlling the cycle of the programmable element (1), an electrical circuit (12, 13, 17, 18) associated with the driven gear (9) and adapted to transmit to the motor (6) instructions corresponding to the nature of the impulses received by the driven gear (9). The control further comprises a mechanism for causing th impulse gear (26) to deliver impulses solely in predetermined useful zones of the cycle of said programmable element (1). The gear train (7) is a differential gear train comprising a driving gear (25) without gearing down of the output gear (5).

Abstract: A backlash prevention adjustment mechanism for a backlash prevention device includes a first magnet, a second magnet, and a nonmagnetic electroconductive member provided therebetween, being rotatable with a spool shaft, and having an eddy current induced therein by the first and second magnet to provide a braking force for the spool to prevent backlash. A motor is provided to move the first magnet relative to the second magnet to change the level of the eddy current. A lever is also provided to manually move the first magnet with respect to the second magnet. In another aspect, a shielding yoke is provided on the first magnet and is movable therewith to position a slit in the yoke proximate a first magnetism sensor or a second magnetism sensor to detect positions thereof corresponding to maximum and minimum levels of the eddy current.

Abstract: A bimetallic indicator includes a bimetal being deformed by heat generated by an electric current supplied to a heat coil wound around the bimetal, a pointer moved in relation to the deformation of the bimetal and indicating a measured value in accordance with an amount of electric current supplied to the heating coil, and a driving gear, which is rotated by the deformation of said bimetal. The driving gear includes two first pitch portions each having a plurality of teeth with a regular pitch and a second pitch portion provided between the first pitch portions and having a pitch smaller than that of the first pitch portion. A driven gear to which the pointer is mounted is engaged with the driving gear and rotated together with the pointer by the rotation of the driving gear. The rotation of the driving gear is transmitted to the driven gear only when the first pitch portion of the driving gear is in engagement with the driven gear.

Abstract: A cut sheet feeding mechanism for feeding a cut sheet from a sheet hopper to a platen roller which is rotated in a forward direction to further feed the cut sheet to a printer. The mechanism includes a pick-up roller for picking up a cut sheet from a sheet hopper by rotating in a forward rotary direction and a transmission for transmitting the rotary force of the platen roller to a pick-up roller in a manner such that the pick-up roller also rotates in the forward direction. The transmission includes a disabling device for disabling the transmission after the pick-up roller has fed the cut sheet from the hopper by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A tube cutting tool is described in which a cutting head is rotatably mounted within a cutting body wherein both define "C" shaped slots to enable the cutting tool to be inserted laterally over a tube. A cutting wheel is attached to the cutting head such that rotation of the cutting head causes the wheel to pass around the periphery of the tube. A feed device is incorporated which biases the cutting wheel into contact with the tube until the tubing wall has been completely severed. A gear drive mechanism interconnects a power source with the cutting head to rotate it about the tube. A clamping system is also disclosed to clamp the device onto the tube during the cutting process.

Abstract: A driving force branching gear mechanism, which is useful for a tape recorder provided with a rotary head, etc., is disclosed, in which a driving gear consisting of two great diameter cam gears fixed to each other in one body and two small diameter cam gears driven by the two great diameter cam gears, repsectively, are disposed and they are so arranged that each of the small diameter cam gears is driven, only when its gear section is in opposition to each of the great diameter cam gears and that its cut-off portion for fixation is located on the projecting portion of the cam section of each of the great diameter cam gears and fixed there, when the cam section of each of the small diameter cam gears is in opposition to the cut-off portion of the gear of each of the great diameter cam gears.

Abstract: A drive shaft continuously rotating in a single direction operates to drive a driven shaft with alternating bidirectional rotative movement through a gear transmission which includes a first gear mounted on the drive shaft and second and third gears mounted on the driven shaft, with the first gear having teeth on only a portion thereof, the teeth alternately engaging the second and third gears as the drive shaft rotates. The gear teeth on the first, second and third gears have a tooth pitch t.sub.0 and the teeth on the second and third gears are offset relative to each other by an arc length measured along the pitch circle of the gear which is not grater than one-fourth of the tooth pitch t.sub.0.

Abstract: A gear mechanism (1) is selectively reversible between two end positions and which comprises a driving gear member (3), which can alternately be driven in opposite driving directions (19, 20) and a driving member (5) which can be driven by said driving gear member, one gear member (3) being partly toothed to form a toothed portion (8) which is bounded by two end faces (6, 7). The gear members can be brought into and out of mesh with each other. For bringing the two gear members (3, 5) into mesh with each other in at least one driving direction (19, 20) of the relevant gear member (3) said members carry a pair of actuating stops (34, 35, 43, 44) which correspond to the relevant driving direction, which are axially offset relative to the teeth (8, 9), and which each comprise a stop surface (36, 37, 45, 46) whose geometry is in conformity with that of a tooth-flank surface (38, 39, 47, 48).

Abstract: A rotary encoder includes a train of gears meshed together in a multi-stage so as to reduce the driving number successively and encoders provided with the gear shafts in desired stages in order to count the number of revolutions of a power input shaft. The driving wheel and its corresponding driven wheel between desired two stages of the train of the gears are formed into such intermittent feed means as permitting idling of the driving wheel by cutting off suitable parts of the meshing portion of at least either one of the driving wheel and driven wheel in accordance with the reduction ratio required in driving number between the desired two stages. The present invention can thus provide economical and highly-accurate rotary encoders of the absolute type, which has a wide counterable range, without need for especially-high accuracy with respect to their designing accuracy, the machining accuracy of their gears, assembling accuracy and the like.

Abstract: A conveyor system for use with rotary screw conveyors located side by side has a mechanical arrangement allowing individually adjusting the speed of each conveyor. One end of each conveyor has driven teeth disposed in a circle and coaxial with the rotation axis of the conveyor. Each conveyor is rotated by a circular disk rotating about an axis normal to the axis of the conveyor and provided with driving teeth disposed in a circle on the disk and positioned to mesh with the driven teeth of the conveyor. The driving teeth of each disk are individually mounted so that they may be moved between a working position where they mesh with the companion conveyor driven teeth and a non-working position where they are retracted wholly within the disk. By thus retracting some of the disk teeth, the rotation of the companion conveyor may be step-like, thus controlling its conveying capacity.

Abstract: Integral accelerator-brake control for motorcycles, characterized in that the handle grip which is rotatable, is provided with an anatomically shaped radial extension to act as a lever aid for the turning of the handle grip, and has a conical end including a section having teeth along approximately one-third of its perimeter, the remainder being smooth, while tangentially and diametrically opposite, there are two additional toothed sectors, carried by corresponding cylinders, having axes of rotation perpendicular to that of the handle grip, to each of which cylinders correspondingly the accelerator operating cable and the brake operating cable, respectively, are attachable so that operation of the handle grip effects, depending on the direction of its rotation, the meshing of the teeth of the conical end of the handle grip alternatively individually with one toothed sector or the other, of the two additional toothed sectors for alternatively individually controlling accelerating or braking operation of the mo

Abstract: A drive mechanism for transmitting bidirectional drive to two or more rotary actuator spindles, having a disc driven by an input shaft. Each spindle carries a spur gear which engages alternately with inner and outer tooth sections formed at different positions around a respective track in the disc. To accommodate several gears, tracks are provided at two different radii and three tracks of different width are nested together. The spur gears and tooth sections can be replaced by cams and tracks or shaped levers and pegs. The disc can be moulded and enables standard valves to be used in a complex operational sequence.

Abstract: A motion transmitting and timing mechanism including an input gear 36, a timing gear 44 rotatable about an axis 50 and meshed with the input gear 36, and an output gear 64 rotatable about the axis 50 and shiftable along the axis into positions in and out of a plane including the input gear 36. The output gear 64 has a toothed sector 66 and an untoothed sector and a spring 76 and detent 72 arrangement normally maintain the untoothed sector in axial alignment with the input gear 36. A threaded connection 46, 70 between the timing gear 44 and the output gear 64 effects axial movement of the output gear 64 upon relative rotation between the two and a jaw 82 carried by the timing gear 44 is engageable with the output gear 64 for moving the toothed sector 66 into mesh with the input gear 36.

Abstract: A lifting and lowering mechanism for an ink ribbon and a correction tape of a typewriter includes a stepper motor which drives both a ribbon lift arm and a tape lift arm. First and second gear wheels, partially geared at predetermined portions and pivoted along the stepper motor shaft, engage with a gear wheel equipped at the ribbon lift arm and the tape lift arm respectively. The ink ribbon and the correction tape are lifted separately and selectively by changing the direction of the stepper motor rotation.

Abstract: A control mechanism having particular, but not exclusive application to a cassette-type of telephone answering machine by which the movement of the record/playback head and pinch roller associated with each cassette of the machine, and the engagement of the drive for the take-up and rewind spindles of each cassette, are achieved by the rotational energy of the drive motor of the machine, rather than by high power electromagnetic solenoids; and in which only small, low power electromagnets are required for latching and unlatching the motor driven control mechanism.

Abstract: Gearing mechanism particularly for changing the relative angular position of two parts. A crown or ring gear with internal toothing is pressed from a sheet forming one arm, and a spur gear with external toothing is pressed from a sheet forming a second arm. The connection between the first arm and a hub of the crown gear and between the second arm and the spur gear is accomplished by bridges formed at tooth gaps of a width of at least of one pitch of the toothings. The mechanism can be used with collapsible seats of vehicles, for head rests, for the raising and lowering of windows, in textile machines, childs' vehicles, in furniture, agricultural machines, and the like.

Abstract: An imprinter having a continuously rotated printing wheel, is inked through a transfer roller drivingly connected by intermittent gearing to the printing wheel, the roller being in contact with a Teflon surface of an arcuate ink pad projecting from an ink storing cartridge within an inking chamber housing an excess ink wiper.

Abstract: A stacking device for articles to be contained that comprises a first station placed downstream of a longitudinal article infeed line, and a second station, downstream with respect to the former, connected to a horizontal plate. The second station comprises two longitudinal rollers, each of which is provided with a longitudinal flat part in the region of which is locked a longitudinal sustaining strip. With the rollers in the non-operative position, the two sustaining strips are side by side and define a channel for receiving the articles coming from the first station. Inside the channel, sensors are provided for detecting the formation of one layer of articles placed transversely side by side.

Abstract: This control device for an electric motor-reduction unit is designed to permit the accurate adjustment of the point at which it is desired to stop the rotation of the unit. For this purpose, it comprises a slide controlling during its movement in one direction and during a first time period the movement of beaks of a rocker in a direction in order to open the motor control switch when said beaks are engaged in notches of cam means. In a second time period, the slide causes a two-armed sliding lever supporting the notched-cam shaft to pivot in a direction, each notched cam being rigidly associated with a heart-shaped cam and with a toothed wheel adapted, when inoperative, to mesh with toothed drive pinions. In a third time period, the slide causes the beaks of the aligning lever to bear against the heart-shaped cams in order to align the notches with the beaks. The pinions remain radially fixed.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting various articles in connection with the present invention comprises a structure for operating a retractable door which includes a shaft member, a flexible door member carried by and windable on the shaft member, a motor structure for driving the shaft member, and a gear train mechanically linking the motor and shaft member. The gear train includes a drive gear and a driven gear with the driven gear being connected to the shaft member and the drive gear being connected to and driven by the motor. The drive gear and driven gear both comprise gear teeth about only a portion of the respective circumferences. A switch member for controlling the motor is provided, and an actuating control structure is provided with respect to the drive gear for controlling the switch member.

Abstract: An intermittent motion gear apparatus for positioning a control valve to an open position in response to a predetermined input. An input greater than the predetermined input has no effect on the valve's position but sets a mechanical servo for a desired output corresponding to an operational position of a motor. When the operational position of the motor is reached, a feedback signal acts on the intermittent motion to move the control valve to a null or closed position.

Abstract: A one revolution clutch assembly is provided which transmits the rotation of a normally rotating drive shaft to a driven rotating body through gears and which interrupts the rotation of the driven body when it has rotated through one revolution. The one revolution clutch assembly includes a drive gear mounted on the drive shaft and which meshes with a driven gear on the driven body. The driven gear is formed with a hiatus along part of its periphery, and when the hiatus is located opposite to the drive gear, the rotation of the driven gear is interrupted. The driven gear is maintained in this position where it ceases to rotate, by a cam mounted on the driven assembly and formed with a notch which is engaged by a movable piece of an electromagnetic plunger. A crank lever has its one end rotatably mounted on the driven assembly, and imparts a rotating force to the driven gear to cause a meshing engagement of the driven gear with the drive gear when the driven gear is located at said position.