ROTARY UNITS, ROTARY MECHANISMS, AND RELATED APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A rotary mechanism, comprising:
- at least three rotational components that each comprises at least one ring gear component; and
,at least one counter-rotational mechanism that comprises at least one first gear component that operably engages the ring gear components of at least first and third rotational components and at least one second gear component that operably engages the ring gear component of at least a second rotational component such that when the first gear component rotates in a first direction, the first and third rotational components rotate in the first direction and the second gear component and the second rotational component rotate in a second direction.
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Abstract
The invention relates to rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate.
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20 Claims
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1. A rotary mechanism, comprising:
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at least three rotational components that each comprises at least one ring gear component; and
,at least one counter-rotational mechanism that comprises at least one first gear component that operably engages the ring gear components of at least first and third rotational components and at least one second gear component that operably engages the ring gear component of at least a second rotational component such that when the first gear component rotates in a first direction, the first and third rotational components rotate in the first direction and the second gear component and the second rotational component rotate in a second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A rotary mechanism, comprising:
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at least two rotational components that each comprises at least one ring gear component, wherein at least one surface of at least one of the rotational components comprises at least one implement; and
,at least one counter-rotational mechanism that comprises at least a first gear component that operably engages the ring gear component of at least a first rotational component and at least a second gear component that operably engages the ring gear component of at least a second rotational component such that when the first gear component rotates in a first direction, the first rotational component rotates in the first direction and the second gear component and the second rotational component rotate in a second direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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