Control systems

• US 3,330,477 A
• Filed: 08/05/1965
• Issued: 07/11/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Arthur V. Stephens
• Original Assignee: Arthur V. Stephens
• Inventors: Stephens, Arthur V.
• Application Number:
  US04/477,529
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• US Class Current: 235/61.00C
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 29/0091 Accessories not provided for elsewhere
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 19/00 Servo-mechanisms with follow-up action, e.g. occurring in steps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20366 Power and manual controlling elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20558 Variable output force
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/206 Adjustable

Claims

1. A MANUAL CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INPUT CONTROL MEMBER AND AN OUTPUT CONTROLLED MEMBER, A DIFFERENTIAL LINK CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INPUT CONTROL MEMBER AND SAID OUTPUT CONTROLLED MEMBER, SAID DIFFERENTIAL LINK BEING PIVOTED ABOUT A TRANSLATABLE SUPPORT, A MECHANICAL INTEGRATOR HAVING AN INPUT MEMBER AND AN OUTPUT MEMBER, SAID INPUT MEMBER BEING CONNECTED TO SAID DIFFERENTIAL LINK AND SAID OUTPUT MEMBER BEING DRIVABLY CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT FOR CAUSING TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF IN SUCH A SENSE AS TO DECREASE THE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID OUTPUT CONTROLLED MEMBER AN AMOUNT PROPORTIONAL TO THE INTEGRAL OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID INTEGRATOR INPUT MEMBER.