Disconnect linkage for force transmission system
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1. A disconnect linkage for a force transmission system, comprising:
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a shaft slideably journaled in said support;
a plurality of pairs of mating members coaxially and rotatably disposed on said shaft for selective engagement with longitudinal movement of said shaft, respective members of said mating pairs being rotatably connected at spaced intervals to said support and slideably disposed on said shaft, and the other members of said pairs being operatively connected at correspondingly spaced intervals to said shaft for longitudinal movement therewith, each of said pairs of mating members being adapted to be interposed in the force transmission system for disconnectable linking thereof; and
motor means connected to said shaft for selective longitudinal movement thereof.
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Abstract
A device for disconnectably linking a plurality of force producing or recing means such as a mechanical control system. The device comprises a coaxial array of a plurality of positive locking clutches, each clutch including two clutch halves. A single shaft passing through all clutch halves disengages and engages all clutches together as a motor connected thereto is actuated. The shaft is fail-safe spring loaded to the disengaged position, so that the spring will disengage all clutches if there is a power or motor failure.
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1. A disconnect linkage for a force transmission system, comprising:
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a support; a shaft slideably journaled in said support; a plurality of pairs of mating members coaxially and rotatably disposed on said shaft for selective engagement with longitudinal movement of said shaft, respective members of said mating pairs being rotatably connected at spaced intervals to said support and slideably disposed on said shaft, and the other members of said pairs being operatively connected at correspondingly spaced intervals to said shaft for longitudinal movement therewith, each of said pairs of mating members being adapted to be interposed in the force transmission system for disconnectable linking thereof; and motor means connected to said shaft for selective longitudinal movement thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A disconnect linkage for a force transmission system, comprising:
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a support; a shaft slideably journaled in said support; a plurality of clutches coaxially disposed on said shaft for selective engagement with longitudinal movement of said shaft, each of said clutches being adapted to be interposed in a force transmission system for disconnectable linking thereof; motor means connected to said shaft for selective longitudinal movement thereof; first control means, connected to said motor means, for cntrolling the extent of longitudinal displacement of said shaft by said motor means; switching means responsive to an engagement command for indicating whether said clutches are to be engaged or disengaged; and second control means, connected to said first control means, to said switching means and to each of said clutches and responsive to whether said clutches are engaged, for controlling said first control means. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A disconnect linkage for a force transmission system, comprising:
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a support; a shaft slideably journaled in said support; a plurality of clutches coaxially disposed on said shaft for selective engagement with longitudinal movement of said shaft, each of said clutches being adapted to be interposed in a force transmission system for disconnectable linking thereof, and each of said clutches comprising a pair of mating members each being formed to connect to the force transmission system and being slideably disposed on said shaft; and motor means connected to said shaft for selective longitudinal movement thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A force transmission system, comprising:
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a plurality of force producing means; a like plurality of force receiving means; a support; a shaft slideably journaled in said support; a plurality of pairs of mating members coaxially and rotatably disposed on said shaft for selective engagement with longitudinal movement of said shaft, respective members of said mating pairs being rotatably connected at spaced intervals to said support and slideably disposed on said shaft, and the other members of said pairs being operatively connected at correspondingly spaced intervals to said shaft for longitudinal movement therewith, each of said pairs of mating members being connected to and disconnectably linking a force producing means to a corresponding force receiving means; and motor means connected to said shaft for selective longitudinal movement thereof.
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