Transmission device

• US 5,052,237 A
• Filed: 05/08/1990
• Issued: 10/01/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aluweld SA
• Original Assignee: Aluweld SA
• Inventors: Reimann, Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/520,454
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 74/335, 74/342, 74/343, 74/344, 74/345, 280/5.2, 280/5.26, 280/DIG. 10, 180/8.2, 180/907
• US Class Current: 74/335
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 5/026 with spiders or adapted wheels
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 180/907 Motorized wheelchairs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 280/10 Stair climbing chairs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/19251 Control mechanism

Abstract

The invention relates to a transmission device for the motorization of a rolling-chair for example. Said transmission device comprises a hollow shaft 7 provided at each of its ends with a rolling train 8-13 idly pivoted on the hollow shaft 7 and comprising a toothed crowns 21. It comprises two control shafts 14 slidingly mounted within the hollow shaft 7 merging each out of one end of it. Each control shaft 14 is connected to a pinion intended to cooperate with the corresponding toothed crown 21. It comprises a control device 23 of the axial position of said control shaft 14 with respect to the hollow shaft 7.

Claims

1. Transmission device for the motorization of transport means, characterized by the fact that it comprises a hollow driving shaft provided at each of its ends with a rolling train idly pivoted on said hollow shaft and comprising a toothed crown;

by the fact that it comprises two control shafts slidingly mounted into the hollow shaft merging each out of one end of it;

by the fact that each control shaft is connected to a pinion intended to cooperate with the corresponding toothed crown of a rolling train; and

by the fact that it comprises a control device of the axial position of said control shaft with respect to the hollow shaft.

2. Transmission device according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that each control shaft is provided with a pin passing through the hollow driving shaft through two longitudinal opposed slots;

springs bearing against the rolling trains and against these pins tending to displace towards one another the two control shafts; and

by the fact that it comprises an actuating fork controlling through its linear displacement the distance separating the two pins and thus the control shafts and the pinions which they carry.

3. Transmission device according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that each rolling train comprises a flange carrying the toothed crown, this flange comprising at least two wheels idly pivoted on shafts fastened with this flange;

by the fact that the hub of at least one of said wheels of each flange is fastened with a toothed wheel meshing with the pinions carried by the control shafts when said latter are in spread out position.

4. Device according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that several wheels pivoted on a same flange comprise toothed wheels meshing simultaneously with the pinion fastened with the corresponding control shaft.

5. Transmission device according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that-the control shafts are hollow, that in each of them is slidingly mounted a control rod the end of which merging out of the corresponding control shaft is fastened with a brake acting on the rolling train, these control rods being actuated by a control member.

6. Transmission device according to claim 1, characterized by the fact the rolling trains comprise only one wheel fastened with the hub, this hub being provided with said toothed crown cooperating with the pinion of the corresponding control shaft.

7. Braking device for transport and handling means comprising at least two rolling trains mounted each at the end of a hollow shaft, characterized by the fact that it comprises control rods slidingly mounted into the hollow shaft merging out of it at each of its ends;

by the fact that the outside ends of these rods are connected each to a braking pad intended to cooperate with one member of the corresponding rolling train;

by the fact that the ends of the control rods which are near one another comprise each a member crossing the hollow shaft through a corresponding slot;

by the fact resilient actions tend to displace the control rods the one towards the other; and

by the fact that a control member rests on the said members to cause the spreading of said control rods and thus the braking.

8. Device according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that each rolling train comprises a wheel provided with a hub with which the braking pad cooperates.

9. Device according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that each rolling train comprises a flange pivoted on the end of the hollow shaft, this flange being provided with at least one excentered wheel idly pivoted on a shaft fastened with this flange, and by the fact that the braking pad acts on the tire of the wheel.

10. Device according to claim 9, characterized by the fact that each flange comprises several wheels, the braking pad acting on the tires of all the wheels simultaneously.

11. Device according to claim 9, characterized by the fact that each transmission shaft is fastened with a pinion intended to mesh either with an inside toothed crown carried by the flange or with toothed wheels fastened with the wheels pivoted on the flange depending the axial position of these transmission axes.

12. Device according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that the control rods are located within the hollow transmission shafts themselves slidingly mounted within the hollow shaft.

13. Device according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that the control member is constituted by a fork acting on the said members formed by the pins, this fork being linearly displacable under the action of an actuating manual member either directly or indirectly.