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Centrifugal force drive machine

  • US 5,388,470 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1993
  • Issued: 02/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A centrifugal force drive machine for generating a force in a controlled direction comprising:

  • a machine frame;

    a shaft mounted to the frame and rotatable about its axis;

    power means in driving connection to the shaft and operable to rotate the shaft about its axis;

    at least one mass having a constant length mounted on the shaft for rotation with the shaft about a center of rotation, each said mass having a center of gravity which is movable radially with respect to the shaft between a position in which the mass is rotationally balanced about the shaft and a position in which the mass is unbalanced; and

    a control member in operative connection between the frame and the mass, the control member constraining the mass to move between a balanced position and an unbalanced position in each one half revolution of the shaft and the mass.

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