Patent ID: 6186922
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B63H,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for converting a rotary input to counter-rotating outputs, the apparatus comprising:said apparatus defining a source of rotary input mounted on an axis,an input part, a first output part, and a second output part, said parts mounted on said axis, with said input driven by said source for driving said outputs,one said output part defining an open center extending along said axis, one said output extending along said open center,said input part providing a rotary input rate in a first direction, said input part rotating in said first direction, said input part driving said first output part to provide a first output relative to said input rate in said first direction, said input part driving said second output part in a second direction counter to the first, andsaid input and output parts defining a conjugate pair of cam devices and a slotted device, wherein all three of said devices are located concentrically about said axis, said devices cooperating to rotate said second output in said second direction.