Patent ID: 6557436
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A displacement modifying structure for receiving an input displacement from a motive source and generating a multiplied displacement therefrom for provision to a load, said structure comprising:a static beam having a fixed end and a moveable end; a dynamic beam having a first end and a second end, said first end connected between the motive source and said moveable end of said static beam, said second end connected through a pivotless joint to said moveable end of said static beam, at least one of said static beam and said dynamic beam varies in width over its length; whereby upon movement of said first end over a first distance by the motive source, said second end and said moveable end move over a second distance for provision to the load, said second distance being greater than said first distance; and wherein said second end connected to said moveable end of one structure is further connected to an adjacent structure at a first end of a dynamic beam of said adjacent structure.