Patent ID: 6568292
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
An indexing mechanism for step-by-step feeding by a system comprising a rotary input shaft which is driven by a motor and which is arranged to be mechanically coupled with an output shaft for one or more full turns, said indexing mechanism comprising:a driver capable of coupling the input shaft in-line with the output shaft; a drive drum arranged concentrically about the input shaft; a driver shaft arranged parallel to the input shaft, wherein the driver is joined to the input shaft by the driver shaft, wherein the driver is adjustable between a first position and a second position about the driver shaft by means of an eccentric, wherein in the first position a first end of the driver bears against cavities in an inner periphery of the drive drum, and wherein in the second position a second end of the driver is connected with a fixedly disposed stop lug thereby bringing the output shaft to an immediate stop.