Patent ID: 6564668
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B25J,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A driving mechanism for mechanical automatons, comprising:a rotary hollow cylinder (5) having a first spherical cam and a second spherical cam (6,7); a column element (10); a first and a second bearing (8, 9) mounted to said column element (10) for facilitating the rotation of said rotary hollow cylinder (5); a first and a second pivot pin (11, 12) mounted to said column (10); a first and a second angled lever (13, 14), each one of said levers mounted to a respective one of said pivot pins, each one of said angled levers having a first end structured and arranged to act as a cam follow in response to a movement of said first and second spherical cams, and having a second free end; a final user slide assembly; a link having a first end coupled to said free end of said first angled lever; a link assembly including a plurality of interconnected links, a first one of said links having a free end coupled to said free end of said second angled lever; a second one of said links having a free end couple to said free end of said final slide assembly; and whereby said final slide assembly is moved within a single linear plane.