Patent ID: 6367342
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An indexing drive comprisinga housing including a plurality of guideways; no more than four actuators slidably mounted in the guideways, respectively, the actuators each including a drive element extending beyond the associated guideway; a carrier including no more than four follower elements, the drive elements extendable to the follower elements, the follower elements being movable across the drive elements, the drive elements being movable toward and away from the follower elements, one of each drive element and each follower element including a concavity and the other of each drive element and each follower element including a convexity, the concavities being spaced from one another and the convexities being spaced from one another such that when one of the concavities is fully engaged with one of the convexities, another of the concavities and another of the convexities are sufficiently aligned to be partially engageable.