Patent ID: 6299829
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A device for immobilizing an element (1) of a kinematic system, said element (1) carrying a succession of upstanding parts (2) and recessed parts (3), and including:(a) a member (11) having at its periphery upstanding parts (12) and recessed parts (13) complementary in profile to the upstanding parts (2) and recessed parts (3) of the element (1) to be immobilized and mounted at one end (14a) of an arm (14) whose opposite end (14b) is articulated about a pivot shaft (15);(b) a unit (16) for moving said member (11) between a passive position disengaging from the element (1) to be immobilized and an active position in which the upstanding parts (2; 12) and the recessed parts (3; 13), respectively, of said element (1) and said member (11) interpenetrate to immobilize said element (1) in a particular position;(c) means (20, 23) for indexing a position of the element (1) in said particular position to place the upstanding parts (2; 12) facing the recessed parts (3; 13), respectively, of said element (1) and said member (11); and(d) means (30) for sensing the position of said arm (14).