Patent SG-11201408743W-A (SG)
Title: Linear driving device with load dependent clamping capability
Inventor: WACINSKI ANDRÉ
IPC: B66D3/00
Filed: 2013-07-24
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 30 January 2014 (30.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/016355 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B66D 3/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/EP2013/065649 24 July 2013 (24.07.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 1173/12 27 July 2012 (27.07.2012) (71) Applicant: PLUMETTAZ HOLDING SA [CH/CH]; Route de la Gribannaz 12, Z.I. En Vannel C, CH-1880 Bex (CH). (72) Inventors: WACINSKI, Andre; Les Muriers 3, CH-1880 Bex (CH). PLUMETTAZ, Gerard; Avenue de Collonge 36, CH-1820 Territet-Veytaut (CH). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (-[ [ (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agents: NOVAGRAAF INTERNATIONAL SA et al.; Chemin de l'Echo, 3, CH-1213 Onex (CH). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: LINEAR DRIVING DEVICE WITH LOAD DEPENDENT CLAMPING CAPABILITY Fig. 1 m i-H © T? i-H o CJ O £ 100 (57) Abstract: A linear driving device with load dependent clamping capability, said device comprising: • - a reference driving ele­ ment (10 + 50) and • - a moveable driving element (20), the • linear driving device being arranged for driving an elongated element (100) located between the reference driving element and the moveable driving element powered to apply an axial force (Fa) and a clamping force (Fc) to the elongated element (100) to drive it, • whereby • - the linear driving device comprises at least one pivoting lever (30; 40) attached to the reference driving element (10 + 50) by a first rotation axis (31; 41) and to the moveable driving ele - ment (20) by a second rotation axis (32; 42), • - when the elongated element (100) driven, the at is least one pivoting lever (30; 40) is arranged so that the magnitude of the clamping force (Fc) depends on a predetermined angle (a) defined between perpendicular a dir­ ection to the axial force (Fa) and reaction a force passing through the first and second rotations axes.