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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Lake Country Manufacturing, Inc., Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Scott S. McLain, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Mark Snyker, Apple Valley, WI (US);
Lake Country Tool, LLC, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable stroke mechanism for a random orbital machine including a housing having a wall enclosing a cavity, an adjuster ring surrounding the housing and having a first set of gear teeth along a first portion of an inner surface, and a second set of gear teeth along a second portion of the inner surface, a counterweight having gear teeth on an exterior surface disposed within the housing, and a bearing carriage having gear teeth disposed within the housing. At least one counterweight gear that meshes with the gear teeth of the counterweight and the first set of gear teeth of the adjuster ring, and at least one bearing carriage gear that meshes with the gear teeth of the bearing carriage and the second set of gear teeth of the adjuster ring, so that movement of the adjuster ring causes movement of both the counterweight and the bearing carriage.