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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

May. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Motus Labs, Llc, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Carlos A. Hoefken, Dallas, TX (US);

Barry F. Koch, Ingolstadt, DE;

Assignee:

MOTUS LABS, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/06 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18296 (2015.01);
Abstract

The gearbox mechanism includes a plurality of cam-actuated rocker block assemblies, for transferring power to an output gear. Each rocker block assembly includes a gear pad having a surface that periodically interfaces with the output gear. The interface surface comprises a plurality of projections which correspond to complementary projections on the output gear. Each rocker block assembly further includes a gear pad, a rocker arm, cam followers and/or path followers, which connect or link the rocker block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly includes about its circumference a unique pathway or groove for each cam followers and/or a second unique pathway or groove in the cam's planar surface for the pathway follower so that the movement of the gear block may be controlled in two or three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter.


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