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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard L Thorne, Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Zenith Radio Corporation, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318265 ; 318467 ;
Abstract
A television tuner drive system includes a bidirectional electric motor coupled to a rotatable channel selector. A carryover cam and switch coupled to the motor causes the motor power to be decoupled at each broadcast channel position. A plurality of cams are supported by a rotating drum coupled to the channel selector and coact with a cam follower and single pole switch to override the carryover switch and maintain power coupling to the motor. The drum-supported cams are positionable to selectively coact or clear the cam follower permitting programming of channel stop positions.