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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1982
Elmo W Voland, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Emhart Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention is a timing mechanism comprising a motor drive having an output member including at least one leg, a shaft including a circular hub portion having a circular recess therein, a spring tightly and frictionally held within and against an inner wall of the recess, at least one tang extending from the spring and engaging the leg, cams independently rotatably carried on the hub portion through a bore in the cams, a lost motion connection coupling the cams to the hub portion, and a switch assembly responsive to a rotation of the cams to be opened and closed dependent upon the mode of operation. A spring clutch permits the shaft to be manually rotated independent of the motor drive. At the end of a time cycle, a movable switch blade of the switch assembly move a slider to actuate a bell.