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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:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gordon M Sommer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Sommer Company, Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 7466 / ; 74724 ;
Abstract
An inching drive unit for a brake unit, clutch/brake unit, or the like is disclosed for which an inching motor is able to drive an accessory attached to the main motor through the main motor shaft. The inching drive unit includes a clutch unit for selectively engaging the main motor shaft with a gear mechanism attached to the inching motor drive shaft. A brake is further provided which selectively restricts the rotation of the inching motor drive shaft, and brakes the main motor shaft when the clutch is engaged.