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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1993
Burleigh M Hutchins, Milford, MA (US);
Raymond R Dunlap, Douglas, MA (US);
Timothy J Conklin, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Bruce A Swanson, Mansfield, MA (US);
John Petracca, W. Upton, MA (US);
Louis Abhrahams, Worcester, MA (US);
Ronald A Kimball, Brookfield, MA (US);
Zymark Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A mechanical coupling including a drive shaft reciprocable on an axis; an actuator shaft mounted for reciprocating rectilinear motion on the axis; and a coupling mechanism for transmitting reciprocating motion of the drive shaft to the actuator shaft; the coupling mechanism including a pivot joint allowing relative pivotal movement between the drive shaft and the actuator shaft, and a translational joint allowing relative translational movement between the drive shaft and the actuator shaft in directions transverse to the axis, the translational joint having a flexible link connecting the pivot joint and the drive shaft.