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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1999
Richard Arthur Lindsay, Eye, GB;
Vitec Group, PLC, Suffolk, GB;
Abstract
The disclosure related to a rotary counterbalancing mechanism comprising a rotatable input ( ), a pair of aligned linearly movable outputs ( ), means ( ) to convert rotation of said input into sinusoidal oscillation of said outputs between minimum and maximum displacement positions and ° out of phase with each other and spring means ( ) for resisting said oscillating movement of the outputs away from said minimum positions. The means to convert rotary motion of the input into linear movement of said two outputs comprise a rotatable cam ( ) mounted to rotate about a fixed axis and the outputs comprise two cam followers ( ) engaging the cam on opposite sides thereof and mounted for linear movement along a common line of action with each other which passes through the axis or rotation of the cam, said spring means ( ) acting on the respective followers biasing the followers towards the cam to resist rotation of the cam.