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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Peter Fan, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Peter Fan, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 21/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention is a device and method for avoiding dead centers in an in-line slider-crank mechanism when it is used to convert linear to rotary motion. The usual straight connecting rod is replaced by an L-shaped connecting rod operating in conjunction with two deflecting pillars. The side-arm of the L-shaped connecting rod travels between the two pillars which are strategically sized and placed, and intended to deflect the side-arm. As a consequence, the crankpin end of the connecting rod is automatically deflected away from the dead center positions, thus avoiding them, and enabling the rotation to become continuous and un-interrupted.