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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
James D. Van de Ven, Long Lake, MN (US);
Shawn R. Wilhelm, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a crank-slider linkage and a rocker link. The crank-slider linkage has a crank coupled to the slider by a jointed connecting rod. The jointed connecting rod has a first link and a second link. The first link is coupled to the second link by a first revolute joint. The first link is coupled to the crank and has a longitudinal axis. The rocker link has a rocker end and a ground end. The rocker end is coupled to the jointed connecting rod. The ground end is coupled to ground by a second revolute joint. The rocker link and the second link are disposed on a common side of the longitudinal axis.