Robust tilt and lock mechanism for hopping actuator
Abstract
A tilt and lock apparatus that includes a tilt servomechanism, a spiral torsion spring, a lock wheel, and a lock hook is described herein. The spiral torsion spring is mechanically coupled to the tilt servomechanism and the lock wheel (which includes an opening). When a shaft is positioned through the opening, rotation of the lock wheel is in unison with rotation of the shaft. An external surface of the lock wheel includes one or more grooves. The lock hook includes a head that engages and disengages the grooves. The lock wheel is stationary when the head engages one of the grooves and is rotatable when the head disengages the grooves. The head and the grooves are geometrically aligned when engaged to prevent creation of a force that acts to disengage the head responsive to an applied force acting on the shaft.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1342735
- Patent Number(s):
- 9562560
- Application Number:
- 14/070,939
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A63 - SPORTS A63H - TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Nov 04
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Salton, Jonathan R., Buerger, Stephen, Dullea, Kevin J., Marron, Lisa C., Salisbury, Curt Michael, and Spletzer, Barry Louis. Robust tilt and lock mechanism for hopping actuator. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Salton, Jonathan R., Buerger, Stephen, Dullea, Kevin J., Marron, Lisa C., Salisbury, Curt Michael, & Spletzer, Barry Louis. Robust tilt and lock mechanism for hopping actuator. United States.
Salton, Jonathan R., Buerger, Stephen, Dullea, Kevin J., Marron, Lisa C., Salisbury, Curt Michael, and Spletzer, Barry Louis. Tue .
"Robust tilt and lock mechanism for hopping actuator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342735.
@article{osti_1342735,
title = {Robust tilt and lock mechanism for hopping actuator},
author = {Salton, Jonathan R. and Buerger, Stephen and Dullea, Kevin J. and Marron, Lisa C. and Salisbury, Curt Michael and Spletzer, Barry Louis},
abstractNote = {A tilt and lock apparatus that includes a tilt servomechanism, a spiral torsion spring, a lock wheel, and a lock hook is described herein. The spiral torsion spring is mechanically coupled to the tilt servomechanism and the lock wheel (which includes an opening). When a shaft is positioned through the opening, rotation of the lock wheel is in unison with rotation of the shaft. An external surface of the lock wheel includes one or more grooves. The lock hook includes a head that engages and disengages the grooves. The lock wheel is stationary when the head engages one of the grooves and is rotatable when the head disengages the grooves. The head and the grooves are geometrically aligned when engaged to prevent creation of a force that acts to disengage the head responsive to an applied force acting on the shaft.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {2}
}
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