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This in v en t io n r elat es g en er ally t o c o m p ut in g in t eg r a
t o r s o f t he o ld an d w ell k n o w n b all an d dis k t yp e. Mo r e
s p ec i? c ally, t he in v en t io n r elat es t o t he m ean s f o r m o v in g
t he b all c ar r iag e diam et r ic ally b ac k an d f o r t h ac r o s s t he
dis k .
In t eg r at o r s o f t his t yp e c o m p r is e g en er ally a r o t a
t ab le dis k c ar r ied b y an in p ut s haf t , a r o t at ab le c ylin der
c ar r ied b y an o ut p ut s haf t t he ax is o f w hic h is p er p en
dic ular t o an d in t er s ec t s t he ax is o f t he dis k an d in p ut
s haf t , an d a p air o f c o n t ac t in g b alls dis p o s ed in en g ag e
m en t w it h t he dis k an d c ylin der r es p ec t iv ely an d m o v ab le
b ac k an d f o r t h diam et r ic ally ac r o s s t he dis k in a p at h
p ar allel t o t he ax is o f t he c ylin der an d o ut p ut s haf t . The
halls ar e m o un t ed in a c ag e c ar r ied b y a r ec ip r o c ally
m o un t ed c ar r iag e b y w hic h t he b alls ar e m o v ed b ac k
an d f o r t h ac r o s s t he dis k . The c ar r iag e is dr iv en b y
eit her a s c r ew dr iv e o r a r ac k dr iv e, b o t h o f w hic h em p lo y
a f o r c e w hic h is o ut o f lin e w it h t he b all c en t er s . In t he
s c r ew dr iv e w her e t he lead n ut is an in t eg r al p ar t o f
t he c ar r iag e t he s c r ew m us t o f n ec es s it y b yp as s t he b all
c en t er s f o r p hys ic al r eas o n s , an d in t he r ac k dr iv e t he
t o o t h p r es ur e f o r c e is o f f s et f r o m t he g uidan c e c en t er .
Due t o t he n ec es s ar y c lear an c es b et w een m o v in g m em b er s ,
b o t h m et ho ds r es ult in a m o m en t c o up le t en din g t o dis
p lac e t he c o n t ac t p o in t b et w een t he b o t t o m b all an d t he
dis k w hen t he dir ec t io n o f c ar r iag e t r av el is r ev er s ed.
An d t he ex ac t n es s o f t he lo c at io n o f t he c o n t ac t p o in t is
t he det er m in in g f ac t o r f o r t he ac c ur ac y o f t he in t eg r at o r .
It is t her ef o r e t he p r in c ip le o b j ec t o f t his in v en t io n
t o p r o v ide a c ar r iag e dr iv e w hic h is s o c o n s t r uc t ed an d
ar r an g ed t hat t he m o m en t c o up le t en din g t o dis p lac e
t he c o n t ac t p o in t b et w een t he b all an d dis k is elim in at ed
t her eb y p r o v idin g a m o r e ac c ur at e in s t r um en t .
To t his en d W e p r o v ide a b all c ar r iag e w it h a p air o f
c o ax ial t r un n io n s o n e o n eac h s ide o f t he c ar r iag e, t he
ax is o f w hic h is p ar allel t o t he ax is o f t he o ut p ut s haf t
an d r o ller an d p as s es t hr o ug h t he c en t er lin e o f t he b alls .
On e o f t hes e t r un n io n s is s c r ew t hr eaded f o r t he r ec ep
t io n o f a dr iv in g n ut , w hic h in c o n j un c t io n w it h t he
t hr eaded t r un n io n c o n s t it ut es t he dr iv in g m ean s f o r t he
c ar r iag e; an d t he o t her o f t hes e t r un n io n s is a s m o o t h
c ylin der w hic h s er v es as a lat er al g uide r o d. The dr iv in g
n ut is r o t at ab ly m o un t ed in t he f r am e an d is held ag ain s t
an y ax ial m o v em en t b y a p air o f t hr us t b ear in g s an d a
Bellev ille s p r in g .
Hav in g s t at ed t he p r in c ip al o b j ec t o f t he in v en t io n ,
o t her an d m o r e s p ec i? c o b j ec t s t her eo f w ill b e ap p ar en t
f r o m t he f o llo w in g s p ec i? c at io n an d t he ac c o m p an yin g
dr aw in g s f o r m in g a p ar t t her eo f , in w hic h:
Fig . 1 is a t o p p lan v iew o f a b all an d dis k in t eg r at o r
c o n s t r uc t ed ac c o r din g t o o ur in v en t io n ;
Fig . 2 is a v er t ic al lo n g it udin al s ec t io n t ak en o n lin e
2 2 o n Fig . 1;
Fig . 3 is a s ide elev at io n o f t he in t eg r at o r lo o k in g
f r o m t he lef t o f Fig . l; an d
Fig . 4 is a v er t ic al t r an s v er s e s ec t io n t ak en o n t he
lin e 4 4 o n Fig . 1.
Ref er r in g n o w t o t he dr aw in g s b y r ef er en c e c har ac ~
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t er s , t he n um er al 1 in dic at es a f r am e hav in g a b as e p lat e
2 an d a p air o f lo n g it udin ally s p ac ed s ide p lat es 3 an d 4
w hic h ar e in t eg r al t her ew it h an d ex t en d up w ar dly f r o m
o p p o s it e s ides t her eo f . The s ide p lat e 3 an d t he s ide
p lat e 4 ex t en d f r o m t he f r o n t en d t o t he r ear en d o f t he
b as e p lat e 2 . The b as e p lat e 2 is p r o v ided w it h a do w n
w ar dly ex t en din g b o s s 6 hav in g a b o r e 7 in w hic h an
in p ut s haf t 8 is r o t at ab ly m o un t ed b y m ean s o f a p air o f
v er t ic ally s p ac ed an t if r ic t io n b ear in g s 9 an d 10 w hic h
ar e held in p lac e b y r em o v ab le c ap s 11 an d 12 an d a
s p ac in g c o llar 13 . A dis k 14 is s ec ur ed t o t he up p er
en d o f t he in p ut s haf t 8 f o r r o t at io n t her ew it h.
A yo k e 15 , c o n s is t in g o f an L-s hap ed p iec e hav in g a
f o r w ar dly ex t en din g ar m 17 an d a c o n n ec t in g s ec t io n
18 an d an ar m 16 p ar allel t o ar m 17 an d c o n n ec t ed at
t he r ear en d t her eo f t o c o n n ec t in g s ec t io n 18 , is r o t at ab ly
m o un t ed, f o r s lig ht r o c k in g m o v em en t , up o n a s haf t 19
w hic h is s ec ur ed t o an d b et w een t he s ide p lat e 3 an d t he
ex t en s io n 5 o f t he s ide p lat e 4 adj ac en t t he up p er en ds
t her eo f , an d ex t en ds t hr o ug h t he ar m s 16 an d 17 in t er
m ediat e t he f r o n t an d r ear en ds t her eo f . Shaf t 19 g o es
t hr o ug h t he c en t er o f g r av it y o f t he as s em b ly o f t he yo k e
15 an d r o ller 2 2 . The ef f ec t o f t his is t hat up o n t he
w ho le in t eg r at o r un it b ein g s ub j ec t ed t o ac c eler at in g
f o r c es n o c han g e in p r es ur e f o r c e is ex p er ien c ed b et w een
r o ller 2 2 an d b alls 2 4 an d 2 5 an d dis k 14 w hic h r es ult s
in a un if o r m o ut p ut t o r q ue. Sp ac er s 2 0 ar e p r o v ided t o
m ain t ain t he yo k e in p r o p er p o s it io n . An o ut p ut s haf t
2 1 hav in g a r o ller 2 2 s ec ur ed t her eo n f o r r o t at io n t her e
w it h is r o t at ab ly m o un t ed b et w een t he ar m s 16 an d 17,
adj ac en t t he f o r w ar d en ds t her eo f , b y m ean s o f an t i
f r ic t io n b ear in g s 2 3 . The ax is o f t he o ut p ut s haf t 2 1 an d
r o ller 2 2 is p er p en dic ular t o an d in t er s ec t s t he ax is o f
~ t he in p ut s haf t 8 an d dis k 14 .
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A p air o f ax ially alig n ed c o n t ac t in g b alls 2 4 an d 2 5
ar e in t er p o s ed b et w een t he dis k 14 an d t he r o ller 2 2 w it h
t he b all 2 4 in c o n t ac t w it h t he dis k 14 an d t he b all 2 5
in c o n t ac t w it h t he r o ller 2 2 , t he alig n in g ax is o f t he b alls
b ein g p ar allel t o t he ax is o f t he in p ut s haf t 8 an d dis k
14 . The b alls 2 4 an d 2 5 ar e dis p o s ed in a c ag e 2 6, p r ef
er ab ly ec c en t r ic f o r s et t in g p ur p o s es , w hic h is r em o v
ab ly m o un t ed in a c o m p lem en t ar y b o r e 2 7 in a r ec ip r o
c ally m o un t ed c ar r iag e 2 8 b y m ean s o f an an n ular ? an g e
2 9 an d a r em o v ab le c ap 3 0 .
The c ar r iag e 2 8 is p r o v ided w it h a p air o f ax ially
alig n ed t r un n io n s 3 1 an d 3 2 w hic h ex t en d o ut w ar dly
f r o m o p p o s it e s ides t her eo f . The t r un n io n 3 1 w hic h is
s m o o t h is s lidab ly m o un t ed in a b us hin g 3 3 c ar r ied b y
t he s ide p lat e 4 , an d t he t r un n io n 3 2 is s c r ew t hr eaded
f o r t he r ec ep t io n o f a dr iv in g n ut 3 4 . The dr iv in g n ut
3 4 , w hic h is p r o v ided w it h an an n ular ? an g e 3 5 ab o ut
t he in n er en d t her eo f is r o t at ab ly m o un t ed in a s leev e
3 6 w hic h is s ec ur ed in ? x ed p o s it io n in an ap er t ur e 3 7 in
t he s ide p lat e 3 b y m ean s o f an an n ular ? an g e 3 8 w hic h is
b o lt ed t o t he s ide p lat e 3 b y s c r ew s , n o t s ho w n . A g ear
3 9 t hr o ug h w hic h t he dr iv in g n ut 3 4 is r o t at ed is r em o v
ab ly an d adj us t ab ly s ec ur ed o n t he o ut er en d o f t he
dr iv in g n ut 3 4 b y a s p lit c lam p 4 0 an d s c r ew 4 1. The
n ut 3 4 is held ag ain s t ax ial m o v em en t b y b all b ear in g s
4 2 an d 4 3 w hic h ar e in t er p o s ed b et w een t he s leev e 3 6 an d
t he n ut 3 4 , an d ar e held ap ar t b y a s p ac er 5 0 , a r et ain er
5 1 w hic h is f as t en ed t o t he an n ular ? an g e 3 8 an d lo c k s
t he o ut er r ac es o f t he b all b ear in g s an d an in n er r et ain er
5 2 w hic h p r elo ads t he in n er r ac es o f t he b all b ear in g s b y
m ean s o f a Bellev ille s p r in g 4 4 .
The ax is o f t he t r un n io n s 3 1 an d 3 2 is p ar allel t o t he
ax is o f t he o ut p ut s haf t 2 1 an d r o ller 2 2 , an d in t er s ec t s
b o t h t he alig n in g ax is o f t he b alls 2 4 an d 2 5 an d t he ax is
o f t he in p ut s haf t 8 an d dis k ' 14 . Ro t at io n o f t he dr iv in g
n ut 3 4 w ill t her ef o r e m o v e t he b alls 2 4 an d 2 5 diam et r i
c ally ac r o s s t he dis k 14 in a p at h w hic h is p ar allel t o t he
ax is o f t he o ut p ut s haf t 2 1 an d r o ller 2 2 , w it h t he lin e
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o f f o r c e ap p lied t o t he c ar r iag e b ein g c o in c iden t w it h t he
ax is o f t he t r un n io n s 3 1 an d 3 2 . In o r der t o p r ev en t
an y r o t ar y m o v em en t o f t he c ar r iag e 2 8 dur in g o p er a
t io n a r o d 4 5 , w hic h is s ec ur ed t o an d b et w een t he s ide
p lat es 3 an d 4 p ar allel t o t he ax is o f t he o ut p ut s haf t
2 1 an d ex t en ds t hr o ug h a b o s s 4 6 o n t he c ar r iag e, is p r o
v ided; an d in o r der t o m ain t ain t he b alls 2 4 an d 2 5 in
? r m c o n t ac t w it h eac h o t her an d w it h t he dis k 14 an d
r o ller 2 2 a c o m p r es s io n s p r in g 4 7 is p r o v ided, w hic h is
dis p o s ed b et w een t he b as e p lat e 2 an d t he s ec t io n 18 o f
t he yo k e 15 .
Fr o m t he f o r eg o in g it w ill b e ap p ar en t t o t ho s e s k illed
in t his ar t t hat w e hav e p r o v ided a v er y s im p le an d
e? ic ien t m ec han is m f o r ac c o m p lis hin g t he o b j ec t s o f t he
in v en t io n .
It is t o b e un der s t o o d t hat w e ar e n o t lim it ed t o t he
s p ec i? c c o n s t r uc t io n s ho w n an d des c r ib ed her ein , as
v ar io us m o di? c at io n s m ay b e m ade t her ein w it hin t he
s p ir it o f t he in v en t io n an d t he s c o p e o f t he ap p en ded
c laim s .
W hat is c laim ed is :
1. An in t eg r at o r o f t he b all an d dis k t yp e c o m p r is in g
a f r am e hav in g a b as e p lat e an d a p air o f s p ac ed p ar allel
o ut w ar dly ex t en din g s ide p lat es , an in p ut s haf t r et at ab ly
m o un t ed in s aid b as e p lat e, a dis k s ec ur ed t o o n e en d o f
s aid s haf t c o ax ially t her ew it h f o r r o t at io n t her eb y, a
yo k e m o un t ed in s aid f r am e b et w een s aid s ide p lat es
f o r s lig ht r o c k in g m o v em en t an d s p ac ed f r o m s aid b as e
p lat e, an o ut p ut s haf t r o t at ab ly m o un t ed in s aid yo k e, a
r o ller s ec ur ed o n s aid o ut p ut s haf t c o ax ially t her ew it h,
t he ax is o f s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d s aid r o ller b ein g p er
p en dic ular t o an d in t er s ec t in g t he ax is o f s aid in p ut s haf t
an d s aid dis k , a p air o f ax ially alig n ed c o n t ac t in g b alls
in t er p o s ed b et w een s aid dis k an d s aid r o ller w it h o n e o f
s aid b alls in -c o n t ac t w it h s aid dis k an d t he o t her o f s aid
b alls in c o n t ac t w it h s aid r o ller , a r ec ip r o c ally m o un t ed
c ar r iag e in w hic h s aid b alls ar e m o un t ed an d b y w hic h
s aid b alls ar e adap t ed t o b e m o v ed b ac k an d f o r t h dia
m et r ic ally ac r o s s s aid dis k in a p at h p ar allel t o t he ax is
o f s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d r o ller ; an dm ean s b y w hic h s aid
c ar r iag e is r ec ip r o c at ed an d g uided in a ? x ed p at h; s aid
m ean s c o m p r is in g a p air o f ax ially alig n ed t r un n io n s
s ec ur ed t o o p p o s it e s ides o f s aid c ar r iag e an d ex t en din g
o ut w ar dly t her ef r o m , t he ax is o f s aid t r un n io n s in t er
s ec t in g t he c o m m o n ax is o f s aid b alls an d b ein g dis p o s ed
p ar allel t o t he ax is o f s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d s aid r o ller ,
s aid t r un n io n s b ein g r ec ip r o c ally m o un t ed in s uit ab le
g uidin g an d s up p o r t in g m ean s c ar r ied b y s aid s p ac ed
p ar allel s ide p lat es , an d m ean s c o n n ec t ed t o o n e o f s aid
t r un n io n s b y W hic h s aid t r un n io n s an d s aid c ar r iag e
ar e m o v ed b ac k an d f o r t h alo n g s aid ? x ed p at h.
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" 2 . An in t eg r at o r o f t he b all an d dis k t yp e as c laim ed
in c laim 1 w her ein a m o un t in g s haf t is m o un t ed in s aid
f r am e b et w een s aid s ide p lat es f o r s up p o r t in g s aid yo k e,
s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d s aid o ut p ut r o ller at t heir c o m b in ed
c en t er o f g r av it y.
3 . An in t eg r at o r o f t he b all an d dis k t yp e c o m p r is in g
a f r am e hav in g a b as e p lat e an d a p air o f s p ac ed p ar allel
o ut w ar dly ex t en din g s ide p lat es , an in p ut s haf t r o t at ab ly
m o un t ed in s aid b as e p lat e, a dis k s ec ur ed t o o n e en d o f
s aid s haf t c o ax ially t her ew it h f o r r o t at io n t her eb y, a
yo k e m o un t ed in s aid f r am e b et w een s aid s ide p lat es f o r
s lig ht r o c k in g m o v em en t an d s p ac ed f r o m s aid b as e p lat e,
an o ut p ut s haf t r o t at ab ly m o un t ed in s aid yo k e, a r o ller
s ec ur ed o n s aid o ut p ut s haf t c o ax ially t her ew it h, t he ax is
o f s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d s aid r o ller b ein g p er p en dic ular
t o an d in t er s ec t in g t he ax is o f s aid in p ut s haf t an d s aid
dis k , a p air o f ax ially alig n ed c o n t ac t in g b alls in t er p o s ed
b et w een s aid dis k an d s aid r o ller w it h o n e o f s aid b alls
in c o n t ac t w it h s aid dis k an d t he o t her o f s aid b alls in
c o n t ac t w it h s aid r o ller , a r ec ip r o c ally m o un t ed c ar r iag e
in w hic h s aid b alls ar e m o un t ed an d b y w hic h s aid b alls
ar e adap t ed t o b e m o v ed b ac k an d f o r t h diam et r ic ally
ac r o s s s aid dis k in a p at h p ar allel t o t he ax is o f s aid o ut
p ut s haf t an d r o ller ; an d m ean s b y w hic h s aid c ar r iag e
is r ec ip r o c at ed an d g uided in a ? x ed p at h, s aid m ean s c o m
p r is in g a p air o f ax ially alig n ed t r un n io n s s ec ur ed t o o p
p o s it e s ides o f s aid c ar r iag e an d ex t en din g o ut w ar dly
t her ef r o m , t he ax is o f s aid t r un n io n s in t er s ec t in g t he c o m
m o n ax is o f s aid b alls an d b ein g dis p o s ed p ar allel t o t he
ax is o f s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d s aid r o ller , o n e o f s aid
t r un n io n s b ein g s lidab ly m o un t ed in a b us hin g c ar r ied
b y o n e o f s aid s ide p lat es an d t he o t her o f s aid t r un n io n s
b ein g s c r ew t hr eaded in t o a dr iv in g n ut r o t at ab ly m o un t ed
in t he o t her o f s aid s ide p lat es , an d m ean s b y w hic h s aid
dr iv in g n ut is r o t at ed t o t her eb y m o v e s aid t r un n io n s an d
s aid c ar r iag e b ac k an d f o r t h alo n g s aid ? x ed p at h.
4 . An in t eg r at o r o f t he b all an d dis k t yp e as c laim ed
in c laim 3 w her ein a m o un t in g s haf t is m o un t ed in s aid
f r am e b et w een s aid s ide p lat es f o r s up p o r t in g s aid yo k e,
s aid o ut p ut s haf t an d s aid o ut p ut r o ller at t heir c o m b in ed
c en t er o f g r av it y.
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2 , 60 2 , 3 3 8 Op o c en s k y et a1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ J uly 8 , 195 2
2 , 74 6, 677 St o n e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ May 2 2 , 195 6
2 , 762 , 2 3 9 Van Dyk e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sep t . 11, 195 6
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