Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable counterweight
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Application No.: US15564415Application Date: 2015-04-14
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Publication No.: US10794449B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: David M. Barnes , Adam Jordan Pate
- Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2015/025741 WO 20150414
- International Announcement: WO2016/167748 WO 20161020
- Main IPC: F16F15/26
- IPC: F16F15/26 ; F16F15/28

Abstract:
Variable counterweight apparatuses, systems and methods. The variable counterweight system includes at least one rotatable actuator, a first variable counterweight assembly, and a second variable counterweight assembly. The first variable counterweight assembly is rotatably coupled to the rotatable actuator to rotate about a first axis. The first variable counterweight assembly is configured to geometrically reconfigure so as to change a first variable counterweight assembly center of gravity position with respect to the first variable counterweight assembly. The second variable counterweight assembly is rotatably coupled to the rotatable actuator to rotate about a second axis. The second variable counterweight assembly is configured to geometrically reconfigure so as to change a second variable counterweight assembly center of gravity position with respect to the second variable counterweight assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180135727A1 VARIABLE COUNTERWEIGHT Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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