Apparatus for lowering and raising a pick arm

An apparatus for lowering and raising a pick arm is disclosed herein. An example of the apparatus includes a shuttle assembly having a first direction of movement and a second direction of movement, and a lift assembly rotatably coupled to the shuttle assembly. The apparatus additionally includes a...

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Hauptverfasser:	SMITH RYAN M, GAARDER GLENN W, WEINSTEIN DANIEL SCOTT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CINEMATOGRAPHY CONVEYING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY ELECTROGRAPHY ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES HOLOGRAPHY MAGNETOGRAPHY PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION STORING TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus for lowering and raising a pick arm is disclosed herein. An example of the apparatus includes a shuttle assembly having a first direction of movement and a second direction of movement, and a lift assembly rotatably coupled to the shuttle assembly. The apparatus additionally includes a cam coupled to the lift assembly to transform rotary motion of the lift assembly into substantially linear motion that allows the pick arm to lower as a result of movement of the shuttle assembly in the first direction and that raises the pick arm as a result of movement of the shuttle assembly in the second direction. Other components and attributes of the apparatus are also disclosed herein, as are additionally examples of the apparatus. A method of lowering and raising the pick arm is further disclosed herein.