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Title:
MULTI-AXIAL LEVER SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/045977
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A multi-axial lever system is made by a system of three mobile levers (3, 6, 7). Two levers (3, 7) are pointed on a fixed part (4) with one lever (6) in connection between the others, pivoting in both. As the multi-axial lever system can transform a force exerted in one direction into another very different direction so the system can be used in a lot of appliances like tools, liquid and gas pumping bombing systems, pressing tools, vacuum bombs, cutters, stretchers, crabs, jacks and others.

Inventors:
GRANDI ALBERTO MESQUINA (BR)
Application Number:
PCT/BR2001/000150
Publication Date:
June 13, 2002
Filing Date:
December 04, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
GRANDI ALBERTO MESQUINA (BR)
International Classes:
F16H21/44; (IPC1-7): B60F/
Foreign References:
GB190915758A1910-06-16
US4357010A1982-11-02
USRE31674E1984-09-18
DE3241498A11983-05-26
EP0226477A11987-06-24
US4500072A1985-02-19
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Claims:
Claims
1. 1)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM"characterized for being made by a system of three mobile levers (3), (6) and (7), and two points for fixing the two levers (3) and (7), having the lever (6) as a connection between the others, pivoting in both.. 2)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for permit the substitution and/or combination of simple, double or more number of levers in relation to the levers said in claim 1, with different kinds of forms and formats of built, including one, two or more origin fixing points to the levers said (3) and (7). 3)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for permit combination of various size levers, in conjunct, and relative to the combination of proportional differences of size. 4)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for transferring and modifying the force, velocity and direction exerted depending on the extremity lever it is being exerted. 5)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for permitting the use of various control systems, among they, computing serving apparatus, breaking and stopping systems, impact absorption, electrical control systems, hydraulics and magnetic controlling systems, motor using systems, regulations and mechanical, chemical and physical procedures in general, and even other (s) multi axial system (s), and others. 6)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for permitting combination with gas or liquidpumps. 7)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for its use in various tools, among them, pressing, cutting, breaking, garden shears, scissors 8)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 7, characterized for its utilization using a receiving lever (33), where is inserted two mobile levers (34) and (37), in the pivoting points (36) and (39) respectively, and the mobile lever (34) has a pivoting point (40) for the intermediate lever (35), and the lever (37) has a pivoting point (38) for the intermediate lever (35), pursuing various formats in levers and heads in the pressing mechanism for applications said in claim 7, among them (41), (42), (37), (33), being constructed by different forms and formats, including compact, and trespassing levers, built in, embodiment windows and others, in various kinds of materials, including iron, ceramics, etc. 9)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for coupling various systems, mounted in different kind of structure, with great variations in fixing arms forms and formats, like squeaking, iron cable squeaking, guillotine, car elevation apparatus where, for example, applying a force with the hand in the point (74), the metal sheet (79) push the car upwards, and others, including different kinds of materials, breaking, stopping, controlling and diagnose systems, including pressure, precision, frequency, counters, power, force and velocity measurements, using automation and/or computing systems (s), sensors or manual control. 10)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for permitting its construction using various materials, like iron ceramics, plastics, and others 11)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 1, characterized for its use in exercise machines for various application just like, performance, health, physical recuperation gymnastics and others. 12)"MULTIAXIAL LEVER SYSTEM", according with claim 10, characterized for receiving various base structure and fixing arms, using various cable recourses, exercise stations for various muscular groups, using any kind of regulation, control, dosage, combinations of various functions like direction, speed, force, cardiac frequency, caloric spends, and others using automation and/or computing system (s), sensors or manualcontrol.
Description:
"MULTI-AXIAL LEVER SYSTEM" The multi-axial lever system is a kind of lever coupling that transform the force done in one of it's extremity lever into another force greater in intensity in the other extremity lever, or the opposite effect pursuant to in what extremity lever it's exerted The size and structural composition, proportion or manner it is built, including the fixed part (4) shown in figure 1, and the points of attachment of each pivoting lever, the multi-axial lever system can transform a force exerted in one direction into another very different in other direction. The size of all the frame can vary hardly. It can use simple, double or multiplied numbers of levers for each said in the figure 1. (3), (4), (6), (7).

The figure 3 shows the system using a double lever (24) in the place of the lever (6) seeing in the figure 1. The lever (3) in figure 1 give place to a not reinforced lever (25). The fixed part (4) shown in figure 1 was changed by a double support tower (26) to receive the pivoting levers (25) and (27). The weight is placed in the lever (27). One can change the size of the multi-axial lever system in all the frame or modify the relationship between the levers size. Some size changes can be done by adjustment apparatus, such as telescoping tubes, shown in figure 4, in order to lengthen or shorten the arm reach. In this cases, the biggest tube (31), where pop pins (30) are attached adjust the length of the smaller one (32).

The fixing points (5) and (22) from the levers (3) and (7), shown in figure 1 can be obtained by different places and structures, like pieces appendixes and others.

The multi-axial lever system can be used in lots of appliances, among all, tools, liquid and gas pumping bombing systems, pressing tools, vacuum bombs, cutters, stretchers, crabs, jacks, and others. As seen in figure 5, these kinds of pliers, where the called receiving lever (33), has a pivoting point (39) for the lever (37), that connects with the

intermediate lever (35), and another to the mobile lever (36) and the mobile lever (34) has a pivoting point for the intermediate lever (40), coupling them one to another, and resulting in a big force gain. Figure 6 has some cutting (42), pressing (41) pliers applications.. Both functions can be seen in pliers types in the figure 7, that shows an adjustable one, proportioned by a articulated point (43). This points can be constructed in the multi-axial lever system pliers by various manners, as like by a window made in the receiving lever (33), and the eccentric pin placed in the lever (37) body. By compressing the point (44) in the lever (45), the system is in action in figure 8 comprising the liquid or gas inside the cylinder (46), that is fixed to the arm (47) with a clamp iron (48), using the piston (49). There is a lever adaptation (50) for changing the curving force in a rectilinear force with little rotation of the lever (51). It does exists too much ways to fix the system base (54), including the used in this example, in a desk (52) with screws (53) Some valves (55) was drawing for illustration. In figure 9 the system was used in a pressing tool. The piece (56), the form (57) and the pattern (58), mounted over a desk (59) can substitute hydraulic mechanisms by using the system for light works, as seen too in figure 10. The possibility of connecting the system to other mechanisms, like electric motors is seen in figure 11. The motor (63) force transmitted by the belt (64) that speeds the pulley transferring the force to the lever (66) using the lever (67). In this model the supporting arm (68) show an appendix (71). tuming the lever (66) back, elevating the mechanical advantage to the lever (69). The generating force reaches the second pulley, that can transmit it to lots of other applications : In the car elevator tool of the figure 12 by applying a force with the hand in the point (74), the metal sheet (79) push the car upwards. with little spin of the pivot (80). In application shown in figure 13, a great backward changing of the pivoting point (83) of the lever (84) was obtained putting the it in a

different support arm from the lever (86) that has its pivoting point (85) in the support (87). This conception drawing is very different from others elucidated in this patent. In addition, the lever (86) is now firmly attached to a ratch (88) that is stopped by the action of the pin (89), and can receive other apparatus to a lot of more functions, among all,,. The intermediate lever (91) is both extremity pivoting.

There is no knowledge in the actual technical stage about a similar mechanism.

The utilization of the multi-axial lever system can be done, too, in gymnastics exercising machines, as shown in figure 1. Some research prove that the use of the system in physiotherapy can contemplate the specificity of some movements, like in the extension of the knee. The quadriceps muscle has the property of having more force in the 90 degrees angle, for example than in the 180 degrees. This can induce the professional of the physical rehabilitation in work the knee above or down its capacity. There is a great number of studies comporting the theory of the specificity movement law. for enhancing the physical performance in ballistics sports. Jumps, for example, can be perfectly worked in this machine.

The invention can be better comprising for seeing the figure 1 that shows a lateral view of the machine. The system was already explained.

This machine can offer much kinds of exercises, depending on the apparatus. The intermediate lever can be made of different formats, like "H"as seen in figure 14, and the machine can receive sensors of any kind, including those of velocity, force, metabolism, oxygen consume, cardiac frequency, electric resistance, magnetic resistance, as show in figure 15, and other systems for controlling and stopping movement as shown in figure 16, where a sleeve artifact (94) can block the lever movement by obstructing the rack (97) Various protection articles can be

used in this machine for preventing from accidents. In figure 17 there is an example of a grating. The plafform (12) of figure 1 can be designed in a great variety of ways, as shown in figure 18 and 19. The iron cable (15) can adopt various accessories, permitting exercising various muscular groups, among them, with the use of handle (20), bars, puling (not represented in the figures). Interceptions of the iron cable can be done in any height, for sitting, stand up and innumerable positions exercise types and machines.