Adjustable linkage for variable displacement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9441483
APP PUB NO 20140060319A1
SERIAL NO

14012677

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An apparatus comprising a crank-slider linkage and a rocker link. The crank-slider linkage has a crank coupled to the slider by a jointed connecting rod. The jointed connecting rod has a first link and a second link. The first link is coupled to the second link by a first revolute joint. The first link is coupled to the crank and has a longitudinal axis. The rocker link has a rocker end and a ground end. The rocker end is coupled to the jointed connecting rod. The ground end is coupled to ground by a second revolute joint. The rocker link and the second link are disposed on a common side of the longitudinal axis.

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  • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA;WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Van, de Ven James D Long Lake, US 8 87
Wilhelm, Shawn R Minneapolis, US 1 3

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