Gear with idle zones

摘要

The present teachings provide for a door linkage system including a drive side and a driven side. The drive side includes a drive gear and a drive arm. The driven side includes a driven gear configured to mesh with the drive gear and a guide plate in cooperation with the drive arm. The drive side moves the driven side between an open position and a closed position. Proximate to the open and the closed positions, the drive arm moves the driven side. Between the open and the closed positions, the drive gear moves the driven side.

主权项

1. A door linkage system comprising:
a drive side including a drive gear and a drive arm having a pin extending in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the drive gear; a driven side including a driven gear configured to mesh with the drive gear and a guide plate in cooperation with the drive arm, the guide plate defining a receptacle into which the pin extends in order to couple the drive arm to the guide plate; wherein:
the drive side moves the driven side between an open position and a closed position;proximate to the open and the closed positions the drive arm moves the driven side by force exerted by the pin against the receptacle of the guide plate; andbetween the open and the closed positions, the drive gear moves the driven side without force being exerted by the pin against the receptacle of the guide plate.