US 12,461,260 B2
Seismic source
Steve Meyer, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US)
Filed by Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,774.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/315,245, filed on Mar. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0280487 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G01V 1/09 (2006.01); E02D 7/18 (2006.01); G01V 1/155 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/62 (2006.01); E02D 11/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/053 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 1/155 (2013.01) [E02D 7/18 (2013.01); G01V 1/09 (2013.01); B64G 1/1071 (2023.08); B64G 1/62 (2013.01); E02D 11/00 (2013.01); G01V 1/053 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly comprising:
a motor;
a drive shaft coupled to the motor;
a crank that is coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the motor is configured to impart rotation of the crank in a first rotational direction;
a one-way bearing that permits rotation of the crank relative to the drive shaft in the first rotational direction and inhibits rotation of the crank relative to the drive shaft in an opposed second rotational direction;
a strike plate coupled to the motor;
a track;
a hammer that is movable along the track along an axis that extends toward and away from the strike plate, wherein the hammer is configured to contact the strike plate;
a biasing element that is configured to bias the hammer toward the strike plate; and
a linkage arm that couples the hammer to the crank, wherein the linkage arm is configured to translate rotational movement of the crank to linear movement of the hammer.