Archimedean Drive

The green and orange cams have different Archimedean profiles (pitches p1 and p2, p1 = p2/2). The green one is input.
Two cams rotate in the same direction with different speeds, like in a belt drive of two different pulleys.
Transmission ratio = 2.
Pitch of the Archimedean profile must be big enough to prevent possible jam.
A spiral spring can be used instead of the weight.

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