Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Speed controlled spring return actuator
- Patent Title (中): 速度控制弹簧复位执行器
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Application No.: US11750828Application Date: 2007-05-18
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Publication No.: US07752933B2Publication Date: 2010-07-13
- Inventor: Gerald R. Parsons , Eugene R. Jornod
- Applicant: Gerald R. Parsons , Eugene R. Jornod
- Applicant Address: US IL Loves Park
- Assignee: TAC, LLC
- Current Assignee: TAC, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Loves Park
- Agency: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
- Main IPC: F16H19/00
- IPC: F16H19/00

Abstract:
An actuator including a motor, clutch, gear train, solenoid, clock spring, and air brake is provided. The motor is configured to drive a control valve. The clutch is operably coupled to the motor and configured to prevent the motor from transferring more than a predetermined amount of torque. The gear train is operably coupled to the clutch and configured to receive the predetermined amount of torque from the motor. The solenoid is operably coupled to the gear train and configured to disengage one of the gears in the gear train from adjacent gears. The clock spring is operably coupled to another of the gears in the gear train, configured to store mechanical energy supplied by the motor, and configured to drive the control valve. The air brake is operably coupled to the gear train and configured to dissipate a portion of the mechanical energy released by the clock spring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080287260A1 Speed Controlled Spring Return Actuator Public/Granted day:2008-11-20
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