Actuator

US9051998B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9051998-B2
Application numberUS-201414504219-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 1, 2014
Priority dateJun 22, 2011
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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Abstract

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A motor and a gear unit form an actuator. The gear unit is fitted with at least two mutually movable gear parts, acted on by a spring that counteracts their movement out of an idle state. The gear unit is fitted with at least one manual actuator that when actuated switches the motor off, disengages two mutually interacting gear wheels of the at least two gear parts and forces the at least two gear parts into the idle state. When the motor moves the gear parts out of the idle state during operation to an operating point, a cam plate on a first gear part is contacted by a sensor element on a second gear part, and the spring acts on the first and second gear parts during the movement out of the idle state in accordance with a position on the cam plate of the sensor element.

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What is claimed is: 1. An actuator, comprising: a motor; and a gear unit, including first and second gear parts having mutually interacting gear wheels, mutually movable by the motor out of an idle state of the gear unit to an operating point, a spring, acting on the first and second gear parts, counteracting movement out of the idle state of the gear unit, and at least one manual actuator that when actuated switches the motor off, disengages the mutually interacting gear w…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • F16H19/08Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F16K31/047Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9051998B2 cover?
A motor and a gear unit form an actuator. The gear unit is fitted with at least two mutually movable gear parts, acted on by a spring that counteracts their movement out of an idle state. The gear unit is fitted with at least one manual actuator that when actuated switches the motor off, disengages two mutually interacting gear wheels of the at least two gear parts and forces the at least two g…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Siemens Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16H19/08. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).