The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Eltek S.p.a., Casale Monferrato (AL), IT;
Inventor:
Renato Gaj, Casale Monferrato, IT;
Assignee:
ELTEK S.P.A., Casale Monferrato (AL), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is described wherein a pair of thermal or electrothermal actuators () actuate a member, such as a pinion (), between two stable positions. The actuators are alternately activated for moving the pinion between the stable positions. For this purpose, they are arranged close to each other, so that they can act upon the pinion on opposite sides, the pinion being held in the stable positions by a releasable engagement element. The device of the invention ensures low energy consumption because the actuators () operate only for moving the pinion from one stable position to the other.