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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Sorin Gavriliuc, Caledonia, MI (US);
Joshua M. Byron, Brevard, FL (US);
David R. Smit, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Paolo J. Messina, Ada, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/20 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01B 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/205 (2013.01); B64C 13/341 (2018.01); F16H 25/2015 (2013.01); F16H 25/2204 (2013.01); G01B 7/16 (2013.01); G01B 7/18 (2013.01); G01D 5/142 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2031 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator includes a ball screw, a rod provided at least partially within the ball screw, a ball nut, a ball nut restraint, a first biasing member disposed at least partially between a proximate end of the rod and a proximate end of the ball screw, and a second biasing member disposed at least partially between a distal end of the ball nut and an inner surface of the ball nut restraint.