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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2022
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Nathan W. Bonny, Shelbyville, IL (US);
Jesse L. Probst, Strasburg, IL (US);
Gregory E. Arends, Fishers, IN (US);
Damon J. Hoyda, McCordsville, IN (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
An electric actuator for use with a variable drive apparatus is disclosed herein. The actuator has a rotary design incorporating a magnetic field sensor chip disposed on a circuit board to sense the rotational orientation of the magnetic field of a magnet positioned on the end of a control shaft of the drive apparatus. The actuator further includes an electric motor driving a gear train, and a fastener connecting a drive adapter to the control shaft, and the magnet is engaged to the fastener. A jack shaft may be used to connect the actuator housing to the drive apparatus, with a first end of the jack shaft configured to rotatably mount a gear of the gear train, and a second end including threads to connect the actuator housing to the drive apparatus housing.