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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. 30, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald Lionel Hore, Mangotsfield, EN;
Assignee:
Rotork Limited, Bath, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74 8915 ; 188134 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a motor driven actuating mechanism which incorporates means of sensing torque and deriving a mechanical movement therefrom. The invention provides a mechanical brake which utilizes the mechanical movement of the torque sensing means to brake the mechanism if a preset torque is exceeded. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the mechanism comprises a worm and wormwheel in which the worm shaft is movable axially against a spring in response to torque reaction. The shaft movement is utilized to de-energize the drive motor and the mechanical brake comprises a brake disc attached to the worm shaft.