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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:
Sep. 21, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1980
Jeremy J Fry, Bath, GB;
Christopher Warnett, Bath, GB;
Rotork Controls Limited, Bath, GB;
Abstract
A piston-cylinder type actuator is provided with a fail-safe unit for returning the piston 10 to a fail-safe position in the event of failure of the power supply to the cylinder 12. The fail-safe device comprises a housing unit 27 which is detachably connected to the casing 18 of the actuator. The housing contains a pre-loaded spring 30 acting between the closed end 29 of the housing and a movable cap member 31 which is engaged by the piston rod 17. The cap member is retained in the housing by a fixed ring 32 which is connected to a flange 38 of the actuator. Removal of the fail-safe unit is prevented unless the piston is in its fail-safe position by means of a bayonet-type fitting comprising lugs 35 on the housing which are axially and rotatably engaged with locking recesses on the remote surface of the adaptor flange 38.
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