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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin Richard Hadley, Much Wenlock, GB;
Mark David Timms, Wolverhampton, GB;
Inventors:
Kevin Richard Hadley, Much Wenlock, GB;
Mark David Timms, Wolverhampton, GB;
Assignee:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/06 (2006.01); F16H 27/02 (2006.01); F16H 29/02 (2006.01); F16H 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator comprises a screw shaft, a nut translatable along the shaft between a retracted position and an extended position, a tine component carried by the nut, the tine component including tine fingers formed with projections each being engageable with a formation provided on a housing when the nut occupies its extended position to secure the nut against axial movement, and a lock member engageable with the tine fingers to restrict radial movement of the tine fingers.