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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Tobias Wasser, Freiburg, DE;
Johannes Baumgartner, Müllheim, DE;
Inventors:
Tobias Wasser, Freiburg, DE;
Johannes Baumgartner, Müllheim, DE;
Assignee:
Auma Riester GmbH + Co. KG, Mullheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/20 (2006.01); F16D 13/08 (2006.01); G05G 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Actuator for operating a valve, including: a drive component; a drive shaft, which is connectable with the valve; and a torque lock, which is connectable with the drive shaft The torque lock includes at least one essentially rotationally symmetric spring element arranged in a ring-shaped housing, and is so constructed that a torque introduced via the drive component causes the drive shaft to rotate, and a torque introduced via the valve blocks rotation of the drive shaft.