SINGLE-PISTON THREE-POSITION HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR

An actuator assembly includes a housing, a piston disposed within a portion of the housing. The piston has a movable range along a working-axis, and separates a first volume and a second volume within the housing. The assembly also includes a biasing feature disposed within the second volume, where...

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Main Authors NEELAKANTAN VIJAY A, OTANEZ PAUL G, OLSON BRET M, BAI SHUSHAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.06.2012
Subjects
BLASTING
BRAKES
CLUTCHES
COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION
DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS
FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:An actuator assembly includes a housing, a piston disposed within a portion of the housing. The piston has a movable range along a working-axis, and separates a first volume and a second volume within the housing. The assembly also includes a biasing feature disposed within the second volume, where the piston is configured to engage the biasing feature within a first portion of the movable range, and configured to not engage the biasing feature within a second portion of the movable range.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100966349