Rotary piston type actuator with hydraulic supply

• Main Authors: Kim Joseph H, O'Hara Robert P, Hydari Shahbaz H, Sobolewski Pawel A, Szulyk Zenon P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.03.2017
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BLASTING; COSMONAUTICS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS; HEATING; HELICOPTERS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A rotary actuator includes a housing defining a first arcuate chamber comprising a cavity, a fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity, and an open end. A rotor assembly in the housing includes an output shaft and a rotor arm extending radially outward from the output shaft. An arcuate-shape...