US3279280A
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Dual actuator
Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-11
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1983-12-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Junior T Braden
- 👤 Warren D Chambers
- 👤 Woo Ji Yah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:49
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C3/00; B64C3/38; B64C3/40; B64C13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
IN AN ACTUATING MECHANISM, A MEANS TO DRIVE A FIRST AND SECOND ACTUATOR COMPRISING: A FLUID MOTOR; A DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID FLUID MOTOR; AND A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS INCLUDING, (A) A TWO-PART SUN GEAR HAVING A FRONT GEAR FACE, A REAR GEAR FACE WITH EACH FACE HAVING SPLINED PORTIONS ADJACENT THERETO, SAID FRONT GEAR FACE BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS, (B) A ONE-WAY CLUTCH MECHANISM JOINING SAID SPLINED PORTIONS, SAID CLUTCH BEING ARRANGED TO DRIVE SAID REAR GEAR FACE BY ROTATION OF SAID FRONT GEAR FACE WHILE PERMITTING FREE REVERSE ROTATION OF SAID REAR GEAR FACE, (C) AN INTERNALLY SPLINED SLEEVE ARRANGED TO OVERLIE ONE OF SAID SPLINED PORTIONS, (D) A RESILIENT MEANS ADAPTED TO URGE SAID SLEEVE TO OVERLIE BOTH OF SAID SPLINED PORTIONS, (E) A MEANS TO OPPOSE RESILIENT MEANS, WHICH MEANS IS ADAPTED TO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED, (F) A PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID REAR GEAR FACE, (G) A RING GEAR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID PLANETARY GEAR AND SAID FIRST ACTUATOR, (H) A SHAFT CONNECTED TO SAID RING GEAR AND SAID FIRST ACTUATOR, AND (I) MEANS JOINING SAID SHAFT AND SAID SECOND ACTUATOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
IN AN ACTUATING MECHANISM, A MEANS TO DRIVE A FIRST AND SECOND ACTUATOR COMPRISING: A FLUID MOTOR; A DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID FLUID MOTOR; AND A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS INCLUDING, (A) A TWO-PART SUN GEAR HAVING A FRONT GEAR FACE, A REAR GEAR FACE WITH EACH FACE HAVING SPLINED PORTIONS ADJACENT THERETO, SAID FRONT GEAR FACE BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS, (B) A ONE-WAY CLUTCH MECHANISM JOINING SAID SPLINED PORTIONS, SAID CLUTCH BEING ARRANGED TO DRIVE SAID REAR GEAR FACE BY ROTATION OF SAID FRONT GEAR FACE WHILE PERMITTING FREE REVERSE ROTATION OF SAID REAR GEAR FACE, (C) AN INTERNALLY SPLINED SLEEVE ARRANGED TO OVERLIE ONE OF SAID SPLINED PORTIONS, (D) A RESILIENT MEANS ADAPTED TO URGE SAID SLEEVE TO OVERLIE BOTH OF SAID SPLINED PORTIONS, (E) A MEANS TO OPPOSE RESILIENT MEANS, WHICH MEANS IS ADAPTED TO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED, (F) A PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID REAR GEAR FACE, (G) A RING GEAR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID PLANETARY GEAR AND SAID FIRST ACTUATOR, (H) A SHAFT CONNECTED TO SAID RING GEAR AND SAID FIRST ACTUATOR, AND (I) MEANS JOINING SAID SHAFT AND SAID SECOND ACTUATOR.
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