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US3824356A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Actuator for electro-motive force and fluid pressure force

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-12-14
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Granted: 1974-07-16
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Expires: 1992-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract A control device having one moving body for actuating application of both electro-motive-force (EMF) and fluidpressure-force (FPF) in a system such as vehicular heating, ventillating, and/or air-conditioning having a case with a first wall equipped with selectively positioned FPF ports located between FPF supply and use in the system and a second wall equipped with EMF selectively positioned contacts located between EMF supply and use in a system; a movable body having a first surface equipped with a grooved maze lying against the ported wall of the case forming a plurality of selective FPF channels relative to the FPF supply and use ports and having a second surface equipped with a slide bridge member for selectively interconnecting the contacts to close EMF circuits; and means for selectively moving the body relative to the case to change the maze channels relative to the FPF ports and change the bridge member relative to the EMF contacts to selectively and simultaneously control the application of EMF and FPF in the system.

Inventors

  • 👤 T Fiddler
  • 👤 A Adams

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:46
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00421; B60H1/00435; H; H01; H01H; H01H15/00; H01H3/00; H01H3/02; H01H3/0206; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S200/00; Y10S200/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 313 words
A control device having a single moving body controlling the application of both EMF and FPF in a system, comprising, a case having at least a first wall and a second wall, a single body in said case constituting said single moving body having at least a first surface and a second surface; said first and second body surfaces lying adjacent said case first and second walls respectively; means for moving said single body and said case relative to one another to locate said single body relative to said case in at least two positions, said case having at least one FPF supply port and at least one FPF use port in said first wall surmounted by means for making connections to FPF supply and use, said single body first surface movably sealing against said first ported wall of said case, said single body first surface having a grooved maze constituting at least two separate channels between said FPF supply and use ports with at least one said channel selectively communicating between FPF supply and use ports at one said position of said single body relative to said case to effect desired application of FPF in a system, said case having at least two sets of EMF contacts on said second wall, EMF terminals on said case leading to and from said contacts for connection to EMF supply and use; said single body second surface having a sliding bridge member for selectively making electrical connection between said sets of contacts for selectively actuating said EMF sets of contacts at one said position of said single body relative to said case to effect desired application of EMF in a system; the bridge member and contacts control of EMF and the channel and port control of FPF, both being coordinated in operating a system by the position of said single body relative to said case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 313 words
A control device having a single moving body controlling the application of both EMF and FPF in a system, comprising, a case having at least a first wall and a second wall, a single body in said case constituting said single moving body having at least a first surface and a second surface; said first and second body surfaces lying adjacent said case first and second walls respectively; means for moving said single body and said case relative to one another to locate said single body relative to said case in at least two positions, said case having at least one FPF supply port and at least one FPF use port in said first wall surmounted by means for making connections to FPF supply and use, said single body first surface movably sealing against said first ported wall of said case, said single body first surface having a grooved maze constituting at least two separate channels between said FPF supply and use ports with at least one said channel selectively communicating between FPF supply and use ports at one said position of said single body relative to said case to effect desired application of FPF in a system, said case having at least two sets of EMF contacts on said second wall, EMF terminals on said case leading to and from said contacts for connection to EMF supply and use; said single body second surface having a sliding bridge member for selectively making electrical connection between said sets of contacts for selectively actuating said EMF sets of contacts at one said position of said single body relative to said case to effect desired application of EMF in a system; the bridge member and contacts control of EMF and the channel and port control of FPF, both being coordinated in operating a system by the position of said single body relative to said case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
In a device as set forth in claim 1, said case defining a linear cavity and said single body moving linearly in said case cavity to actuate change of channels and to actuate change of circuits.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
In a device as set forth in claim 1, said case defining an annular cavity at least partially and said single body moving angularly in said cavity to actuate change of channels and to actuate change of circuits.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1977-07-15 1978-01-14 1978-07-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1981-07-15 1982-01-14 1982-07-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1985-07-15 1986-01-14 1986-07-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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