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Elastic support members for an electric actuator

Assignee: Japan Aircraft Development Corp
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Filing: 1986-04-01
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2006-04-01
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Abstract

Abstract An electric actuator comprising a housing, a permanent magnet disposed within the housing, an axially movable armature disposed within the permanent magnet, an actuating coil supported by the housing for driving the armature to axially move, and an axially movable actuating rod fixedly connected to the armature, wherein the electric actuator further comprises a pair of elastic support members having radially inner end portions fixedly connected to the actuating rod and radially outer end portions fixedly connected to the housing, respectively.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tsuyoshi Yamakawa

Bibliographic Details

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:12
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/02; F16K31/06; F16K31/08; F16K31/082; H; H01; H01F; H01F7/00; H01F7/06; H01F7/08; H01F7/16; H01F7/1638

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
An electric actuator comprising a housing, a permanent magnet disposed within said housing, an axially movable armature disposed within said housing, an actuating coil supported by said housing for driving said armature to axially move, and an axially moveable actuating rod fixedly connected to said armature, wherein said electric actuator further comprises a pair of elastic support members having radially inner end portions fixedly connected to said actuating rod at opposite portions thereof adjacent said armature and radially outer end portions fixedly connected to said housing, respectively, each of said elastic support members consisting of a plurality of thin leaves laminated one upon the other, each of said elastic support members being formed with a plurality of arm portions equiangularly spaced apart with respect to one another and radially extending between said radially inner and outer end portions and a plurality of generally triangular openings each disposed between two adjacent arm portions, each of said arm portions being axially deflected with respect to said radially inner and outer end portions of said elastic support member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
An electric actuator comprising a housing, a permanent magnet disposed within said housing, an axially movable armature disposed within said housing, an actuating coil supported by said housing for driving said armature to axially move, and an axially moveable actuating rod fixedly connected to said armature, wherein said electric actuator further comprises a pair of elastic support members having radially inner end portions fixedly connected to said actuating rod at opposite portions thereof adjacent said armature and radially outer end portions fixedly connected to said housing, respectively, each of said elastic support members consisting of a plurality of thin leaves laminated one upon the other, each of said elastic support members being formed with a plurality of arm portions equiangularly spaced apart with respect to one another and radially extending between said radially inner and outer end portions and a plurality of generally triangular openings each disposed between two adjacent arm portions, each of said arm portions being axially deflected with respect to said radially inner and outer end portions of said elastic support member.

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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) 1990-07-20 1991-01-19 1991-07-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1994-07-20 1995-01-19 1995-07-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1998-07-20 1999-01-19 1999-07-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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