Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stepper motor driven proportional rotary actuator
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Application No.: US17227033Application Date: 2021-04-09
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Publication No.: US11543044B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Mark A. Spickard , Brian K. Lawver
- Applicant: Woodward, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Agency: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
- Main IPC: F16K31/04
- IPC: F16K31/04 ; F16K31/524 ; F15B13/044 ; H02K7/10 ; F15B15/12 ; F15B15/06 ; H02K7/06 ; H02K37/14

Abstract:
A stepper motor driven actuator system is provided. The system includes a stepper motor, a cam, and a gearbox system. The gearbox system operatively connects the stepper motor to the cam. The cam rotates in response to stepping of the stepper motor. The system also includes a valve having a control piston located therein. The control piston is configured to translate in response to rotation of the cam. The system further includes a rotary actuator. The rotary actuator is fluidly connected to the valve, and the rotary actuator is configured to rotate the cam in response to translation of the control piston.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210222789A1 STEPPER MOTOR DRIVEN PROPORTIONAL ROTARY ACTUATOR Public/Granted day:2021-07-22
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