Actuator

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2011-05-24

2011-05-24

Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...

Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...

C180S069210

Reexamination Certificate

active

07946376

ABSTRACT:
When activated, an actuator causes a piston rod in a cylinder to move forwards so as to support a receiving member for receiving an object to be protected. A lock mechanism for restricting a backward movement of the piston rod includes a lock ring which is accommodated in an accommodating groove on a piston portion and a locking stepped portion on the cylinder side. The locking stepped portion includes a locking and restricting surface and an outer circumferential restricting surface. A taper restricting surface in the accommodating groove on the piston portion is brought into abutment with an inner surface on a forward moving side of the lock ring which is being diametrically expanded as a result of the piston rod having moved forwards and is in abutment with the locking and restricting surface and the outer circumferential restricting surface of the locking stepped portion, whereby the backward movement of the piston rod is restricted by making use of the lock ring which is restricted in the locking stepped portion.

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patent: 2009/0084620 (2009-04-01), Matsuura et al.
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patent: 2009/0229901 (2009-09-01), Aoki et al.
patent: A-2000-264146 (2000-09-01), None
patent: A-2003-191818 (2003-07-01), None
patent: A-2004-330912 (2004-11-01), None
patent: A-2008-056068 (2008-03-01), None

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