Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Interchangeably locked
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Lewis, Tisha D (Department: 3655)
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Interchangeably locked
C074S112000, C074S113000, C137S625640, C137S625650
Reexamination Certificate
active
07963185
ABSTRACT:
A stepper motor driven actuator that eliminates the need for a position sensor is provided. The stepper motor rotates a cam in a control piston valve. In a single nozzle embodiment, pressure balance is maintained by a spring preload on one end of the piston in one embodiment, and by hydraulic pressure acting on a double diameter end portion of the piston in another embodiment. As the cam is rotated, the change in the gap between the nozzle and the cam changes the pressures on the control piston ends, which forces the piston in the direction that will re-equalize the pressure based on the cam-nozzle gap. As a result, the head or rod of the actuator piston receives high pressure flow, thereby moving the actuator. Movement of the actuator rod provides mechanical feedback to the cam, causing the cam to move back to its mechanical null position.
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Lewis Tisha D
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
Woodward, Inc.
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