Device for repositioning a rotating element

US6745994B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Harald Klug · Nuremberg, DE
• Alexander Braun · Kufferath, DE
• Friedrich Wendel · Rutesheim, DE
• Claudio Pupo · Schwabach, DE
• Reiner Schweinfurth · Eppingen, DE
• Klaus Kaiser · Markgröningen, DE
• Johannes Meiwes · Markgröningen, DE
• Michael Brozio · Ditzingen, DE
• Uwe Hammer · Hemmingen, DE
• Stefan Josten · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 8, 2004
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/1407
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for restoring a rotary member into a defined normal position, with a spatially stationary fixed catch, which predetermines the normal position, and a driver catch, which is coupled to the rotary member and can be moved past the fixed catch, each of which has stop surfaces embodied on each of its opposing sides, and with a clamping spring, which encompasses the catches in a prestressed fashion with two bent spring legs, in order to prevent a rotary play between the clamping spring and the catches in the normal position, and an elastic spring element in at least one leg section of the spring legs extending across the stop surfaces of the catches, which spring element is supported against the associated stop surface with a spring force that is less powerful than the prestressing force of the clamping spring.