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Driving device

US8601891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2011
Grant dateDec 10, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18704
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A driving device having a housing tube connected to a stationary base part or a movable structural component part a protective tube connected to the other respective part a spindle drive which has a threaded spindle and a spindle nut arranged on the threaded spindle by which the housing tube and protective tube are movable axially relative to one another, and a rotary drive that drives the spindle drive via a clutch, a rotationally rigid interconnection thereof can be canceled when a determined torque is exceeded. A magnetic ring having a plurality of north and south poles is rotationally arranged near a stationary sensor element. The magnetic ring is arranged at the clutch that is connected to the threaded spindle, fixed with respect to rotation relative to it.

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