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Linear actuator and rocking controller for railway vehicle

US8601952B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2011
Grant dateDec 10, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18664
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The linear actuator has a hollow main body having open and closed ends, a cylinder fixed to a closed side in the body and having an open end at open side, a linear motion rod having one end extending from the open end of the body and a wear ring on an outer circumference of the other end and slidably housed in the cylinder, and a hollow shaft rotatably supported in the body, wherein the shaft has magnet on outer circumferential surface, a winding section included on an inner surface of the body and the magnet configure a hollow motor, a nut coaxially fixed to the shaft and a screw on an outer surface of the linear motion rod are engaged with each other to configure a rotation/linear motion converter, and oil seals seal a gap between the shaft and the body in both sides are included.

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