Device for actuating an item of equipment that can be controlled automatically or manually, with detection of take-up of manual control
US8907536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C27/56
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An actuator device for actuating equipment has an electric motor arranged to be connected to an autopilot device and connected by a drivetrain to an outlet shaft, itself designed to be connected to a control instrument, the drivetrain incorporating stepdown gearing dividing the drivetrain into a high-speed segment beside the motor and a low-speed segment beside the outlet shaft. The high-speed segment comprising a deactivator member for deactivating the autopilot device. The deactivator member having a first element secured to a first portion of the high-speed segment; a second element secured to a second portion of the high-speed segment and connected to the first element to allow the first element to be angularly offset relative to the second element when a torque for transmission reaches a predetermined threshold; and a detector member for detecting the angular offset.
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