Rotary piston type actuator with a central actuation assembly
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F15B-015/02
F01C-009/00
F15B-015/12
B64C-013/40
출원번호
US-0865536
(2015-09-25)
등록번호
US-9709078
(2017-07-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Kim, Joseph H.
O'Hara, Robert P.
Hydari, Shahbaz H.
Sobolewski, Pawel A.
출원인 / 주소
Woodward, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Fish & Richardson P.C.
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초록▼
A rotary actuator includes a housing defining an arcuate chamber including a cavity, a fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity, and an open end. A rotor assembly includes an output shaft and a rotor arm extending outward. An arcuate-shaped piston is disposed in said housing for reciprocal
A rotary actuator includes a housing defining an arcuate chamber including a cavity, a fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity, and an open end. A rotor assembly includes an output shaft and a rotor arm extending outward. An arcuate-shaped piston is disposed in said housing for reciprocal movement in the arcuate chamber through the open end, wherein a seal, the cavity, and the piston define a pressure chamber, and a portion of the piston contacts the first rotor arm. A central actuation assembly includes a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the shaft, and an actuation arm removably attached at a proximal end to the central mounting point, said actuation arm adapted at a distal end for attachment to an external mounting feature of a member to be actuated.
대표청구항▼
1. A rotary actuator comprising: a housing;a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft and a first rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft; a centrally located actuation assembly including a centrally located mounting point forme
1. A rotary actuator comprising: a housing;a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft and a first rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft; a centrally located actuation assembly including a centrally located mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said centrally located mounting point being located proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the rotary output shaft, wherein the centrally located actuation assembly further includes a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the centrally located mounting point of the rotor shaft;an actuation arm removably attached at a proximal end to the centrally located mounting point, said actuation arm adapted at a distal end for attachment to an external mounting feature of a member to be actuated, and wherein said actuation arm extends through the radial recess; anda centrally located mounting assembly comprising a radially projecting portion of the housing, said centrally located mounting assembly axially disposed about 180 degrees from the radial recess of the centrally located actuation assembly, said centrally located mounting assembly adapted for attachment to an external mounting feature. 2. The rotary actuator of claim 1, wherein the housing defines a first arcuate chamber including a first cavity, a first fluid port in fluid communication with the first cavity, and an open end; and wherein the rotary actuator further comprises an arcuate-shaped first piston disposed in said housing for reciprocal movement in the first arcuate chamber through the open end, wherein a first seal, the first cavity, and the first piston define a first pressure chamber, and a first portion of the first piston contacts the first rotor arm. 3. The rotary actuator of claim 2, wherein the housing further defines a second arcuate chamber comprising a second cavity, and a second fluid port in fluid communication with the second cavity. 4. The rotary actuator of claim 3, wherein: the rotor assembly further comprises a second rotor arm; andthe rotary actuator further comprises an arcuate-shaped second piston disposed in said housing for reciprocal movement in the second arcuate chamber, wherein a second seal, the second cavity, and the second piston define a second pressure chamber, and a first portion of the second piston contacts the second rotor arm. 5. The rotary actuator of claim 1, wherein the housing is a unitary one-piece housing. 6. A method of rotary actuation comprising: providing a rotary actuator comprising: a housing;a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and comprising a rotary output shaft and a first rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft; a centrally located actuation assembly including a centrally located mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said centrally located mounting point proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the rotary output shaft, wherein the centrally located actuation assembly further includes a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the centrally located mounting point of the rotor shaft;an actuation arm removably attached at a proximal end to the centrally located mounting point, said actuation arm adapted at a distal end for attachment to an external mounting feature of a member to be actuated, and wherein said actuation arm extends through the radial recess; anda centrally located mounting assembly comprising a radially projecting portion of the housing, said centrally located mounting assembly axially disposed about 180 degrees from the radial recess of the centrally located actuation assembly, said centrally located mounting assembly adapted for attachment to an external mounting feature;rotating the rotary output shaft in a first direction; androtating the rotary output shaft in a second direction opposite that of the first direction. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the housing defines a first arcuate chamber including a first cavity, a first fluid port in fluid communication with the first cavity, and an open end; and wherein the rotary actuator further comprises an arcuate-shaped first piston disposed in said housing for reciprocal movement in the first arcuate chamber through the open end, wherein a first seal, the first cavity, and the first piston define a first pressure chamber, and a first portion of the first piston contacts the first rotor arm, and wherein the rotary actuator further comprises an actuation arm removably attached at a proximal end to the centrally located mounting point, said actuation arm adapted at a distal end for attachment to an external mounting feature of a member to be actuated; wherein the method further comprises: applying pressurized fluid to the first pressure chamber;urging the first piston partially outward from the first pressure chamber to urge rotation of the rotary output shaft in a first direction;urging, by rotating the rotary output shaft in the second direction, the first piston partially into the first pressure chamber to urge pressurized fluid out the first fluid port. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the housing further defines a second arcuate chamber comprising a second cavity, and a second fluid port in fluid communication with the second cavity. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein: the rotor assembly further comprises a second rotor arm; andthe rotary actuator further comprises an arcuate-shaped second piston disposed in said housing for reciprocal movement in the second arcuate chamber, wherein a second seal, the second cavity, and the second piston define a second pressure chamber, and a first portion of the second piston contacts the second rotor arm. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the housing is a unitary one-piece housing.
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