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Rotary piston type actuator with a central actuation assembly
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F15B-015/12
F15B-015/02
B64C-013/40
출원번호
US-0921904
(2013-06-19)
등록번호
US-9816537
(2017-11-14)
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, a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft, a central actuation assembly including a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the longit
A rotary actuator includes a housing, a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft, a central actuation assembly including a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the rotary output shaft, a mounting assembly adapted for attachment to an external mounting connector of a mounting surface of an aircraft structural member, 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 an aircraft assembly 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;a central actuation assembly including a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the lo
1. A rotary actuator comprising: a housing;a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft;a central actuation assembly including a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the rotary output shaft, and a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the central mounting point of the rotary output shaft;a mounting assembly adapted for attachment to an external mounting connector of a mounting surface of an aircraft structural member; and an actuation arm extending through the radial recess and 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 an aircraft assembly to be actuated. 2. The rotary actuator of claim 1 wherein the mounting assembly comprises a radially projecting portion of the housing disposed at a midpoint of the housing, said mounting assembly disposed about 180 degrees from the radial recess of the central actuation assembly. 3. 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;the rotor assembly further includes a first rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft; andthe 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. 4. The rotary actuator of claim 3, 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; 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 4 wherein the central actuation assembly further includes a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the central mounting point of the rotary output shaft, and wherein said actuation arm extends through the radial recess. 6. The rotary actuator of claim 1, further comprising a rotary actuator comprising a stator mounted to the housing and a rotor coupled to the rotary output shaft. 7. The rotary actuator of claim 6, wherein the rotary actuator is one of a rotary piston type actuator, a rotary vane type actuator, or a rotary fluid type actuator. 8. The rotary actuator of claim 6, wherein the rotary actuator is an electromechanical actuator. 9. A rotary actuator comprising: a housing comprising a mounting assembly;a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft, and a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the central mounting point of the rotary output shaft;a central actuation assembly including a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the rotary output shaft; andan actuation arm extending through the radial recess and 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. 10. The rotary actuator of claim 9 wherein the mounting assembly comprises a radially projecting portion of the housing, said mounting assembly disposed about 180 degrees from the radial recess of the central actuation assembly, said mounting assembly adapted for attachment to an external mounting connector of a mounting surface. 11. The rotary actuator of claim 10, wherein the radially projecting portion of the housing is a radially projecting central portion of the housing. 12. The rotary actuator of claim 9, 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;the rotor assembly further includes a first rotor arm extending radially outward from the rotary output shaft; andthe 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. 13. The rotary actuator of claim 12, 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; 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. 14. The rotary actuator of claim 13 wherein the central actuation assembly further includes a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the central mounting point of the rotary output shaft, and wherein said actuation arm extends through the radial recess. 15. The rotary actuator of claim 9, further comprising a rotary actuator comprising a stator mounted to the housing and a rotor coupled to the rotary output shaft. 16. The rotary actuator of claim 15, wherein the rotary actuator is one of a rotary piston type actuator, a rotary vane type actuator, or a rotary fluid type actuator. 17. The rotary actuator of claim 15, wherein the rotary actuator is an electromechanical actuator. 18. The rotary actuator of claim 15, wherein the rotary actuator comprises a linear actuator and a linear-to-rotary motion conversion assembly coupled to the rotor. 19. The rotary actuator of claim 9, wherein the housing is formed as a unitary one-piece housing. 20. The rotary actuator of claim 9, wherein the external mounting feature is attached to one of an aircraft structural member or an external mounting connector of an external surface, and the mounting assembly is attached to the other of the aircraft structural member or the external mounting connector. 21. A method of rotary actuation comprising: providing a rotary actuator comprising: a housing;a rotor assembly rotatably journaled in said housing and including a rotary output shaft;a central actuation assembly including a central mounting point formed in an external surface of the rotary output shaft, said central mounting point proximal to the longitudinal midpoint of the rotary output shaft, and a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the central mounting point of the rotary output shaft; andan actuation arm extending through the radial recess and 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;energizing the rotor assembly;urging rotation of the rotary output shaft;urging rotation of the actuation arm;urging motion of the member to be actuated. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the mounting assembly further comprises a radially projecting portion of the housing, said mounting assembly disposed about 180 degrees from the radial recess of the central actuation assembly, said mounting assembly adapted for attachment to an external mounting connector of a mounting surface. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the radially projecting portion of the housing is a radially projecting central portion of the housing. 24. The method of claim 21 wherein the central actuation assembly further includes a radial recess formed in an external peripheral surface of the housing proximal to the central mounting point of the rotary output shaft, and wherein said actuation arm extends through the radial recess. 25. The method of claim 21, further comprising a rotary actuator comprising a stator mounted to the housing and a rotor coupled to the rotary output shaft. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the rotary actuator is one of a rotary piston type actuator, a rotary vane type actuator, or a rotary fluid type actuator. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the rotary actuator is an electromechanical actuator. 28. The method of claim 25, wherein the rotary actuator comprises a linear actuator and a linear-to-rotary motion conversion assembly coupled to the rotor.
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