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US 10,113,636 B2Granted
Power actuator with integral decoupling mechanism
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorsJohn R. Rice, Ian J. Dow, Donald M. Perkins
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Abstract
A device and method for manually controlling a system including a first lever movable between multiple positions and a movable component. The method including: activating a manual engagement device; engaging a manual control to couple a first lever and a movable component; disengaging an automatic control coupling the first lever and the movable component; and moving the movable component by moving the first lever.
Claims6
A method for manually controlling a system comprising:
- activating a manual engagement device;
- engaging a manual control to couple a first lever and a movable component;
- disengaging an automatic control coupling the first lever and the movable component, wherein the automatic control further comprises:
- a sensor for detecting a position of the first lever;
- a motor responsive to a signal from the sensor;
- and a coupling mechanism for transmitting rotation of the motor to the movable component;
- and
- moving the movable component by moving the first lever.
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A method for manually controlling a system comprising:
- activating a manual engagement device;
- engaging a manual control to couple a first lever and a movable component;
- disengaging an automatic control coupling the first lever and the movable component;
- and
- moving the movable component by moving the first lever, wherein the manual control further comprises:
- a connecting lever fastened to the first lever;
- a manual engagement lever rotatably coupled to an end of the connecting lever and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the manual engagement lever is coupled to the movable component when in the second position;
- and
- a manual engagement link rotatable between a third position and a fourth position such that rotation of the manual engagement link to the fourth position, causes the rotation of the manual engagement lever to a second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.