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US 12,078,255 B2Granted
Actuator
AssigneeOsler Diagnostics Limited
InventorsBarry Lillis, Steven Green, Damian Holland
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an actuator, an actuator assembly, a method of operating an actuator, a computer program and a system. In one aspect, an actuator may comprise a plurality of independently operable actuation elements and an operator having an operator surface. Each actuation element may have an actuation surface. The operator may be driveable to move the operator surface along a path to selectively engage with the respective actuation surface of each actuation element to actuate the actuation element.
Claims19
An actuator comprising:
- a plurality of independently operable actuation elements, each actuation element having an actuation surface;
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- an operator having an operator surface,
- wherein the operator is driveable to move the operator surface along a path to selectively engage with the respective actuation surface of each actuation element to actuate the actuation element, and
- wherein the actuator is configured such that the operator surface cannot engage with the actuation surfaces of the actuation elements as the operator surface moves along the path in one direction, and such that the operator surface can engage with the actuation surfaces of the actuation elements as the operator surface moves along the path in the opposite direction.
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