Actuator and heat store for actuator
AssigneeOtto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
InventorsHarald Sima, Juan Pablo Mejia Nino, Joachim Haglage
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Abstract
The invention relates to an actuator for an orthopedic device with an actuator housing and a heat store for storing the heat produced during operation of the actuator, the heat store having a heat store housing that has a cavity and a heat storage medium present therein, or consisting of a heat storage medium. The heat store is designed to be attachable to or in the actuator housing and has a receiving region that matches an actuator housing region and, when the heat store is mounted, is in heat-transferring contact with the actuator housing.
Claims20
An actuator for an orthopedic device, the actuator comprising:
- an actuator housing;
- and
- a heat store for storing heat produced during operation of the actuator;
- wherein the heat store has a heat store housing comprising an outer wall comprising a rigid, dimensionally stable material, the outer wall of the heat store housing defines and encloses a cavity configured to contain a heat storage medium therein;
- wherein the heat store comprises a receiving region and is configured to be detachably fastened to the actuator housing, wherein a shape of the receiving region is configured to correspond to an actuator housing section and, in an installed state of the heat store, the receiving region is in heat-transferring contact with the actuator housing section.
An actuator for an orthopedic device, the actuator comprising:
- an actuator housing;
- and
- a heat store for storing heat produced during operation of the actuator, wherein the heat store has a heat store housing comprising an outer wall comprising a rigid, dimensionally stable material, the outer wall of the heat store housing defines and encloses a cavity configured to contain a heat storage medium therein;
- and
- wherein the heat store is configured to be detachably fixed on or in the actuator housing by a fastening device, and wherein the heat store comprises a receiving region, wherein a shape of the receiving region is configured to correspond to an actuator housing section and, in an installed state of the heat store, the receiving region is in heat-transferring contact with the actuator housing section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.