Multi-spring-loaded actuators
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsRay E. Mcvey, Scott R. Foes
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AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsRay E. Mcvey, Scott R. Foes
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Multi-spring-loaded actuators can include a rotatable axis arranged to rotate relative to a fixed frame, and multiple loaded springs, each having a rotational potential and being operationally attached to the rotatable axis to cause the rotatable axis to rotate in a first direction (or a second direction) when its rotational potential is released (sequentially). Each loaded spring is associated with a one-time release mechanism operationally coupled to a respective loaded spring to retain the loaded spring with a potential until the one-time release mechanism is spent causing the loaded spring to release. By firing the one-time release mechanism and unloading loaded springs sequentially, a rotatable axis can move a first article relative to a second article, typically in a bi-directional manner.
A multi-spring-loaded actuator, comprising:
A multi-spring-loaded actuator system, comprising:
A method of bi-directionally moving a second article relative to a first article, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.