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US 2016/0258391 A1Published application
Linear Actuator
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorsChristian WEIS, Carsten MIKOLAJEK
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Abstract
A linear actuator for driving an actuating element of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has two scanning elements for scanning opposite sides of a guide cam. The guide cam has a protruding rib against which the two scanning elements are pre-tensioned to permit a play-free scan of the guide cam.
Claims10
1-9. (canceled)
A linear actuator (8) for driving an actuator element (4) for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a rotatable drive shaft (12);
- an axially displaceable ram (11) configured to adjust the actuator element (4);
- a guide curve (16) driven by the rotatable drive shaft (12);
- and
- a guide member (18) configured to scan the guide curve (16),
- wherein the guide member (18) has first and second scanning bodies (19, 20) and the first and second scanning bodies (19, 20) are pretensioned against opposite sides of the guide curve (16).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.