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US 2017/0284427 A1Published application
Actuator having an internal conductive path
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsKevin S. Callahan, Christopher E. Plass, Matthew A. Moser
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Abstract
An actuator includes a piston and a housing. The piston includes a piston shaft that is configured to reciprocate within the housing. The actuator also includes a conductor coupled to the piston within the housing and configured to electrically couple the piston to the housing as the piston reciprocates within the housing.
Claims20
An actuator comprising:
- a piston including a piston shaft;
- a housing, wherein the piston is configured to reciprocate within the housing;
- and
- a conductor coupled to the piston within the housing to electrically couple the piston to the housing as the piston reciprocates within the housing.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an actuator comprising:
- a piston including a piston shaft;
- a housing, wherein the piston is configured to reciprocate within the housing;
- and
- a conductor coupled to the piston within the housing to electrically couple the piston to the housing as the piston reciprocates within the housing.
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A method comprising:
- coupling a conductor to a piston such that the conductor is in electrical contact with the piston;
- inserting the conductor and at least a portion of the piston into an actuator housing;
- and
- coupling the piston to the actuator housing using a retainer assembly such that the conductor maintains electrical contact with the piston and with the actuator housing during reciprocation of the piston within the actuator housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.