Actuator assembly
AssigneeMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Limited
InventorEric Colin
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Abstract
An actuator assembly (10) including a motor (1) having a body portion (14) and a drive shaft (16), the drive shaft being drivably connected to a pinion (18), the pinion drivingly engaging an array of gear teeth (20) of a gear rack (22) the array of gear teeth having a first side (21) adjacent the motor, in which the gear rack is pivotally mounted via a pivot about a pivot axis (25A) on said first side (21) of the array of gear teeth (20).
Claims19
An actuator assembly including a motor having a body portion, a drive shaft, and a pinion directly fixed to the drive shaft to always rotate in unison with the drive shaft, the pinion drivingly engaging an array of gear teeth of a gear rack, the array of gear teeth having a first side adjacent the motor, and the gear rack is pivotally mounted via a pivot for movement about a pivot axis wherein said pivot axis is on a motor side of said array of gear teeth.
An actuator assembly including a motor having a body portion, a drive shaft, and a pinion directly fixed to the drive shaft to always rotate in unison with the drive shaft, the pinion drivingly engaging an array of gear teeth of a gear rack with the gear rack mounted for movement on the body portion.
An actuator assembly comprising a motor having a body portion and a drive shaft, the drive shaft being drivably connected to a pinion, the pinion drivingly engaging an array of gear teeth of a gear rack pivotally mounted for movement about a pivot axis, the array of gear teeth having a first side adjacent the motor and at least one stop engaging the drive shaft to limit movement of the gear rack relative to the body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.