Apparatus for releasably securing a rotatable object in a predetermined position
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsJustin A. Tanner, Todd Langston, David Tornquist, Casey Hanlon, James I. Kern
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for biasing a shaft toward, and releasably securing it in, a predetermined position. The apparatus comprises a magnetic assembly coupled to the shaft for releasably securing the shaft in a predetermined position, a first member coupled to and extending from the shaft for rotating the shaft from the predetermined position, and a spring assembly coupled to the shaft for securing the shaft in the predetermined position.
Claims15
An apparatus for releasably securing a shaft in a predetermined position, comprising:
- a magnetic assembly, coupled to the shaft, for releasably securing the shaft in the predetermined position;
- a first member, coupled to the shaft, for rotating the shaft from the predetermined position;
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- a spring assembly, coupled to the shaft, for returning the shaft to the predetermined position, the spring assembly comprising:
- a non-rotating member fixably positioned so that it does not rotate about the shaft, and
- a beam spring member coupled to the shaft and to the non-rotating member and configured to bias the shaft toward the predetermined position.
An apparatus for releasably securing an object in a predetermined position, the object configured to move from the predetermined position to a plurality of control positions about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis, the apparatus comprising:
- a first shaft coupled to the object for rotation therewith about the first rotational axis;
- a second shaft coupled to the object for rotation therewith about the second rotational axis;
- a magnetic assembly coupled to the first shaft and to the second shaft for releasably securing the object in the predetermined position;
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- a spring assembly coupled to the first shaft and to the second shaft for biasing the object toward the predetermined position.
An apparatus for releasably securing an object in a predetermined position, the object configured to move from the predetermined position to a plurality of control positions about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis, the apparatus comprising:
- a first shaft assembly coupled to the object, comprising:
- a first shaft coupled to the object for rotation therewith about the first rotational axis;
- a first magnetic assembly coupled to the first shaft and configured to releasably secure the first shaft in the predetermined position about the first rotational axis;
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- a first spring assembly coupled to the first shaft and configured to bias the first shaft toward the predetermined position about the first rotational axis;
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- a second shaft assembly coupled to the object, comprising:
- a second shaft coupled to the object for rotation therewith about the second rotational axis;
- a second magnetic assembly coupled to the second shaft and configured to releasably secure the second shaft in the predetermined position about the second rotational axis;
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- a second spring assembly, coupled to the second shaft and configured to bias the second shaft toward the predetermined position about the second rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.