IP Library Granted Patent US 8,201,803
Granted Patent B2
US 8,201,803 · App. 12/373,381 · Granted Jun 19, 2012

Actuator device

Assignee: Ifokus Engineering AS
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Patent No.
US 8,201,803
App. No.
12/373,381
Granted
Jun 19, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An actuator device comprising an actuator housing with a fitting for connecting the actuator to an object, a motor, which via transmission elements, drives an output actuator shaft of the actuator, where the actuator shaft is rotationally disconnectable from the motor, the actuator shaft being rotatable between two angular positions where the one angular position may correspond to the object being in a first condition and the other angular position may correspond to the object being in a second condition, and where the actuator is provided with an element for storage of mechanical energy, the element by energy cut-off to the actuator being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut being prevented from rotating around its longitudinal axis, along a screw thread complementary fitting to the nut, and connected to the actuator shaft, whereby the actuator shaft is rotated between the two angular positions.

Claims (10)

1. An actuator device comprising

an actuator housing with a fitting for connecting said actuator to an object,

a motor which via one or more transmission elements drives an output actuator shall, wherein said actuator shaft is rotationally disconnectable from said motor, said actuator shaft being rotatable between a first and a second angular position, said first angular position corresponding to said object being in a first condition and said second angular position corresponding to said object being in a second condition,

an element for storage of mechanical energy, said element by energy cut-off to the actuator being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut being prevented from rotating around a longitudinal axis, along a screw thread complementary fitting to said nut, and connected to said actuator shaft, whereby said actuator shaft is rotated between said first and second angular positions.

2. A device according to claim 1 , further comprising said nut is displaceable back to an initial condition where the element has been supplied with energy by rotation of said screw thread in an opposite rotational direction.

3. A device according to claim 1 , said element comprising at least one spring being biased between said actuator housing and a spring holder being displaceable relative to said actuator housing, said spring holder being releasably connectable to said actuator housing by a first releasable connector.

4. A device according to claim 3 , said nut comprising an abutting face facing a shoulder of said spring holder.

5. A device according to claim 1 , further comprising a gearbox and gearbox housing, between said motor and said actuator shaft, wherein said gearbox housing is connected to said actuator housing via a second releasable connector.

6. A device according to claim 5 , further comprising said screw thread connected to an output shaft of said gearbox.

7. A device according to claim 6 , further comprising said output shaft of said gearbox connected to said actuator shaft by a third releasable connector.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 20, 2015
From: IFOKUS ENGINEERING AS
To: OCEANEERING AS
Reel/Frame 035450/0880 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2015
From: OCEANEERING AS
To: VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS
Reel/Frame 035450/0984 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2009
From: HODNEFJELL, LARS GUNNAR; HOPE, STALE
To: IFOKUS ENGINEERING AS
Reel/Frame 022279/0322 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2009
From: HODNEFJELL, LARS GUNNAR; HOPE, STALE
To: IFOKUS ENGINEERING AS
Reel/Frame 022279/0346 →
Priority Claims (1)
NO 20063249 · Jul 13, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090302248A1 · Dec 10, 2009