Rotary and linear translation actuator performing multi-functions in an automobile
First Claim
1. An automotive device comprising:
- a first independent automotive system having a rotatable input member;
a second independent automotive system;
a third independent automotive system;
a housing adapted to be mounted in an automobile;
a magnet assembly disposed in said housing;
a rotor rotatably mounted adjacent said magnet assembly, said rotor having an armature fixed to a shaft for rotation therewith, said shaft engaging said rotatable input member of said first independent automotive system;
a first set of brushes electrically coupled with said armature, said first set of brushes being selectively energized to rotate said armature and said shaft about a rotation axis to rotatably drive said first independent automotive system;
a second set of brushes electrically coupled with said armature, said second set of brushes being selectively energized to linearly drive said shaft of said rotor to linearly actuate said second independent automotive system; and
a coupling member coupled to said shaft of said rotor for rotation and translation therewith, said coupling member linearly engagable to rotatably actuate said third independent automotive system upon energization of one of said sets of brushes.
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Abstract
A multi-functional electronic actuator for actuating multiple independent systems on an automotive vehicle includes a magnet assembly, a rotor mounted within the magnet assembly having an armature and a shaft that rotates when the armature is energized, a device for translating the rotor with respect to the magnet assembly, and devices for actuating a first independent system on the automotive vehicle utilizing the rotational motion of the shaft and for actuating a second independent system on the automotive vehicle utilizing the translation of the rotor shaft with respect to the magnet assembly. Two methods for translating the rotor with respect to the magnet assembly are described as well as various linkages that may be used to actuate the independent systems on the automotive vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. An automotive device comprising:
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a first independent automotive system having a rotatable input member; a second independent automotive system; a third independent automotive system; a housing adapted to be mounted in an automobile; a magnet assembly disposed in said housing; a rotor rotatably mounted adjacent said magnet assembly, said rotor having an armature fixed to a shaft for rotation therewith, said shaft engaging said rotatable input member of said first independent automotive system; a first set of brushes electrically coupled with said armature, said first set of brushes being selectively energized to rotate said armature and said shaft about a rotation axis to rotatably drive said first independent automotive system; a second set of brushes electrically coupled with said armature, said second set of brushes being selectively energized to linearly drive said shaft of said rotor to linearly actuate said second independent automotive system; and a coupling member coupled to said shaft of said rotor for rotation and translation therewith, said coupling member linearly engagable to rotatably actuate said third independent automotive system upon energization of one of said sets of brushes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automotive device for actuating at least two independent systems of a vehicle, said automotive device comprising:
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a housing; a magnet assembly disposed in said housing; a rotor rotatably mounted adjacent said magnet assembly, said rotor having an armature fixed to a shaft for rotation therewith; a first set of brushes electrically coupled with said armature, said first set of brushes being selectively energized to rotate said armature and said shaft about a rotation axis, said rotation of said shaft adapted to rotatably drive a component of a first of the independent automotive systems; a second set of brushes electrically coupled with said armature, said second set of brushes being selectively energized to linearly translate said shaft of said rotor relative to said magnet assembly to linearly actuate a component of a second of the independent automotive systems; and a retainer positionable in an engaged and a disengaged position, said retainer being operable in said engaged position to retain said rotor in a predetermined axial position, said retainer being operable in said disengaged position to enable said rotor to linearly translate relative to said magnet assembly in response to energization of one of said sets of brushes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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