Invention Application
- Patent Title: ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ROTARY ACTUATOR
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Application No.: US15706867Application Date: 2017-09-18
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Publication No.: US20190085874A1Publication Date: 2019-03-21
- Inventor: Earl Neal Dunham , Aigbedion Akwara
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Main IPC: F15B15/20
- IPC: F15B15/20 ; B29C64/205 ; F15B7/06 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
A rotary actuator and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The rotary actuator includes a valve housing defining a valve chamber and a shaft channel extending from the valve chamber. A valve body includes a valve shaft extending through the shaft channel and a valve head positioned within the valve chamber and defining a head width that is larger than the channel diameter to inseparably join the valve body and the valve housing. The valve head divides the valve chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber which are in fluid communication with a first port and a second port, respectively. The valve body is rotated by adjusting a fluid pressure within at least one of the first chamber and the second chamber.
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