Abstract:
A fluid-powered rotary actuated support for a platform, having a body with a vertical axial orientation during use. A drive member has a drive shaft extending coaxially within the body and a flange attached to an end portion of the shaft toward an upper body end. The shaft and flange are formed as an integral unit free of connection joints therebetween. The flange projects radially outward from the shaft beyond an inner body surface and is rotatable relative to the body through a horizontal plane. A first ball race is formed in the flange and a second ball race is formed in the body with balls disposed therebetween. Linear-to-rotary transmission means disposed within the body are operable for providing rotational movement between the drive member and body. The body utilizes a stationary seal to facilitate seal placement and reduce the overall length of the body. In one embodiment, the transmission means includes a plurality of rollers each having at least two roller disks adjustably axially movable relative to each other within a limited range for backlash elimination purposes. The rollers are rotatably disposed on spindles, each having a free end portion attached to an annular support plate and an opposite end portion rotatably disposed in a piston sleeve bore hole for rotational adjustment of the spindles to axially move the support plate and apply an axial force on the roller disks.
Abstract:
A rotating drive mechanism for swinging doors, especially on vehicles, with a helical transmission consisting of a stator that is rigidly connected to the housing of the rotating drive mechanism, a rotor that can rotate but cannot move axially and that is rigidly connected to the driveshaft, a coupling component that moves axially to rotate the rotor in relation to the stator, and a pneumatic or hydraulic drive cylinder with a piston rod that is connected to the coupling component. The drive cylinder is an annular cylinder that has an outer and an inner jacket as well as an annular piston between the inner and the outer jacket. The coupling component is a nut that extends into the inner cylinder jacket and surrounds a rotor in the form of a threaded spindle. The rotor extends coaxially through the inside of the inner jacket and is, where it emerges from the housing, in one piece with the stub of the takeoff shaft. The coupling component is non-rotationally connected to an axial positioning mechanism that has rollers that travel in a positioning slot in the stator.
Abstract:
In a rotational working cylinder comprising a shaft arranged concentrically within the working cylinder and driven out of the working cylinder with at least one end of it, a piston being divided into two piston portions perpendicularly to the shaft and the piston portions being held in tensed position in respect to each other, forced trajectories between the working cylinder and the piston portions as well as between the piston portions and the shaft, respectively, at least one of the forced trajectories is formed as a longitudinal spiral path, and the piston portions are locked in relation to each other for maintaining the tensed position of the piston portions in all operational positions and loads of the working cylinder. Alternatively, a sealing plate is arranged between the two piston portions and the tensed position of the piston portions is established by the interconnection of the sealing plate, and the sealing plate has a middle opening and an outer periphery both being movable on the forced trajectories of the rotational working cylinder in a sealed manner, respectively.
Abstract:
A fluid-powered linear actuator having a body, and an output shaft with a piston portion disposed within the body. The shaft is axially movable in a first direction in response to fluid pressure on the shaft piston portion. A piston sleeve is mounted within the body and has a piston head to define with the shaft piston portion a fluid-tight chamber. A second fluid-tight chamber is provided on the opposite side of the piston head. Exterior sleeve splines transmit torque between the sleeve and the body in response to axial movement of the piston sleeve, and interior sleeve splines transmit axial force between the sleeve and the shaft in response to axial and rotational movement of the piston sleeve. In a preferred embodiment, the sleeve splines, and hence the corresponding splines on the body and shaft have the same hand with the lead of the interior splines being greater than the lead of the exterior splines so that the application of fluid pressure to the first chamber produces axial movement of the piston sleeve and the shaft in opposite directions, with the shaft moving in a first axial direction. The fluid pressure to the first chamber also applying pressure directly on the shaft piston portion to move the shaft in the first axial direction.
Abstract:
Helical splined rotary actuator includes a pair of cylinder housings having inboard ends rotatably mounted in coaxial alignment on opposite ends of a center sleeve member. Contained within the housings are pistons having relatively large diameter helical spline connections with the inner diameters of the housings and smaller diameter straight spline connections with opposite ends of the sleeve member, whereby simultaneous axial movement of the pistons toward and away from each other causes relative rotation between the sleeve member and cylinder housings. The sleeve member may be connected to a first support intermediate the ends of the actuator. In like manner, the cylinder housings may be connected to a second support rotatable relative to the first support adjacent opposite ends of the sleeve member. End closures at the outboard ends of the housings have barrier sleeves extending coaxially into the outboard ends of the housings between the housings and pistons to act as barriers between the internal housing seals and external piston seals. The end closures are fixed relative to a shaft pinned to the sleeve member intermediate the ends thereof, whereby the housings are rotatable relative to the barrier sleeves but not axially movable relative thereto and the pistons are axially movable relative to the barrier sleeves but not rotatable relative thereto.
Abstract:
A fluid-powered rotary actuator for providing end-limited rotational drive to another device, having a splined output shaft rotatably supported within a body and a drive end coupled to the other device; a linear-to-rotary transmission providing relative rotational movement between the body and the shaft, the transmission including a piston for application of fluid pressure to first and second side thereof to produce linear movement of the piston in first and second opposed directions which movement is translated into rotational movement of the shaft; a threaded body end cap adjustable from an end of the body remote from the drive end to permit selective longitudinal positioning of the cap relative to said body, and having a stop surface for engaging the second side of the piston and limiting its travel in the first direction; and an elongated sleeve adjustable from the remote end and extending from outward of the cap at the remote end to beyond the piston, and having a stop shoulder for engaging the first side of the piston and limiting its travel in the second direction, the cap and sleeve providing limits to rotational movement of the shaft.
Abstract:
A piston member is mounted in a cylinder body to be axially movable and unrotatable relative thereto. A ball nut retaining balls is fixed to the piston member, and a screw shaft having a helical groove in engagement with the balls is mounted to be rotatable and axially immovable relative to the cylinder body. The screw shaft makes many rotations when the piston under fluid pressure slightly advances axially inside the cylinder.
Abstract:
A fluid-powered, rotary actuated support, including an elongated cylindrical body having ports for introducing pressurized fluid therein; a platform concentric with the cylindrical body and rotatable relative thereto; a radially extending bearing support joined to the cylindrical body and confronting the platform; bearings disposed between the bearing support and the platform for allowing relative rotational movement between the platform and the bearing support, with one of the platform or bearing support being subjected to bending loads disposed in a generally vertical plane from the weight of a crane or other device and its load; a longitudinally splined output shaft rotatably disposed within the body and having a drive end for providing rotational drive between the body and the platform, the splines being loosely fitted to the platform for substantially isolating the shaft from non-rotational movement of the platform, the shaft being bearingless and radially floating within the body for transferring rotational torque between the body and the platform without causing bending of the output shaft under the bending loads of the crane or other device, the drive end of the shaft being radially movable under the bending loads; and a linear-to-rotary actuator disposed within the body and operable to provide relative rotational movement between the body and the output shaft, the actuator being operable while the output shaft drive end is being subjected to radial movement.
Abstract:
Hydraulic engine with piston moving inside a chamber, the working and reversing controls being inside the piston.Said engine comprises a piston (6) which is provided with an annular chamber (15) into which the fluid is admitted through two conduits (13 and 14). From said chamber (15), the fluid passes through the conduit (17), the groove (19) and the conduit (21) and then through the reversing valve (22a) and from there via the conduits (28,29) into the lower chamber (2a). The fluid contained into the upper chamber (2b) is removed through the conduits (30 and 31) traverses the valve (22a) and arrives through the conduit (32) into the groove (33). It is then removed through the conduit (34) and the chamber (35) surrounding the column (4) towards two exhaust channels (37 and 36).This engine finds an application in driving the slide valve of a self-cleaning filter.
Abstract:
An actuator for a rotary valve preferably embodying a diaphragm motor operated by pressure fluid. A driving sleeve is reciprocated linearly by the diaphragm motor and within said sleeve is a rotatable shaft, which is axially aligned with the diaphragm motor and driven by a ball screw. A driven sleeve is fixed to said shaft and receives the stem of the valve. All parts are in linear alignment. Means are provided for limiting the extent of the linear movement of the parts.