Patent ID: 11911897
Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A mechanically over-damped actuator comprising:
an output link comprising a lever, a torsion spring associated with the lever, and an opening, wherein the lever has an initial equilibrium position and is pivotable about a pivot axis, wherein the spring opposes pivoting of the lever away from its initial equilibrium position such that the spring returns the lever to the equilibrium position, and
an input link having a shaft and a pivot element, wherein the shaft extends through the opening of the output link such that the output link can rotate relative to the input link about the shaft and the pivot element is configured to pivot the lever of the output link when a force is applied to the output link.