Patent ID: 11866981
Assignee: THOMPSON AERO SEATING LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. An actuation system comprising:
a base;
an object movable with respect to the base between a first state and a second state;
first actuating means for actuating said object from said first state to said second state, said first actuating means comprising resilient biasing means arranged to urge said object from said first state to said second state; and
second actuating means for actuating said object from said second state to said first state,
wherein said first actuating means is configured to allow movement of said object from said second state to said first state, and
wherein said second actuating means comprises powered drive means comprising a rotary motor having a rotary output coupled to a reel, the reel carrying a reel line that can be wound onto and wound off of said reel.