Patent ID: 6688443
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B60N,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
An ergonomic device actuator comprising:a housing having a spring engagement; a pulley in rotating communication with said housing, said pulley being adapted to draw a traction element; a locking clutch encapsulated by said housing and disposed to control rotation of said pulley; a drive clutch in rotationally driving communication with said pulley and said locking clutch; a drive shaft in driving communication with said drive clutch and rotationally affixed to said housing; a homing bracket having at least one pair of homing fingers operatively connected to said drive clutch; a homing spring disposed in said spring engagement of said housing and in operative communication with said homing bracket such that said homing spring biases said drive shaft towards a home position through said at least one pair of homing fingers; and said traction element comprising a traction cable having a first end and a second end, said first end being fixed to said pulley and said second end being adapted to communicate with an ergonomic device.