Patent ID: 8201467
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: F16H,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An actuator, comprising: a first motor adapted to be energized and operable, upon being energized, to generate a first torque about a first axis; a second motor adapted to be energized and operable, upon being energized, to generate a second torque about the first axis; a first guide including a sliding face adapted to engage an alignment surface; a second guide including a sliding face adapted to engage the alignment surface; an output shaft coupled to the first motor and the second motor, and aligned along the first axis, the output shaft rotating about the first axis in response to the first torque and the second torque; first threads formed on a first section of the output shaft; second threads formed on a second section of the output shaft, the second section symmetrically and oppositely disposed relative to the first section; and an output mechanism disposed between the first motor and the second motor and responsive to the first torque and to the second torque to translate along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the output mechanism comprising: