Patent ID: 7501929

Claim:
An actuator and sensor assembly comprising: a motor having a shaft, the shaft having a first end, a second end and a flat portion located at the second end, the first end of the shaft mounted in the motor and the second end of the shaft extending from the motor; a connector flange extending from the motor; a housing coupled to the motor, the housing having a cavity and a wall; a rotor mounted in the cavity, the rotor having an outer edge and at least one bore, the shaft passing into the bore with the flat portion of the shaft engaged with the bore such that the rotor is coupled to the shaft; a film disposed adjacent to the wall; a resistor mounted to the film; a contactor mounted to the outer edge of the rotor, the contactor being adapted to contact the resistor as the rotor rotates, the contactor and the resistor forming a potentiometer; a first spring coupled to the rotor, the first spring adapted to bias the rotor toward a first position; a first terminal mounted in the connector flange and extending through the motor and into the housing, the first terminal electrically connected to the resistor; and a second terminal mounted in the connector flange and electrically connected to the motor.