Patent ID: 7004123

Claim:
A camless actuator for actuating a linearly translatable member to move between a rest position and a translated position, comprising: a trigger being electrically actuatable; a hydraulic cartridge having a needle and a piston, the needle being operably coupled to the trigger and the piston being operably fluidly in communication with a source of high pressure actuation fluid, translation of the needle effected by the trigger acting to selectively port high pressure actuation fluid to the piston and to vent actuation fluid from the piston; a pivot element operably coupled to the piston and to the linearly translatable member, the pivot element amplifying motion imparted to the pivot element by translatory motion of the piston at the linearly translatable member; and a lash adjuster operably coupled to the pivot element for decoupling the hydraulic cartridge from lash inherent in a plurality of components and in the assembly of a linearly translation arrangement, the lash adjuster acting to decouple the piston from the linearly translatable member by means of the play allowed by the lash adjuster.