Patent ID: 8672284

Claim:
An actuator for operating an activating element, said actuator comprising: an electric motor which defines a front end and which includes an output shaft extending away from the front end, said output shaft defining a shaft axis, and a transmission for connection to the activating element, said transmission comprising a first stage comprising a worm gear aligned with said output shaft and driven thereby and a first worm wheel driven by said worm gear, a second stage comprising a crown wheel which faces the front end of the electric motor and a first bevel wheel which drives the crown wheel, said crown wheel including a power take-off means which extends in substantial coaxial alignment with the axis of said output shaft, and said first worm wheel being spaced from said first bevel wheel, and a gear train between the first worm wheel and the first bevel wheel for rotation of said first bevel wheel with rotation of said first worm wheel, said gear train comprising a gear wheel.