Patent ID: 7658365

Claim:
An assembly for use in coupling a component to an actuator, the component including a stem and a drive nut, the stem configured to be rotated by the actuator and to move linearly through an opening in the drive nut, the drive nut having an outer surface, the assembly comprising: a coupling mechanism including an opening, a first end, a second end, an inner surface, and a first set of slots, the opening extending between the first end and the second end and defined by the inner surface, the inner surface configured to mate with the drive nut outer surface, and the first set of slots formed in the first end; a drive ring including a first face and a second face, the first face including a first set of projections thereon, the first set of projections configured to mate with the first set of slots of the coupling mechanism, and the second face including a second set of projections thereon; and a carrier configured to be coupled to the actuator, the carrier including a main body having an inner surface defining a passage and a shelf therein, the passage configured to receive the drive nut, the coupling mechanism, the drive ring and a portion of the actuator therein, and the shelf extending radially inwardly from the main body inner surface and including a face having a second set of slots therein, the second set of slots configured to mate with the second set of projections of the drive ring.