Drive device
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FESTO AG & CO KG
- Publication Date
- 2001-09-13
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a drive device or transmission, which may for example be employed in the pneumatic equipment sector as a valve drive.THE PRIOR ART
[0002] In connection with valves serving for the control of fluid flows in the pneumatic equipment sector so far as a rule valve drives have been utilized, which are constituted by electromagnets or piezoelectric transducers. While being suitable for the transmission of large forces such drives generally only perform a drive movement with relatively small force strokes. Furthermore, there are design limitations as regards presetting the force-stroke characteristic, this restricting the field of application.SHORT SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] One object of the invention is to create a drive device whose characteristics are able to be varied using comparatively simple means and which in case of need renders possible performing drive movements with a large force and simultaneously a large stroke.
[0004] In order to achieve the...