Rotary vane actuator with fluid actuated mechanical lock

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9915241
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13830814

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The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a seal assembly that includes a compressible seal slidably mounted on a central longitudinal shaft of a rotor assembly, the seal having a first lateral surface adapted for contacting a first end surface of a first stator and a first end surface of the second stator and a first end surface of a first longitudinal vane and a first end surface of a second longitudinal vane, a compression member slidably mounted on the shaft, and a locking piston slidably mounted on the shaft, the locking piston including an opening sized to receive the shaft, an end surface adapted to contact the compression member, a circumferential surface sized to be received in the bore of the housing, and a lateral surface adapted to receive actuation fluid.

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WOODWARD INC1000 E DRAKE ROAD P O BOX 1519 FORT COLLINS CO 80525

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Hydari, Shahbaz H Los Angeles, US 13 140
Kim, Joseph H Valencia, US 17 168
O'Hara, Robert P Castaic, US 15 125

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