US Patent Application 17825313. ACTUATOR MECHANISM simplified abstract

ACTUATOR MECHANISM

Organization Name

Rivian IP Holdings, LLC

Inventor(s)

Robert Giannella of Irvine CA (US)

Thomas Young of Costa Mesa CA (US)

Kostandinos Papanikolaou of Corona CA (US)

ACTUATOR MECHANISM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17825313 titled 'ACTUATOR MECHANISM

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an actuator that consists of a driver and a motor.

• The actuator has a shaft that goes through the driver.
• There is an anchor connected to the shaft.
• The motor can move the anchor in a linear motion by translating the shaft through the driver.
• The motor can also rotate the anchor by rotating the shaft with the driver.
• The rotation of the anchor happens at a different time than the linear motion.

Original Abstract Submitted

The actuator can include a driver coupled with a motor. The actuator can include a shaft extending through the driver. The actuator can include an anchor coupled with the shaft. The motor can be configured to translate the anchor at a first time by translation of the shaft through the driver. The motor can be configured to rotate the anchor at a second time by rotation of the shaft with the driver. The second time can be different than the first time.