US 12,243,671 B2
RVDT connector
Emmanuel Chavier, Eragny sur Oise (FR); Gilles Warrot, Acheres (FR); Quentin Ricard, Eaubonne (FR); Raphael Medina, Pierrefitte sur Seine (FR); and Patrice Menanteau, Plaisir (FR)
Assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS, Saint Ouen l'Aumone (FR)
Filed by Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS, Saint-Marcel (FR)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,281.
Claims priority of application No. 22305034 (EP), filed on Jan. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0230743 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01F 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01F 21/02 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for adjustably connecting an RVDT and a reductor shaft, the connector comprising:
a body defining a bore configured to receive the reductor shaft, the bore having an inner wall; and
a threaded tightening member which is substantially parallel to a main axis of the bore;
wherein a portion of the body is configured to deform upon tightening of the tightening member such that, when the reductor shaft is received by the bore, the reductor shaft is gripped by at least a portion of the inner wall,
wherein the body comprises a moveable portion defining a moveable part of the bore and a fixed portion defining a fixed part of the bore;
wherein the moveable portion is configured to move, upon tightening of the tightening member, from a first position in which the axes of the moveable part of the bore and the fixed part of the bore are aligned, to a second position in which the axes of the moveable part of the bore and the fixed part of the bore are non-parallel, such that, when the reductor shaft is received by the bore, at least a part of the inner wall bears against the reductor shaft,
wherein the fixed and moveable portions are separated by a planar gap which is substantially perpendicular to the main axis of the bore,
wherein the moveable portion comprises a first section defining at least part of the bore, a second section configured to be actuated by the tightening member, and an indent provided between the first section and second section;
wherein the indent is configured such that the second section of the moveable portion deforms relative to the first section, when the tightening member is tightened, such that the second section remains parallel to the fixed portion whilst the first section is non-parallel with the fixed portion.