US 12,259,040 B1
Electromechanical actuator cartridge
Sakthikumar Rathakrishnan, Perrysburg, OH (US); Scott R. Green, Maumee, OH (US); Mark W. Leber, Holland, OH (US); Justin Hall, Ottawa Lake, MI (US); and Michael D. Cook, Holland, OH (US)
Assigned to DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed by Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,021.
Int. Cl. F16H 63/30 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 63/04 (2006.01); F16H 63/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 63/304 (2013.01) [F16H 57/0471 (2013.01); F16H 63/04 (2013.01); F16H 63/32 (2013.01); F16H 2063/3063 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A ball screw electromechanical actuator cartridge, comprising:
a ball screw assembly comprising:
a sleeve coupled to or incorporated into a nut that threadingly engages a screw shaft;
wherein the sleeve includes:
a fork pad groove that circumferentially extends around the sleeve and is configured to axially capture shift fork pads; and
a pair of gaps that extend from an axial side of the sleeve to the fork pad groove; and
an actuation motor rotationally coupled to the screw shaft.