US 12,320,410 B2
Actuator mechanism
Robert Giannella, Irvine, CA (US); Thomas Young, Costa Mesa, CA (US); and Kostandinos Papanikolaou, Corona, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,313.
Prior Publication US 2023/0383823 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 25/18 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); H02K 7/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 25/186 (2013.01) [F16H 25/20 (2013.01); H02K 7/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); F16H 2025/204 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2084 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing body defining a cavity and a slot, the slot having a translational portion and a rotational portion, the translational portion extending longitudinally along the housing body and the rotational portion extending circumferentially around the housing body;
a driver coupled with a motor, the driver defining a driver aperture;
a shaft extending through the driver aperture, a first end of the shaft on a first side of the driver in the housing body and a second end of the shaft on a second side of the driver; and
an anchor coupled with the first end of the shaft, the anchor comprising a pin, the anchor disposed in the cavity of the housing body and the pin to extend into the slot, the pin configured to move through the slot;
the motor configured to translate the anchor at a first time by translation of the shaft through the driver aperture with the pin disposed in the translational portion of the slot; and
the motor configured to rotate the anchor at a second time by rotation of the shaft with the driver with the pin disposed in the rotational portion of the slot, the second time different than the first time.