Claims
- 1. An apparatus for transmitting a driving force between two components, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a first component guidedly movable in said housing member, said first component including a portion which projects out of said housing member through an opening in said housing member;
- (c) said housing member having on an external surface thereof, one of a circular and an annular sealing area surrounding said opening;
- (d) a cover member having an inner side which sealingly abuts said sealing area of said housing member and covers an area which includes said opening within said sealing area, said cover member includes a first guide slot positioned on a side of said cover member facing said housing member and oriented substantially towards an axis of rotation of said cover member, said first guide slot is engaged with said portion of said first movable component which projects out of said housing member to achieve engagement between said cover member and said first component;
- (e) a second movable component positioned for pivotal movement about a pivot axis adjacent an exterior side of said cover member, said exterior side facing away from said sealing area;
- (f) said cover member being positioned in said housing member rotatably about an axis perpendicular to said sealing area, said cover on a side facing away from said housing member includes a driver which is guided so that said driver moves in a longitudinal direction of a second guide slot located on said second component to establish engagement between said cover and said second movable component, said longitudinal direction runs essentially transverse to its pivot axis; and
- (g) said cover member engaging on said inner side said first movable component and on said exterior side said second movable component such that forces can be transmitted to and from respectively said cover member from and to respectively said movable components.
- 2. An apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein an axis of rotation of said cover member is oriented such that said axis runs substantially transverse to an axis of displacement of said first movable component.
- 3. An apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said pivot axis of said second movable component runs essentially parallel to an axis of rotation of said cover member.
- 4. An apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said first movable component is movable between a first pair of limit positions and said second movable component is movable between a second pair of limit positions which correspond to said first pair of limit positions.
- 5. An apparatus, according to claim 4, wherein said housing member includes at least one opening and said second movable component is a plate-like valve element, said valve element and said opening forming a valve, said opening being coverable by said valve element in one of said valve element's limit positions.
- 6. An apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus further includes an actuator means positioned in said housing member and connected to said first movable component for moving said second movable component.
- 7. An apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said cover member is recessed in said housing member in a position such that a surface of said cover member facing away from said housing member is substantially flush with a surface of said housing member surrounding said cover member.
- 8. An apparatus for transmitting a driving force between two components, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a first component guidedly movable in said housing member, said first component including a portion which projects out of said housing member through an opening in said housing member;
- (c) said housing member having on an external surface thereof, one of a circular and an annular sealing area surrounding said opening;
- (d) a cover member having an inner side which sealingly abuts said sealing area of said housing member and covers an area which includes said opening within said sealing area, said cover member includes a first guide slot positioned on a side of said cover member facing said housing member and oriented substantially towards an axis of rotation of said cover member, said first guide slot is engaged with said portion of said first movable component which projects out of said housing member to achieve engagement between said cover member and said first component;
- (e) a second movable component positioned for pivotal movement about a pivot axis adjacent an exterior side of said cover member, said exterior side facing away from said sealing area, said second movable component includes a drive member;
- (f) said cover member being positioned in said housing member rotatably about an axis perpendicular to said sealing area, said cover on a side facing away from said housing member includes a second guide slot for receiving said drive member so that said drive member moves in a longitudinal direction in said second guide slot located in said cover to establish engagement between said cover and said second movable component, said longitudinal direction runs essentially transverse to a pivot axis of said second movable component; and
- (g) said cover member engaging on said inner side said first movable component and on said exterior side said second movable component such that forces can be transmitted to and from respectively said cover member from and to respectively said movable components.
- 9. An apparatus, according to claim 8, wherein an axis of rotation of said cover member is oriented such that said axis runs substantially transverse to an axis of displacement of said first movable component.
- 10. An apparatus, according to claim 8, wherein said pivot axis of said second movable component runs essentially parallel to an axis of rotation of said cover member.
- 11. An apparatus, according to claim 8, wherein said first movable component is movable between a first pair of limit positions and said second movable component is movable between a second pair of limit positions which correspond to said first pair of limit positions.
- 12. An apparatus, according to claim 8, wherein said apparatus further includes an actuator means positioned in said housing member and connected to said first movable component for moving said second movable component.
- 13. An apparatus, according to claim 11, wherein said housing member includes at least one opening and said second movable component is a plate-like valve element, said valve element and said opening forming a valve, said opening being coverable by said valve element in one of said valve element's limit positions.
- 14. An apparatus, according to claim 8, wherein said cover member is recessed in said housing member in a position such that a surface of said cover member facing away from said housing member is substantially flush with a surface of said housing member surrounding said cover member.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/121,752 filed on Nov. 16, 1987now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
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