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EP 1505468 B1 20060719 - ACTUATING DEVICE

Title (en)

ACTUATING DEVICE

Title (de)

Baueinheit

Title (fr)

Dispositif de commande

Publication

EP 1505468 B1 20060719 (DE)

Application

EP 04024698 A 19990526

Priority

DE 19823949 A 19980528
DE 19827441 A 19980619
DE 19832306 A 19980717
EP 99110209 A 19990526

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1505468A2] The integral module is formed from a combined drive and control unit containing an actuator in the form of a hydraulic pump provided with a valve device that can be changed over, an adjacent hydraulic piston-cylinder unit and a reversible electric motor. The actuator has a control rod (16) movable between two switch positions with the electric motor as its drive.

IPC 8 full level

G05G 9/10 (2006.01); F15B 13/04 (2006.01); F15B 15/18 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15B 13/0405 (2013.01); F15B 15/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1505468 A2 20050209; EP 1505468 A3 20050330; EP 1505468 B1 20060719

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04024698 A 19990526