Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator for operating a signal transmitter comprising a shaft rotatably mounted in a housing, a motor rotating the shaft to operate the signal transmitter as a function of position, a portion of the shaft having a first recess, a sleeve surrounding the shaft having a second recess, a ball element spring biased in one recess, the ball element operating the signal transmitter when the position of the first and second recess coincide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 23, 1998
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2000
Assignee:
AEG Sensorsysteme GmbH
Inventors:
Udo Winkler, Rainer Oberheim, Miodrag Mees