Patents Examined by Stephen M. Hepperk
  • Device for driving a rotary valve
    Patent number: 4632082
    Abstract: A device molding a link member interconnecting an actuator to arms fixed onto valve shafts of rotary valves arranged in gas passages. The link member includes a control rod connected to the actuator and a plurality of plate springs which extend from the control rod and are outwardly bent. The outer ends of the plate springs are pivotally connected to the tips of corresponding arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyo Hattori, Kazuhiro Sakurai