Shutter having magnet-driven drive ring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8783978
APP PUB NO 20140029931A1
SERIAL NO

14043303

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A shutter assembly includes a drive ring having a permanent magnet disposed thereon. The shutter assembly also includes a solenoid defining a gap between first and second magnetic poles thereof, the drive ring being disposed coplanar with the solenoid and being rotatable in response to a magnetic field created between the first and second magnetic poles. The shutter assembly also includes a plurality of shutter blades configured to transition between an open position and a closed position in response to rotation of the drive ring. The shutter assembly further includes a base plate separating the plurality of shutter blades from at least one of the drive ring and the solenoid.

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VA INCUSA NEW YORK NEW YORK

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Pasquarella, Stephen T Rochester, US 14 67
Viglione, David Rochester, US 13 79

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