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Basics of rigid-chain actuators

May 24, 2016 By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

Basics of rigid-chain actuators

Updated August 2017 || Rigid-chain actuators work by pairing a drive (usually an electric motor) with a length of chain sporting shoulders on each link. The motor output shaft—fitted with a specialty sprocket or pinion—applies tangential force to the chain. Then the chain comes out and straightens, and its links’ shoulders lock to form a rigid […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Rigid-chain actuators

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