Segmented spindle

Segmented spindle

The principle behind the Segmented Spindle technology was conceived by the Danish mechanical engineer Jens Joerren Soerensen during the mid 1990s.

The basic idea was that if a solid conventional spindle is broken up in smaller segments (in a way so it can be assembled and disassembed), it is possible to make compact spindles. The implication is that linear electromechanical actuators (the product is often just called a linear actuator) based on the Segmented Spindle technology can be made more compact as the spindle segments can be packed in a layer perpendicular to the linear movement of the spindle.

External links

* [http://www.shelleys.demon.co.uk/foct03.htm Article from Eureka Magazine]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPU9BGQL2M Linear actuator based on the segmented spindle]


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