EP Frame Acuator: Generic or Custom

[p8ntbal4me]

The port on the bottom being the Intake? What are the holes on the piston side? Built in QEV?

Sorry I ask so many questions >.>

In the first picture,.. the port on the front bottom is the screw hole to hold the front piece on.

The 2 smaller holes are for the bleed of the compressed air inside the piston chamber in the front of the piston.

In the second picture,.. the hole on the bottom right is the input for air.

~ P8nt

[TwilightG]

That actuator looks very similar to the one created by G-Force.


In regards to the drop-in, unless p8nt wants to get sued, it won't happen

[p8ntbal4me]

That actuator looks very similar to the one created by G-Force.


In regards to the drop-in, unless p8nt wants to get sued, it won't happen

That actuator IS the G-Force Ram. I used this as an example seeing how most of you have seen it now.

I have one here another company made me,... I need to shorten it down some though.

It has a threaded front end rather than a plate with screw holes.

To be perfectly honest with you,... the G-Force acuator isnt any differnent from the Bimba Mini-Square, the Festo Ram/Piston, the Parker Square Block, etc.

All of them have removable fronts, use the front end for piston allignment, use M3/M5 ports, contain one or more wiper seals, all of them contain a return spring, all of them are single action, etc. G-Force would be hard pressed to persue a patent in which they do not have coverage over.

"PATENTED" on the side of the frame covers the frame,... pneumatic actuators and their use fall under a slew of different patents.

I understand the reason you brought the patents up,... however,.. before I more on something,... I tend to look into it. (Example: I can sell you or anyone a pneumatic actuator all I want,... its YOU that can not misuse it. Building a frame to work WITH pneumatics falls close (if not under) to 4 patents off the top of my head.

~ P8nt

[TwilightG]

I'm sure that selling an actuator isn't stepping on anyone's toes..
I was speaking more on the "drop-in pneumag module" but that's more off-topic from what you were originally posting about.

I agree with making a custom actuator. As long as it's easily rebuildable, that's all we'd need. Proper fitment w/o any extra modifications is great, not to mention that you can probably make the actuator smaller compared to the MPA3