Actuator with a safety cover

Abstract

A motorized actuator has a link that extends and retracts based on the control signal. An enclosure member substantially wraps around the link with a sensor between the link and the enclosure member. The enclosure member is suspended relative to the link so that when the enclosure member is touched by a foreign object, the sensor is activated that stops the motorized actuator from moving the first link.

1 . A mounting system comprising:
 a base plate;   a motorized actuator having a link, the link adapted to extend and retract relative to the base plate;   an enclosure member adapted to enclose at least a portion of the link, the enclosure member suspended relative to the link;   a sensor between the enclosure member and the link such that when the enclosure member is touched, the sensor is activated to indicate that the enclosure member has been touched; and   a controller communicably linked to the sensor and the motorized actuator such that when the sensor indicates that the enclosure member has been touched, the controller sends a stop signal to the motorized actuator to stop the movement of the link.