Summary Information (click on this NSN number for detailed information: 6105-00-001-5532)
Definition:
Torque Motor, also referenced with federal logistics item name code 37336:
A motor whose rotating member is limited in travel to less than one mechanical revolution or travel at a speed much lower than a conventional motor. it is designed to convert an electrical energy input into a fast-responding mechanical motion output in the form of a constant torque. it does not include gear box(es) or gear train(s), commutators, brushes, or slip rings. the output torque may be exerted through a rotational travel movement or while operating in a continuously stalled or intermittently stalled condition. excludes electromagnetic actuator; motor, control; and solenoid, electrical.