Title:
MECHANICALLY PROGRAMMED SOFT ACTUATORS WITH CONFORMING SLEEVES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/102723
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A mechanically programmed actuator includes at least one soft actuator body configured to bend, linearly extend, contract, twist, or combinations thereof when actuated without constraint; an activation mechanism (e.g., a fluid pump) configured to actuate the soft actuator body; and at least one sleeve wrapped around part of the soft actuator body and configured to constrain the soft actuator body inside the sleeve when actuated and to cause the soft actuator body to deform where not covered by the sleeve.
Inventors:
GALLOWAY KEVIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/060870
Publication Date:
October 29, 2015
Filing Date:
October 16, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HARVARD COLLEGE (US)
International Classes:
F15B15/00; A63B41/00; B25J9/14; F15B15/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013103412A2 | 2013-07-11 | |||
| WO2012150551A1 | 2012-11-08 | |||
| WO2013110086A1 | 2013-07-25 |
Foreign References:
| US6772673B2 | 2004-08-10 | |||
| DE102011081727A1 | 2013-02-28 | |||
| US20020083828A1 | 2002-07-04 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3058237A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAYRE, Robert (1 Broadway 14th Floo, Cambridge Massachusetts, US)
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