Title:
BENDING ACTUATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013057296
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a thermal strain type actuator for achieving higly-efficient bending movement.
The actuator, which is bent through the heat generation of a conductive member, includes: first and second electrodes facing each other; and the conductive member disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The thermal expansion coefficient is different in the first and second electrodes of the conductive member.
Inventors:
KOJIMA KAORU
KOKUBO SHINSUKE
KOKUBO SHINSUKE
Application Number:
JP2011196118A
Publication Date:
March 28, 2013
Filing Date:
September 08, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
F03G7/06; C08K3/04; C08K3/08; C08L21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takuma Abe
Sogo Kuroiwa
Sogo Kuroiwa
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