Title:
形状記憶合金アクチュエータを備える流量制御アセンブリ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006526131
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The invention concerns a shape memory alloy-actuated flow controller (600), comprising:
a rotatable flap having a shaft (620) along an axis about which said rotatable flap rotates;
and
an actuator disposed within said shaft (620) and configured to generate a force causing said rotatable flap to rotate, said actuator comprising a shape memory alloy ("SMA") actuator including a number of SMA elements.
Inventors:
McGregor, Roderick
Whale, Andrey
Von berence, peter emery
Whale, Andrey
Von berence, peter emery
Application Number:
JP2006513445A
Publication Date:
November 16, 2006
Filing Date:
April 28, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Nanomuscle, Inc.
International Classes:
F24F13/15; B60H1/00; B60H1/34; F01P7/02; F01P7/12; F03G7/06; F16K11/065; F16K31/00; F16K31/02; F24F11/76; F24F13/12; F03G
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS63185044U | 1988-11-28 | |||
| JPS59118940U | 1984-08-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Iwao Yamaguchi