Title:
MANUFACTURE OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/138239
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An SMA sub-assembly comprises at least one body portion (3) holding apart a pair of crimp portions/connection components (10) that are at least partly crimped around, or welded to, a length of SMA wire (20) which is slack between the crimp portions/connection components. The slackness of the SMA wire in the SMA sub-assembly may subsequently be adjusted and/or the SMA sub-assembly may be used to manufacture an SMA assembly wherein at least one length of slack shape memory alloy wire is connected between a static part and a movable part, thereby providing an advantage of increasing the available stroke of the SMA wire.
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Inventors:
SCHOLZ MARC-SEBASTIAN (GB)
BUNTING STEPHEN MATTHEW (GB)
HOWARTH JAMES (GB)
BROWN ANDREW BENJAMIN SIMPSON (GB)
BUNTING STEPHEN MATTHEW (GB)
HOWARTH JAMES (GB)
BROWN ANDREW BENJAMIN SIMPSON (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2019/050072
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
January 11, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LTD (GB)
International Classes:
G02B7/04; F03G7/06; H01R4/18
Foreign References:
| EP1870962A2 | 2007-12-26 | |||
| EP1610418A2 | 2005-12-28 | |||
| US20170357076A1 | 2017-12-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
J A KEMP (GB)
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