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US 2014/0319390 A1Published application
Printed circuit board electrorheological fluid valve
AssigneeBoston Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsMarc Strauss, Michael Murphy
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Abstract
A printed circuit board electrorheological fluid valve and method with spaced, bonded, epoxy printed circuit board laminates defining flow channels therebetween. Electrodes are formed on opposite surfaces of the flow channels and surface pads on a laminate are electrically connected to the electrodes for applying a voltage thereto controlling the flow of electrorheological fluid in the flow channels.
Claims25
A printed circuit board electrorheological fluid valve comprising:
- spaced, bonded, epoxy printed circuit hoard laminates defining flow channels therebetween:
- electrodes formed on the laminates on opposite surfaces of the flow channels;
- and
- surface pads on a laminate electrically connected to said electrodes for applying a voltage thereto controlling the flow of electrorheological fluid in said flow channels.
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A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board electrorheological fluid valve comprising:
- assembling a layup including a plurality of laminates defining a plurality of electrodes and spacer layers forming flow channels;
- consolidating the layup using heat and pressure to bond the laminates together;
- and
- singulating individual printed circuit board electrorheological fluid valves from the consolidated layup.
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A method comprising:
- bonding spaced printed circuit board laminates with electrodes thereon to form a plurality of electrorheological flow channels;
- forming surface pads;
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- electrically connecting said surface pads to select electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.