Frictional control system
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorUmesh N. Gandhi
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Abstract
A friction control device includes a slotted shield through which an active material layer selectively expands. A system includes a second component movable with respect to a first component; a friction control device between the first component and the second component, the friction control device including: an active material layer; and a slotted shield through which the active material layer selectively expands through. A method for controlling a frictional interface between a first component and a second component, includes selectively expanding an active material through a multiple of slots.
Claims20
A friction control device, comprising:
- an active material layer;
- and
- a slotted shield with a multiple of slots through which at least a portion of said active material layer is selectively operable to expand.
A system, comprising:
- a first component;
- a second component movable with respect to said first component;
- a friction control device between said first component and said second component, said friction control device including:
- an active material layer;
- and
- a slotted shield with a multiple of slots through which at least a portion of said active material layer is selectively operable to change a frictional force between said first component and said second component.
A method for controlling a frictional interface between a first component and a second component, the method comprising:
- selectively controlling an active material through a multiple of slots to change a frictional force between the first component and the second component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.