Artificial muscle actuators
AssigneeLintec of America, Inc.
InventorsMarcio Dias LIMA, Yang YANG, Luis PLATA, Marilu GUERRERO, Franklin LE, Randy ALLEN
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Abstract
A hinge-type actuator device in accordance with the present disclosure may include a first and second paddle, a first and second artificial muscle actuator segment, and a plurality of contacts, where the first and second artificial muscle actuator segments are actuated via the contacts, actuation of the first artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to open the hinge-type actuator, and actuation of the second artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to dose the hinge-type actuator.
Claims9
A hinge-type actuator device comprising:
- a first and second paddle;
- a first and second artificial muscle actuator segment;
- and
- a plurality of contacts, wherein the first and second artificial muscle actuator segments are actuated via the contacts,
- actuation of the first artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to open the hinge-type actuator, and
- actuation of the second artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to close the hinge-type actuator.
A linear displacement device comprising:
- at least one artificial muscle actuator;
- an arm attached to the at least one artificial muscle;
- a body that is restricted to move along a line;
- and
- a stationary channel that restricts the motion of the body to linear motion,
- wherein the at least one artificial muscle actuator causes the body to move along the line,
- wherein the body is further restricted to move along a surface of the arm,
- wherein the at least one artificial muscle actuator is a rotational muscle actuator, and
- wherein the arm rotates in concert with the at least one artificial muscle actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.