Variable stiffness device and method of manufacturing the same
US10113537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF03G7/0636
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable stiffness device, including a core including a low melting point alloy, an encapsulation surrounding the core, the encapsulation made of an elastic material and sealing the core, and a heating device arranged around the encapsulation, configured to heat the core, wherein the elastic material of the encapsulation is subject to a tensile stress in a direction along a longitudinal extension of the thread-like variable stiffness device.
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