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Actuator system and use of an actuator system

US11177062B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ETO MAGNETIC GMBH · DE

Inventors

Markus Laufenberg · Stockach, DE
Thomas Schiepp · Seitingen-Oberflacht, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2017
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 7, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02N2/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An actuator device has at least one actuator element which at least in part is composed of a magnetically shape-shiftable material, and has a magnet unit which comprises at least one first magnetic element that is implemented as a coil unit and at least one second magnetic element that is implemented as a permanent magnet,at least the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are configured for interacting in at least one operating state so as to cause a local deformation of the actuator element in a partial region of the actuator element.

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