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Visco-elastic delayed actuator

US4742189A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1986
Grant dateMay 3, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H7/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A visco-elastic actuator mechanism including a support section and an actuator section. A visco-elastic adhesive is mounted to one of the sections and is engageable by the other of the sections to hold the actuator in a first state. A spring urges apart one of the sections relative to the other until the actuator is abruptly switched to a second state.

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