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Actuator

US5705969A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N11/006
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An actuator for converting electrical energy into rotary or reciprocating motion comprising a casing filled with an electro-sensitive fluid, the casing having a plurality of electrodes affixed along its inner periphery and including a rotary member which is impelled by the flow of the electro-sensitive fluid when DC voltage is applied to the electrodes.

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