Apparatus having a support structure and actuator
US6717332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02N2/043
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for use in an application including at least one of clamping and valving. The apparatus includes a support structure and actuator means for operating the support structure between a rest position and an actuated position. In one embodiment, the actuator means is a piezoelectric device and the support structure is a single piece which is a mechanically active element of the apparatus.
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