Patent · US Expired

Valve control device

US7205704B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
10References
27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 2006
Grant dateApr 17, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N2/043
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for displacing a moving part along a longitudinal axis relative to a housing, said device being symmetrical about a plane extending longitudinally relative to the moving part, the device comprising two structures that are secured to said moving part and elements of active material comprising at least two blocks extending between inside walls of each structure, with the elongation directions of the blocks being antisymmetrical about an axis substantially perpendicular to the displacement axis of the moving part, wherein the structures are flexible and suitable for displacing the moving part by deforming as a function of the elongation of the blocks.

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