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Actuator

US9267495B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

19Claims

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Assignee

ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Markus Köpfer · Regelsweiler, DE
Tobias Sonnleitner · Koblenzer Straße, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2014
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49874
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention refers to an actuator with a movable controlling element (7), a wire-shaped SMA element (2) for moving the controlling element in one direction, on whose at least one wire end (3) a connector (4) having a contact surface (13) and made of an electrically conductive material has been fixed, and a structural part (5) made at least partially from an electrically non-conductive plastic material, that has been provided with a conductive strip (6). The connector (4) is fixed to an area of the structural part made from non-conductive material, whereby as a result of that, the contact surface (13) is maintained in electrically conductive contact with the conductive strip (6).

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