Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Actuator
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Application No.: US15549481Application Date: 2015-10-28
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Publication No.: US10415606B2Publication Date: 2019-09-17
- Inventor: Kazutoshi Kouno , Koichi Suzumori
- Applicant: Koganei Corporation , Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: JP Koganei-shi, Tokyo JP Meguro-ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: Koganei Corporation,Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Koganei Corporation,Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: JP Koganei-shi, Tokyo JP Meguro-ku, Tokyo
- Agency: McCormick, Paulding & Huber LLP
- Priority: JP2015-031459 20150220
- International Application: PCT/JP2015/080388 WO 20151028
- International Announcement: WO2016/132608 WO 20160825
- Main IPC: F15B15/14
- IPC: F15B15/14 ; F15B15/10

Abstract:
An actuator main body (11) is formed by a plurality of artificial muscles (12). Each artificial muscle (12) includes an elastic tube (13) and a braided tube (15) covering an outside of the elastic tube (13). A first outside cylindrical body (21) is attached to one end portion of the actuator main body (11), and a second outside cylindrical body (22) is attached to the other end portion of the actuator main body (11). Bonding portions (23, 24) are respectively provided in the first and second outside cylindrical bodies (21, 22). The bonding portions (23, 24) are used to bond the elastic tube (13) to the braided tube (15), to bond the outside cylindrical body (21) to the artificial muscles (12), and to bond the outside cylindrical body (22) to the artificial muscles (12).
Public/Granted literature
- US20180031009A1 ACTUATOR Public/Granted day:2018-02-01
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