Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Layered actuation structures comprising artificial muscles and connecting ledges
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Application No.: US17217054Application Date: 2021-03-30
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Publication No.: US11601075B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Michael P. Rowe , Shardul S. Panwar , Maduran Palaniswamy
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: H02N11/00
- IPC: H02N11/00 ; B25J9/12
Abstract:
A layered actuation structure includes a first platform pair and a second platform pair. Each of the first platform pair and the second platform pair include an actuation platform and a mounting platform, forming an actuation cavity of each of the first platform pair and the second platform pair. One or more connecting ledges of each platform pair couple at least one of the actuation platform and the mounting platform of each platform pair to at least one of an actuation arm and a support arm, respectively. A collective stiffness of the one or more connecting ledges of the first platform pair is different than a collective stiffness of the one or more connecting ledges of the second platform pair. The layered actuation structure also includes one or more artificial muscles disposed in the actuation cavity of the first platform pair and the second platform pair.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220321033A1 LAYERED ACTUATION STRUCTURES COMPRISING ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES AND CONNECTING LEDGES Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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