Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shape-transformable switch apparatus based on electrorheological fluid
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Application No.: US18048787Application Date: 2022-10-21
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Publication No.: US12148589B2Publication Date: 2024-11-19
- Inventor: Yoon Im , Yong Won Choi , Myung Hoe Kim , Joo Hwa Kim , Eun Jae Shin , Hyun U Ko , Sang Youn Kim
- Applicant: Korea University Of Technology And Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation , Kia Corporation , Hyundai Motor Company
- Applicant Address: KR Cheonan-si; KR Seoul; KR Seoul
- Assignee: Korea University Of Technology And Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation,Kia Corporation,Hyundai Motor Company
- Current Assignee: Korea University Of Technology And Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation,Kia Corporation,Hyundai Motor Company
- Current Assignee Address: KR Cheonan-si; KR Seoul; KR Seoul
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: KR10-2022-0019863 20220216
- Main IPC: H01H59/00
- IPC: H01H59/00

Abstract:
In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes a housing comprising an accommodating region with a high voltage electrode, a Electrorheological (ER) fluid located in the accommodating region, the ER fluid configured to change viscosity and rigidity, a switch cover shielding an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to change a shape based on changes of the viscosity and of the rigidity of the ER fluid; and a controller configured to allow a voltage to be applied to the high voltage electrode such that an electrostatic attraction is generated so that the ER fluid flows and is pressed against the switch cover thereby changing a shape of the switch cover.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230260735A1 Shape-Transformable Switch Apparatus Based on Electrorheological Fluid Public/Granted day:2023-08-17
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