Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid cooled shape memory alloy actuated valve
- Patent Title (中): 流体冷却形状记忆合金致动阀
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Application No.: US14000799Application Date: 2012-03-09
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Publication No.: US09546740B2Publication Date: 2017-01-17
- Inventor: Nicolas Deperraz
- Applicant: Nicolas Deperraz
- Applicant Address: CH Versoix
- Assignee: FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEMS S.A.
- Current Assignee: FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEMS S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Versoix
- Agency: The Ollila Law Group LLC
- Priority: FR1151999 20110311
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/001046 WO 20120309
- International Announcement: WO2012/123088 WO 20120920
- Main IPC: F16K31/02
- IPC: F16K31/02 ; F16K31/00 ; F16K11/22 ; F16K49/00

Abstract:
A valve assembly (100) is provided. The valve assembly (100) comprises a housing (101) with a plurality of fluid ports (102-105d). The housing (101) includes an actuator chamber (107) configured to receive a fluid. The housing (101) also includes a valve chamber (108) configured to receive the fluid after flowing through the actuator chamber (107). The valve assembly (100) further includes one or more shape memory alloy elements (109a-109d) located within the actuator chamber (108). One or more valve seals (220a-220d) located within the valve chamber (108) are provided. The shape memory alloy elements (109) are coupled to each of the valve seals (220a-220d) to selectively move the valve seals (220a-220d) between a first position and a second position upon heating the corresponding shape memory alloy element (109a-109d) above a transformation temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130327967A1 FLUID COOLED SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATED VALVE Public/Granted day:2013-12-12
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