Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electroactive polymer (EAP)-based rotary motion devices
- Patent Title (中): 基于电动聚合物(EAP)的旋转运动装置
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Application No.: US13806844Application Date: 2011-06-23
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Publication No.: US09379644B2Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: Jay Sayre , Mark Stasik , Chuck Plaxico , Megan Moore , Vincent D. McGinniss , James Kennedy
- Applicant: Jay Sayre , Mark Stasik , Chuck Plaxico , Megan Moore , Vincent D. McGinniss , James Kennedy
- Applicant Address: US OH Columbus
- Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
- Current Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Columbus
- Agency: Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
- Agent Benjamen E. Kern; Kraig K. Anderson
- International Application: PCT/US2011/041708 WO 20110623
- International Announcement: WO2011/163530 WO 20111229
- Main IPC: B60B9/26
- IPC: B60B9/26 ; H02N2/10 ; B25J9/00 ; B25J9/10 ; F04D25/06 ; F16H19/00 ; F16H21/00 ; H01L41/09 ; H01L41/193 ; H02N11/00 ; B25J18/00 ; B60K7/00 ; F04D13/06 ; F16H19/04 ; F16H21/18 ; G05G5/04

Abstract:
Rotary motion devices (10) are provided. In one embodiment, the rotary motion devices (10) may comprise: a mass (12); a circumferential component (14); a plurality of spokes (16) connecting the mass (12) to the circumferential component (14), at least one of the spokes (16) comprising an electroactive polymer, wherein: the at least one spoke (16) has at least one input electrode and is configured to deflect upon application of an electrical potential across the at least one input electrode, and the rotary motion device (10) is configured such that deflection of the at least one spoke (16) causes the mass (12) to move, thereby causing the rotary motion device (10) to become off balance with respect to gravity, and rotate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130192910A1 ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER (EAP) -BASED ROTARY MOTION DEVICES Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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