Invention Application
WO2005089168A2 CUSTOMIZABLE STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND ARTICLES THAT EMPLOY THE SAME
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可自定义的组合和使用该组合的文章
- Patent Title: CUSTOMIZABLE STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND ARTICLES THAT EMPLOY THE SAME
- Patent Title (中): 可自定义的组合和使用该组合的文章
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Application No.: PCT/US2005/007787Application Date: 2005-03-10
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Publication No.: WO2005089168A2Publication Date: 2005-09-29
- Inventor: BROWNE, Alan, L. , JOHNSON, Nancy, L. , MANKAME, Nilesh, D. , ULICNY, John, C. , JONES, Gary, L. , O'KANE, James, C.
- Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: Legal Staff-Mail, Mail Code 482-C23-B21, P.O. Box 300, Detroit, MI 48265-3000 US
- Assignee: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: Legal Staff-Mail, Mail Code 482-C23-B21, P.O. Box 300, Detroit, MI 48265-3000 US
- Agency: MARRA, Kathryn, A.
- Priority: US60/552,791 20040312
- Main IPC: B60T1/00
- IPC: B60T1/00 ; B65D33/30 ; E05B15/04 ; E05B47/00 ; E05B65/12 ; F15B15/20 ; F15B15/26 ; F15B21/06 ; F16D63/00 ; F16F5/00 ; F16F9/34 ; F16F9/36 ; F16F9/46 ; F16F9/54 ; F16F9/56 ; F16F15/00
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a strut assembly (10) comprising a piston (3) in slideable communication with the housing (2); an actuator (16) in operative communication with the piston (3), wherein the actuator (16) comprises a shape memory material and is adapted to control the displacement of the piston. Disclosed herein too is a method of operating a strut assembly (10) comprising displacing a suspended body (60) in operative communication with a piston; and activating an actuator (16) in operative communication with the piston, wherein the actuator (16) comprises a shape memory material.
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