公开(公告)号：US20090161239A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US12158351

申请日：2006-12-18

申请人： Boudewijn Verhaar ,  Bart Dirkx ,  Michael Bauer ,  Funda Sahin Nomaler

发明人： Boudewijn Verhaar ,  Bart Dirkx ,  Michael Bauer ,  Funda Sahin Nomaler

IPC分类号： G02B7/09 ,  H02N2/04 ,  H01L41/22 ,  G03B9/02

CPC分类号： G03B9/02 ,  G02B5/005 ,  G02B26/02 ,  H01L41/0986 ,  Y10T29/42

摘要： An electroactive polymer actuator (10) is disclosed for use in various applications including camera diaphragms and lenses. The actuator (10) converts electrical energy to mechanical energy and comprises, in one embodiment, at least two flexible electrodes (15, 25); a transparent elastic non-conductive material (20) having a substantially constant thickness, the transparent elastic non-conductive material (20) arranged in a manner which causes the transparent elastic non-conductive material (20) to compress in a first direction orthogonal to the thickness in response to an electric field applied to the polymer; and a frame coupled to the at least two electrodes (15, 25) and the transparent elastic non-conductive material (20), the outer frame substantially preventing expansion in a second direction opposite said first direction in response to an electric field applied to the polymer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电活性聚合物致动器（10），用于包括照相机隔膜和透镜在内的各种应用。 致动器（10）将电能转换成机械能，并且在一个实施例中包括至少两个柔性电极（15,25）; 具有基本恒定厚度的透明弹性非导电材料（20），所述透明弹性非导电材料（20）以使得所述透明弹性非导电材料（20）沿与第一方向垂直的第一方向 响应于施加到聚合物的电场的厚度; 以及耦合到所述至少两个电极（15,25）和所述透明弹性非导电材料（20）的框架，所述外框架响应于施加到所述第二方向的电场而在与所述第一方向相反的第二方向上基本上防止膨胀 聚合物。