Active pressure relief valves and methods of use
    4.
    发明授权
    Active pressure relief valves and methods of use 有权
    主动泄压阀及使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07204472B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-17

    申请号:US11064422

    申请日:2005-02-23

    IPC分类号: F16K21/04

    摘要: Active pressure relief valves and methods of use for regulating atmospheric conditions within an interior compartment of a vehicle generally include an active material to effect movement of a flap relative to an opening. The active material has the ability to remember its original at least one attribute such as dimension, shape, and/or flexural modulus, which can subsequently be recalled by applying or removing an external stimulus, as will be discussed in detail herein. Suitable active materials include, without limitation, shape memory alloys, ferromagnetic shape memory alloys, shape memory polymers, piezoelectric materials, electroactive polymers, magnetorheological fluids and elastomers, electrorheological fluids, composites of one or more of the foregoing materials with non-active materials, combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing materials, and the like. Depending on the particular active material, the activation signal can take the form of, without limitation, an electric current, a temperature change, a magnetic field, a mechanical loading or stressing, or the like.

    摘要翻译: 主动减压阀和用于调节车辆内部隔室内的大气条件的使用方法通常包括活动材料以实现翼片相对于开口的运动。 活性材料具有记住其原始的至少一个属性(例如尺寸,形状和/或挠曲模量)的能力,其随后可以通过应用或去除外部刺激来召回,这将在本文中详细讨论。 合适的活性材料包括但不限于形状记忆合金,铁磁形状记忆合金,形状记忆聚合物,压电材料,电活性聚合物,磁流变流体和弹性体,电流变流体,一种或多种前述材料与非活性材料的复合材料, 包含至少一种前述材料的组合等。 取决于具体的活性材料,激活信号可以采取但不限于电流,温度变化,磁场,机械加载或应力等形式。

    Active material based closure hinge and alignment process
    6.
    发明授权
    Active material based closure hinge and alignment process 有权
    基于活性材料的闭合铰链和对准过程

    公开(公告)号:US07967367B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-28

    申请号:US12683127

    申请日:2010-01-06

    IPC分类号: B60J5/00

    摘要: An adjustable closure hinge assembly, includes a first hinge portion having a first aperture, a second hinge portion having a second aperture coaxially aligned with the first aperture, a hinge member disposed in the first and second apertures for joining the first and second hinge portions, wherein the hinge member further comprises a spacer intermediate walls defining the first and second apertures and the hinge member, wherein the spacer comprises an active material, and an activation device in operative communication with the active material, wherein the activation device is operable to selectively apply an activation signal to the active material and effect a reversible change in at least one property of the active material, wherein the change in the at least one property is effective to provide up to six degrees of freedom to the hinge member and less than or equal to two degrees of freedom in the absence of the activation signal.

    摘要翻译: 可调节的闭合铰链组件包括具有第一孔的第一铰链部分,具有与第一孔同轴对准的第二孔的第二铰链部分,设置在第一和第二孔中用于接合第一和第二铰链部分的铰链部件, 其中所述铰链构件还包括限定所述第一和第二孔和所述铰链构件的间隔件中间壁,其中所述间隔件包括活性材料和与所述活性材料可操作地连通的激活装置,其中所述致动装置可操作以选择性地施加 活化材料的活化信号并且在活性材料的至少一个性质中产生可逆变化,其中至少一种性质的改变有效地为铰链构件提供高达六个自由度并且小于或等于 到没有激活信号的两个自由度。

    Active material based seam concealment devices and methods of use thereof
    8.
    发明授权
    Active material based seam concealment devices and methods of use thereof 有权
    基于活性材料的缝线隐蔽装置及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US08616613B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-31

    申请号:US13537227

    申请日:2012-06-29

    IPC分类号: B60J10/08

    摘要: A device for concealing a seam between a first abutting surface of a first article and a second abutting surface of a second article, the device includes a seam concealment body fixedly attached to a selected one or both of the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface, wherein the seam concealment body comprises an active material, wherein the active material is configured to transition between a first stiffness and a second stiffness upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the transition permits movement of a selected one or both of the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface such that the seam concealment body deforms with the movement of the surface to maintain concealment of the seam.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在第一物品的第一邻接表面和第二物品的第二邻接表面之间隐藏接缝的设备,所述设备包括固定地附接到所述第一邻接表面和所述第二邻接表面中的所选择的一个或两者的接缝隐蔽体 ,其中所述接缝隐蔽体包括活性材料,其中所述活性材料构造成在接收到激活信号时在第一刚度和第二刚度之间转变,其中所述转变允许所述第一邻接表面 以及第二邻接表面,使得接缝隐蔽体随着表面的运动而变形以保持接缝的隐藏。

    Active material based concealment devices for seams
    9.
    发明授权
    Active material based concealment devices for seams 有权
    活动材料为接缝的隐蔽装置

    公开(公告)号:US07905538B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-15

    申请号:US11848488

    申请日:2007-08-31

    IPC分类号: B60J10/08

    CPC分类号: B60R13/06 B60R2013/0293

    摘要: A device for concealing a seam between a first surface and a second surface includes a moveable body fixedly attached to a selected one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the moveable body is configured to transition between a first position and a second position to conceal and expose the seam, and an active material in operative communication with the moveable body, wherein the active material is configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to transition the moveable body from the first position to the second position.

    摘要翻译: 用于在第一表面和第二表面之间隐藏接缝的装置包括固定地连接到所述第一表面和所述第二表面中的所选择的一个的可移动主体,其中所述可移动主体被配置为在第一位置和第二位置之间转换 隐藏和暴露所述接缝以及与所述可移动主体可操作地通信的活性材料,其中所述活性材料被配置为在接收到激活信号时经历至少一个属性的改变,其中至少一个属性的变化是有效的 以使可动体从第一位置转移到第二位置。