公开(公告)号：US20060156785A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11335872

申请日：2006-01-19

申请人： Nilesh Mankame ,  James Wells ,  Christopher Henry ,  Ivan Sears ,  Douglas Linn ,  Alan Browne ,  Richard Skurkis

发明人： Nilesh Mankame ,  James Wells ,  Christopher Henry ,  Ivan Sears ,  Douglas Linn ,  Alan Browne ,  Richard Skurkis

IPC分类号： B21D37/02

CPC分类号： B23Q3/086 ,  B25B5/163 ,  Y10T29/4976 ,  Y10T29/49805 ,  Y10T29/49998 ,  Y10T29/53961 ,  Y10T29/53991

摘要： A reconfigurable fixture device system, including: a base member; a reconfigurable pad disposed on the base member, wherein the reconfigurable pad comprises a shape memory material configured to selectively conform to a surface contour of a workpiece; an activation device in operative communication with the shape memory material; a controller in operable communication with at least one of the reconfigurable pad, the activation device, and the base member; a plurality of sensors for sensing a parameter associated with at least one of the reconfigurable pad, the base member, the fixture device, and the workpiece, wherein the plurality of sensors is in operable communication with the controller; and an actuator in operable communication with the controller and the at least one of the reconfigurable pad, the base member, the fixture device, and the workpiece.

公开(公告)号：US20060157907A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11335191

申请日：2006-01-19

申请人： Alan Browne ,  Douglas Linn ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Roland Menassa ,  Ivan Sears ,  Robin Stevenson ,  Christopher Henry ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Charles Wampler

发明人： Alan Browne ,  Douglas Linn ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Roland Menassa ,  Ivan Sears ,  Robin Stevenson ,  Christopher Henry ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Charles Wampler

IPC分类号： B25B1/06

CPC分类号： B25B1/241 ,  B23B2228/16 ,  B23Q3/062 ,  B23Q3/103 ,  Y10T29/4976 ,  Y10T29/49805 ,  Y10T29/49998

摘要： A fixture device generally includes a base member, a reconfigurable pad disposed on the base member, wherein the reconfigurable pad comprises a shape memory material configured to selectively conform to a surface contour of a workpiece, and an activation device in operative communication with the shape memory material.

公开(公告)号：US20060156535A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11335190

申请日：2006-01-19

申请人： Alan Browne ,  Douglas Linn ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Roland Menassa ,  Ivan Sears ,  Robin Stevenson ,  Christopher Henry ,  Nancy Johnson

发明人： Alan Browne ,  Douglas Linn ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Roland Menassa ,  Ivan Sears ,  Robin Stevenson ,  Christopher Henry ,  Nancy Johnson

IPC分类号： B23Q7/00 ,  B23Q3/00

CPC分类号： B23Q3/086 ,  Y10T29/4976 ,  Y10T29/49805 ,  Y10T29/49998

摘要： A process generally includes contacting a surface of at least one workpiece with a reconfigurable pad of a fixture device, wherein the reconfigurable pad comprises a shape memory material configured to conform to the surface of the at least one workpiece, and fixturing the contacted workpiece.

摘要翻译： 一种方法通常包括使至少一个工件的表面与固定装置的可重新配置的焊盘相接触，其中可重新配置的焊盘包括形状记忆材料，其被配置为与至少一个工件的表面一致并固定所接触的工件。

公开(公告)号：US20070182146A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-09

申请号：US11346949

申请日：2006-02-03

申请人： Alan Browne ,  Kenneth Strom ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Mark Kramarczyk

发明人： Alan Browne ,  Kenneth Strom ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Mark Kramarczyk

IPC分类号： B60R21/04 ,  B60N2/42 ,  F01B29/10

CPC分类号： B60R21/04 ,  B60N2/42709 ,  B60N2/4279 ,  B60R21/26 ,  B62D21/15

摘要： A vehicle member generally comprises a thermally activated shape memory material in operative communication with a pyrotechnic device. The pyrotechnic device is effective to thermally change a dimension, a shape, an orientation change, an elastic modulus property change or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing properties of the shape memory material, which results in a structural and/or mechanical change to the vehicle member.

摘要翻译： 车辆构件通常包括与烟火装置可操作地通信的热激活形状记忆材料。 烟火装置有效地热改变尺寸，形状，取向变化，弹性模量特性变化或包括形状记忆材料的上述特性中的至少一个的组合，这导致结构和/或机械变化 到车辆成员。

公开(公告)号：US20050263359A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-01

申请号：US11078848

申请日：2005-03-11

申请人： Nilesh Mankame ,  Robin Stevenson ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Gary Jones ,  John Ulicny

发明人： Nilesh Mankame ,  Robin Stevenson ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Gary Jones ,  John Ulicny

IPC分类号： 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

CPC分类号： F16F9/56 ,  E05B47/0009 ,  E05B47/0011 ,  E05B51/005 ,  E05B81/20 ,  E05B2015/0493 ,  F15B15/204 ,  F15B15/26 ,  F15B21/065 ,  F16F9/368 ,  F16F9/46 ,  F16F9/466 ,  F16F9/54 ,  F16F15/005 ,  F16F2224/025 ,  F16F2224/0258 ,  F16F2224/0283 ,  F16F2224/045 ,  Y10T70/5093 ,  Y10T292/1082 ,  Y10T292/17 ,  Y10T292/699

摘要： Disclosed herein is a strut assembly 10 comprising a housing 2; a piston 3 in slideable communication with the housing 2; an actuator 16 in operative communication with the piston 3 and/or the housing 2; wherein the actuator 16 is adapted to change the location of the housing 2 from a first position to a second position and/or change in a stroke length of the piston 3. Disclosed herein too is a method for changing the strut length of a strut assembly 10 comprising activating an actuator 16 that is in operative communication with a housing 2 or a piston of the strut assembly 10; and changing in the location of the housing 2 from a first position to a second position and/or changing a stroke length of the piston 3.

摘要翻译： 这里公开了一种支柱组件10，其包括壳体2; 与壳体2可滑动连通的活塞3; 与活塞3和/或壳体2可操作地连通的致动器16; 其中致动器16适于将壳体2的位置从第一位置改变到第二位置和/或改变活塞3的冲程长度。 这里也公开了一种用于改变支柱组件10的支柱长度的方法，包括启动与支架组件10的壳体2或活塞可操作地连通的致动器16; 并且将壳体2的位置从第一位置改变到第二位置和/或改变活塞3的行程长度。

公开(公告)号：US20080100092A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-01

申请号：US11929226

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： Xiujie Gao ,  James Shoemaker ,  Paul Alexander ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Louise Stauffer ,  Robert Vitale ,  Jack Bailey

发明人： Xiujie Gao ,  James Shoemaker ,  Paul Alexander ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Louise Stauffer ,  Robert Vitale ,  Jack Bailey

IPC分类号： B60J5/00 ,  E05F11/54

CPC分类号： E05F15/60 ,  E05F15/627 ,  E05Y2201/43 ,  E05Y2800/67 ,  E05Y2900/531 ,  E05Y2900/548 ,  Y10S292/72 ,  Y10T16/53835

摘要： A door system includes a structural member and a door that is movably mounted with respect to the structural member for movement between an open position and a closed position. A spring is mounted with respect to the structural member or the door and being sufficiently positioned to bias the door toward its open position when the door is in its closed position. Active material based actuators may selectively compress the spring prior to door closure to minimize door closing effort.

摘要翻译： 门系统包括结构构件和门，其相对于结构构件可移动地安装以在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动。 相对于结构构件或门安装弹簧，并且当门处于其关闭位置时，弹簧被充分地定位成将门偏向其打开位置。 基于活性材料的致动器可以在门关闭之前选择性地压缩弹簧，以最小化门关闭力。

公开(公告)号：US20070102962A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-10

申请号：US11554744

申请日：2006-10-31

申请人： Paul Alexander ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Hanif Muhammad ,  Thomas Wanke

发明人： Paul Alexander ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Hanif Muhammad ,  Thomas Wanke

IPC分类号： B60R27/00

CPC分类号： B60R19/24 ,  B60R19/26 ,  B62D21/15

摘要： A tunable property bracket for a vehicle body, includes a support member comprising a first active material configured to provide support for static and dynamic loads during normal operation of the vehicle body, wherein the first active material undergoes a change in a property upon exposure to an activating condition during a loading event or a sensed loading event, wherein the change in the property is effective to provide a load bearing capacity change to the support member.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车体的可调谐属性支架，包括支撑构件，该支撑构件包括构造成在车身正常操作期间为静态和动态载荷提供支撑的第一活性材料，其中第一活性材料暴露于 在加载事件或检测到的负载事件期间的启动状态，其中，所述属性的变化对提供对所述支撑构件的承载能力的改变是有效的。

公开(公告)号：US20060186126A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11357901

申请日：2006-02-17

申请人： Alan Browne ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Nancy Johnson

发明人： Alan Browne ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Nancy Johnson

IPC分类号： B65D6/28

CPC分类号： B60N3/106 ,  B29C61/00 ,  B29C61/02 ,  B29C61/0608 ,  C22F1/006 ,  F03G7/065

摘要： Reconfigurable structures include at least one hub, a plurality of arms attached to and extending from the at least one hub, wherein at least a portion of the arm and/or hub defines a node and is formed of an active material. The active material is adapted to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal, wherein the change in the at least one attribute changes a modulus property, a shape orientation, or a combination of the modulus property change and the shape orientation change to the active material portion. The plurality of arms and at least one hub can form a reconfigurable opening for attaching and releasing a member. Alternatively, the plurality of arms and/or hub can further include a connector for attaching an additional structure. Also disclosed herein are methods for selectively reconfiguring a structure.

公开(公告)号：US20060157908A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11335192

申请日：2006-01-19

申请人： Mark Verbrugge ,  Jihui Yang ,  Yang Cheng ,  Michael Lukitsch ,  Alan Browne ,  Nilesh Mankame

发明人： Mark Verbrugge ,  Jihui Yang ,  Yang Cheng ,  Michael Lukitsch ,  Alan Browne ,  Nilesh Mankame

IPC分类号： B25B1/16

CPC分类号： B23Q3/086 ,  B25B5/14 ,  B25B5/163 ,  Y10T29/4976 ,  Y10T29/49805 ,  Y10T29/49865 ,  Y10T29/49998

摘要： A fixture device generally includes a base member, a reconfigurable pad comprising a shape memory material configured to selectively conform to a surface contour of a workpiece, and a thermoelectric unit in operative communication with the shape memory material of the reconfigurable pad. A process for operating a fixture device includes passing a current in a first direction through a thermoelectric unit in operative communication with a reconfigurable pad in an amount effective to heat a shape memory material therein to or above a shape setting temperature, contacting a surface of a workpiece with the reconfigurable pad, cooling the shape memory material below the shape setting temperature, and fixturing the workpiece with the fixture device.

公开(公告)号：US20050230195A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-20

申请号：US11078847

申请日：2005-03-11

申请人： Gary Jones ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Norman Bucknor ,  Paul Meernik ,  John Ulicny ,  James O'Kane

发明人： Gary Jones ,  Nilesh Mankame ,  Alan Browne ,  Nancy Johnson ,  Norman Bucknor ,  Paul Meernik ,  John Ulicny ,  James O'Kane

IPC分类号： 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

CPC分类号： F16F9/56 ,  E05B47/0009 ,  E05B47/0011 ,  E05B51/005 ,  E05B81/20 ,  E05B2015/0493 ,  F15B15/204 ,  F15B15/26 ,  F15B21/065 ,  F16F9/368 ,  F16F9/46 ,  F16F9/466 ,  F16F9/54 ,  F16F15/005 ,  F16F2224/025 ,  F16F2224/0258 ,  F16F2224/0283 ,  F16F2224/045 ,  Y10T70/5093 ,  Y10T292/1082 ,  Y10T292/17 ,  Y10T292/699

摘要： Disclosed herein is a strut assembly 10 comprising a locking device 11 in operative communication with a piston 3, wherein the locking device 11 comprises an active material operative to resist motion of the piston 3 in response to an activation signal. Disclosed herein too is a method of operating a strut assembly 10 comprising displacing a suspended body 60 in mechanical communication with a piston 3; activating an active material in operative communication with the piston 3; and controlling the motion of the suspended body 60.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种支柱组件10，其包括与活塞3可操作地连通的锁定装置11，其中锁定装置11包括可响应于激活信号抵抗活塞3的运动的活性材料。 这里也公开了一种操作支柱组件10的方法，包括使与活塞3机械连通的悬挂体60移位; 激活与活塞3操作性连通的活性材料; 并控制悬挂体60的运动。