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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
National University Corporation Kanazawa University, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, JP;
Shinnosuke Shimokawa, Susono, JP;
Eiji Itakura, Susono, JP;
Hiroshi Tokutake, Kanzawa, JP;
Atsumu Ohmae, Kanazawa, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY, Kanazawa-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A surface shape variable device which comprises a board-like member comprising a plurality of strip elements capable of being elastically morphed which extend in parallel along a plane; and morphing control devises which elastically morph the strip elements due to buckling and the like toward a direction traversing the plane by applying stress to at least a part of the strip elements, wherein the strip elements are woven into a woven fabric-like state and extend intersecting with each other.