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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Emiri Sakiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Shimotoku, Tokyo, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An airflow control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first frame, a second frame, and a rectifying plate. The first frame is located about the center of rotation and includes a through-hole. The second frame is located, about the center of rotation, on an outer circumference side relative to the first frame. The rectifying plate is flexible, has one end fixed to the center of rotation and another end fixed to the second frame, passes through the through-hole, and changes an amount of deflection of a portion between the through-hole and the center of rotation according to a change in a length of the portion by relative rotation of the first frame and the second frame about the center of rotation.