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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Cambridge Mechatronics Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Joshua Carr, Cambridge, GB;
Daniel John Burbridge, Cambridge, GB;
Andrew Benjamin Simpson Brown, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen Matthew Bunting, Cambridge, GB;
David Richards, Cambridge, GB;
Samuel Armstrong, Cambridge, GB;
Robin Eddington, Cambridge, GB;
CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LIMITED, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
An SMA actuator assembly () comprising: a support structure (); a movable part () that is movable relative to the support structure; and an SMA wire () connected at its ends to the movable part and/or the support structure and arranged to move the movable part relative to the support structure, wherein the SMA wire is arranged to be in contact between its ends with one or more contact portions of the movable part and/or support structure, and wherein each contact portion comprises a plurality of contact sections () that are in direct contact with the SMA wire, wherein the plurality of contact sections are separated by one or more gaps between the contact sections.