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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1995
Masazumi Ishikawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Katsunori Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Junichi Takimoto, Yonezawa, JP;
Keishi Negita, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Takao, Kamakura, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
The electrically controlled force transmitting apparatus includes a drive member having an electrically conductive surface and a driven member having an electrically conductive surface, which are arranged to be opposed to each other with a small space therebetween, a fibrous member provided in the space between the opposed electrically conductive surfaces of the drive and driven members, and a voltage supply source connected across the electrically conductive surfaces, whereby by applying a voltage across the opposed surfaces, there is induced a shear stress and a force is transmitted from the drive member to the driven member. The space in which the fibrous member is arranged is preferably filled with an electrically insulating fluid medium.