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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Kouji Hamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Junichi Tanii, Izumi, JP;
Akira Kosaka, Yao, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system of manufacturing an actuator for driving a to-be-driven object by extension/contraction of a shape memory alloy, the system comprising: a mounting unit configured to mount the shape memory alloy between an actuator body and the to-be-driven object; and a heater configured to heat the shape memory alloy mounted by the mounting unit on a mounting path between the actuator body and the to-be-driven object to a predetermined temperature range.