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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Tadashi Naitou, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuta Urushiyama, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shunji Suzuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsuaki Taguchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Tadashi Naitou, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuta Urushiyama, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shunji Suzuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsuaki Taguchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fastening device includes a fastening member that fixedly fastens fastened members, and a driving member that is capable of releasing a fastening state of the fastening member by applying a driving force to a moving portion provided in the fastening member to drive it, wherein the driving member is formed of a shape memory alloy, and the driving force is a restoring force of the shape memory alloy to its memory shape.