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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Minoru Nakayama, Suita, JP;
Noboru Tanaka, Suita, JP;
Kouichi Yamaguchi, Suita, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Eamex Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/085 (2006.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator body and a throttle mechanism that are small and have a simple structure are provided. The actuator body comprises a polymer actuatorthat bends and deforms by an electric driving source, an intermediatethat transmits the bending force of the polymer actuator, and an elastic bodyto which the bending force is applied through the intermediate, wherein the dimension of a hole portion that is formed in the elastic bodychanges when the bending force of the polymer actuatoris applied onto the elastic bodythrough the intermediate