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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Isao Takahashi, Miyagi-Ken, JP;
Inventor:
Isao Takahashi, Miyagi-Ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a polymer actuator including: an electrolyte layer; and a pair of electrodes provided on both surfaces of the electrolyte layer in the thickness direction, wherein the polymer actuator is deformed when a voltage is applied across the pair of electrodes, and wherein the polymer actuator includes a support portion and a deformation portion, and the gap between the electrodes in the support portion is larger than the gap between the electrodes in the deformation portion.