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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Dragan Mrkovic, Newmarker, CA;
Jason David Niskanen, Keswick, CA;
Andrew R. Daniels, Sharon, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator is provided that uses two lengths of shape memory alloy (SMA) wire to kinematically couple a first and second lever together. The two SMA wires are routed in generally V-shaped paths around a link pin that is coaxial with the first and second levers. By selectively contracting one of the wires, the link pin slides between a locked and an unlocked position. A locking pin extending from the link pin couples the first and second levers together while the link pin is in the unlocked position.