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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuo Hino, Yamato, JP;
Sakae Suda, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Sotomitsu Ikeda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 11/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/18 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 11/006 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator includes a pair of electrodes facing each other, an intermediate layer containing an ionic liquid and arranged between the pair of electrodes, the electrodes and the intermediate layer being deformed when a potential difference larger than a potential window of the ionic liquid is applied between the electrodes, and insulating layers that suppress direct contact between ions of the ionic liquid and the electrodes, the insulating layers being arranged between the intermediate layer and the electrodes.