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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Umesh N. Gandhi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christian A. Trager, Canton, MI (US);
Clare A. McNamara, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator includes a SMA element connected to a first crown to move the first crown with respect to a second crown along an axis to toggle the actuator rod between a first position and a second position, the first position and the second position maintained when the SMA element is deenergized.
Gandhi, Umesh. (2015). Shape memory alloy latch with stable on-off position (U.S. Patent No. 9140243). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9140243
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