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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Nicolas Deperraz, Bons en Chablais, FR;
Nicolas Deperraz, Bons en Chablais, FR;
FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEMS S.A., Versoix, CH;
Abstract
A valve assembly () is provided. The valve assembly () comprises a housing () with a plurality of fluid ports (-). The housing () includes an actuator chamber () configured to receive a fluid. The housing () also includes a valve chamber () configured to receive the fluid after flowing through the actuator chamber (). The valve assembly () further includes one or more shape memory alloy elements (-) located within the actuator chamber (). One or more valve seals (-) located within the valve chamber () are provided. The shape memory alloy elements () are coupled to each of the valve seals (-) to selectively move the valve seals (-) between a first position and a second position upon heating the corresponding shape memory alloy element (-) above a transformation temperature.