Adaptive shaped vehicle control device

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1997-03-25

1998-09-15

Walczak, David J.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Electric switch details

Actuators

200 6128, H01H 300

Patent

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058066640

ABSTRACT:
Switches incorporate a material layer which becomes fluent upon reaching a predetermined temperature such that the switch body moves to correspond to the individual position and shape of a user's hand. The material layer is made to become fluent, and the layer then flows to correspond to the individual user's hand orientation and shape. In one embodiment, the layer of material is a foam which is fluent at human body temperature. The foam thus automatically corresponds to the shape of the user's hand when the user grips the switch body. In the second embodiment, the layer of material is actuated at a relatively higher temperature and a heating coil is provided to move the layer to that higher temperature.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5155878 (1992-10-01), Dellis
patent: 5571059 (1996-11-01), Desautels et al.
patent: 5669094 (1997-09-01), Swanson

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