SME shutter mechanism

Details SME shutter mechanism SME shutter mechanism

1983-09-19

1985-06-11

Frankfort, Charles

Signals and indicators

Indicators

Temperature responsive or compensating means

116221, 374205, G01K 102

Patent

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045221472

ABSTRACT:
A shutter 4 is movably mounted in a housing 6 for actuation between given positions by an SME (shape memory effect) element 8 in response to a given level of current flow through the SME element 8 causing I.sup.2 R heating of the latter above its transition temperature. The shutter 4 may be an indicator flag exposed by a window 10 in the housing 6, or may interrupt an optic beam 22.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1501173 (1924-07-01), Moore
patent: 1695827 (1928-12-01), Sipe
patent: 3483752 (1969-12-01), Rogen et al.
patent: 3594675 (1971-07-01), Wilson
patent: 3613732 (1971-10-01), Wilson et al.
patent: 4141247 (1979-02-01), Schlick
patent: 4169381 (1979-10-01), Skopil

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