Thermal actuators

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2005-04-18

2008-12-16

Nguyen, Hoang M (Department: 3748)

Power plants

Motor operated by expansion and/or contraction of a unit of...

Mass is a solid

C060S528000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07464547

ABSTRACT:
A thermal bend actuator (6) is provided with a group of upper elongate actuator arms (23, 25, 26) and a group of lower elongate actuator arms (27, 28) which are non planar, so increasing the stiffness of the arms. The arms (23, 25, 26, 27, 28) may be spaced transversely of each other and do not overly each other in plan view, so enabling all arms to be formed by depositing a single layer of arm forming material.

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