WO2006102273A3 - High-performance electroactive polymer transducers - Google Patents

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WO2006102273A3
WO2006102273A3 PCT/US2006/010120 US2006010120W WO2006102273A3 WO 2006102273 A3 WO2006102273 A3 WO 2006102273A3 US 2006010120 W US2006010120 W US 2006010120W WO 2006102273 A3 WO2006102273 A3 WO 2006102273A3
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electroactive polymer
biased
polymer transducers
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transducers
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Jon Heim
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Artificial Muscle Inc
Jon Heim
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Priority to BRPI0611459-8A priority Critical patent/BRPI0611459A2/en
Priority to KR1020077024031A priority patent/KR101326339B1/en
Priority to JP2008503080A priority patent/JP5140576B2/en
Priority to CA002602542A priority patent/CA2602542A1/en
Priority to CN2006800089466A priority patent/CN101147271B/en
Priority to AU2006227189A priority patent/AU2006227189B2/en
Priority to EP06739058.3A priority patent/EP1861885B1/en
Publication of WO2006102273A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006102273A2/en
Publication of WO2006102273A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006102273A3/en
Priority to IL186033A priority patent/IL186033A/en
Priority to HK08108147.7A priority patent/HK1113019A1/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H02N11/00—Generators or motors not provided for elsewhere; Alleged perpetua mobilia obtained by electric or magnetic means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R19/00—Electrostatic transducers
    • H04R19/02—Loudspeakers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
    • F04B43/0009—Special features
    • F04B43/0054—Special features particularities of the flexible members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
    • F04B43/02—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms
    • F04B43/04—Pumps having electric drive
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B13/00—Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below
    • G02B13/001—Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras
    • G02B13/009—Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras having zoom function
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/02—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
    • G02B7/04—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
    • G02B7/10—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification by relative axial movement of several lenses, e.g. of varifocal objective lens
    • G02B7/102—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification by relative axial movement of several lenses, e.g. of varifocal objective lens controlled by a microcomputer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H02N2/00—Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R17/00—Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/20—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
    • H10N30/206—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators using only longitudinal or thickness displacement, e.g. d33 or d31 type devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S310/00—Electrical generator or motor structure
    • Y10S310/80—Piezoelectric polymers, e.g. PVDF

Abstract

Electroactive polymer constructions that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy and vice versa are disclosed. The subject transducers (actuators, generators, sensors or combinations thereof) share the requirement of a frame or fixture element used in preloading elastomeric film electrodes and dielectric polymer in a desired configuration. The structures are either integrally biased in a push-pull arrangement or preloaded/biased by another element.
PCT/US2006/010120 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers WO2006102273A2 (en)

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BRPI0611459-8A BRPI0611459A2 (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 device and diaphragm set
KR1020077024031A KR101326339B1 (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers
JP2008503080A JP5140576B2 (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High performance electroactive polymer transducer
CA002602542A CA2602542A1 (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers
CN2006800089466A CN101147271B (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers
AU2006227189A AU2006227189B2 (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers
EP06739058.3A EP1861885B1 (en) 2005-03-21 2006-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers
IL186033A IL186033A (en) 2005-03-21 2007-09-18 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers
HK08108147.7A HK1113019A1 (en) 2005-03-21 2008-07-23 Electroactive polymer transducers

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US11/085,804 US7521840B2 (en) 2005-03-21 2005-03-21 High-performance electroactive polymer transducers

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KR (1) KR101326339B1 (en)
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BR (1) BRPI0611459A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2602542A1 (en)
HK (1) HK1113019A1 (en)
IL (1) IL186033A (en)
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