GB201721716D0 - Sma actuator - Google Patents

Sma actuator

Info

Publication number: GB201721716D0
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: sma actuator; sma; actuator
Prior art date: 2017-12-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

GBGB1721716.7A

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd

Original Assignee

Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2017-12-22

Filing date

2017-12-22

Publication date

2018-02-07

2017-12-22 Application filed by Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd filed Critical Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd

2017-12-22 Priority to GBGB1721716.7A priority Critical patent/GB201721716D0/en

2018-02-07 Publication of GB201721716D0 publication Critical patent/GB201721716D0/en

2018-06-21 Priority to GB1810201.2A priority patent/GB2569668C/en

2018-12-17 Priority to CN201811543160.5A priority patent/CN110007542B/en

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
- F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
- F03G7/061—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by the actuating element
- F03G7/0614—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like characterised by the actuating element using shape memory elements
- F03G7/06143—Wires
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
- F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
- F03G7/066—Actuator control or monitoring
- F03G7/0665—Actuator control or monitoring controlled displacement, e.g. by using a lens positioning actuator
- 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
- G02B7/021—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses for more than one lens
- 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
- 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
- G02B7/09—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B13/00—Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
- G03B13/32—Means for focusing
- G03B13/34—Power focusing
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B3/00—Focusing arrangements of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers
- G03B3/10—Power-operated focusing

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Lens Barrels (AREA)
Adjustment Of Camera Lenses (AREA)

GBGB1721716.7A 2017-12-22 2017-12-22 Sma actuator Ceased GB201721716D0 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB1721716.7A GB201721716D0 (en)	2017-12-22	2017-12-22	Sma actuator
GB1810201.2A GB2569668C (en)	2017-12-22	2018-06-21	Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus
CN201811543160.5A CN110007542B (en)	2017-12-22	2018-12-17	shape memory alloy actuator

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB1721716.7A GB201721716D0 (en)	2017-12-22	2017-12-22	Sma actuator

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB201721716D0 true GB201721716D0 (en)	2018-02-07

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB1721716.7A Ceased GB201721716D0 (en)	2017-12-22	2017-12-22	Sma actuator
GB1810201.2A Active GB2569668C (en)	2017-12-22	2018-06-21	Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB1810201.2A Active GB2569668C (en)	2017-12-22	2018-06-21	Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
CN (1)	CN110007542B (en)
GB (2)	GB201721716D0 (en)

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2017
- 2017-12-22 GB GBGB1721716.7A patent/GB201721716D0/en not_active Ceased
2018
- 2018-06-21 GB GB1810201.2A patent/GB2569668C/en active Active
- 2018-12-17 CN CN201811543160.5A patent/CN110007542B/en active Active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CN110007542B (en)	2021-08-20
CN110007542A (en)	2019-07-12
GB2569668B (en)	2020-05-20
GB2569668A (en)	2019-06-26
GB201810201D0 (en)	2018-08-08
GB2569668C (en)	2022-01-26

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2019-01-09	AT	Applications terminated before publication under section 16(1)