Apparatus and methods for assembling an actuating module

An apparatus and method for assembling an SMA actuator module comprising holding an assembly with first and second wire coupling elements 254, 256, and using a rotatable arm to simultaneously guide a length of SMA wire 305 into the wire coupling elements. Rotation in the opposite direction may allow...

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Hauptverfasser:	Geoffrey Farmer, Stephen Matthew Bunting, Aaron Cottney, James Howarth
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS WEAPONS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus and method for assembling an SMA actuator module comprising holding an assembly with first and second wire coupling elements 254, 256, and using a rotatable arm to simultaneously guide a length of SMA wire 305 into the wire coupling elements. Rotation in the opposite direction may allow a second SMA wire to be installed. The wire coupling elements may be crimps, which may be closed simultaneously by a punch and anvil. Slack may be introduced into the wire before closing the crimps.