Driving system and actuator
First Claim
1. A driving system comprising:
- an actuator using an intercalation substance and driven by exchange of solutions or by changing concentration of a solution; and
solution supply means for supplying said actuator with driving solution.
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Abstract
A driving system using an intercalation substance as a novel mechanochemical system includes an actuator using the intercalation substance and driven by exchange of solutions or by changing concentration of a solution, and a solution supplier that supplies the actuator with the driving solution or solutions. The actuator is composed of one or more cylindrical or fiber-shaped elements each extending in the expanding and contracting direction of the intercalation substance, or one or more film-shaped or plate-shaped elements each having a major surface extending vertically of the expanding and contracting direction of the intercalation substance. The driving system is used as artificial muscle, for example.
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43 Claims
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1. A driving system comprising:
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an actuator using an intercalation substance and driven by exchange of solutions or by changing concentration of a solution; and
solution supply means for supplying said actuator with driving solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An actuator using an intercalation substance and driven by exchange of solutions or by changing concentration of a solution.
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42. An actuator comprising:
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a plurality of layered host compounds in contract with a liquid; and
a guest compound intercalated between layers of a plurality of layered host compounds, said actuator being driven by replacing said guest compound with another guest compound by change of the state of surrounding liquid. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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