Dielectric actuator or sensor structure and method of making it
First Claim
1. A dielectric actuator/sensor structure comprising:
- A first sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface;
A second sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface;
The sheets being laminated together with their second surfaces exposed;
A first electrode being deposited on the second surface of the first sheet; and
A second electrode being deposited on the second surface of the second sheet;
wherein the first and second sheets are formed of the same elastomeric material; and
wherein at least one of the second surfaces is corrugated.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to dielectric actuators or sensors of the kind wherein electrostatic attraction between two electrodes located on an elastomeric body leads to a compression of the body in a first direction and a corresponding extension of the body in a second direction. The dielectric actuator/sensor structure comprises a first sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface and a second sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface. The sheets are laminated together with their second surfaces exposed, and there is provided a first electrode on the second surface of the first sheet and second electrode on the second surface of the second sheet.
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10 Claims
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1. A dielectric actuator/sensor structure comprising:
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A first sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface; A second sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface; The sheets being laminated together with their second surfaces exposed; A first electrode being deposited on the second surface of the first sheet; and A second electrode being deposited on the second surface of the second sheet;
wherein the first and second sheets are formed of the same elastomeric material; and
wherein at least one of the second surfaces is corrugated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. A dielectric actuator/sensor structure comprising:
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a first sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface; a second sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface; the sheets being laminated together with their second surfaces exposed; a first electrode being deposited on the second surface of the first sheet; and a second electrode being deposited on the second surface of the second sheet; wherein the first sheet with its respective first electrode is substantially identical to the second sheet with its respective second electrode.
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10. A dielectric actuator/sensor structure comprising:
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a first sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface; a second sheet of elastomeric material having at least one smooth surface and a second surface; the sheets being laminated together with their second surfaces exposed; a first electrode being deposited on the second surface of the first sheet; and a second electrode being deposited on the second surface of the second sheet; wherein the second surfaces, and the deposited first and second electrodes, are corrugated.
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