Pneumatic actuator system and method

Patent · Tue Feb 09 04:00:00 EST 2021

OSTI ID:1805501

Basel, Louis Hong; Betts, Kyle Douglass; Kwan, Alex Tan; Lamb, Jeffrey Charles; Lin, Erica S. C.; Madrone, Leila; Nolan, IV, James Vincent; Schneider, Matthew N.; Shin, Youngjoo; Suan, Eric Preston Lien

An actuator that includes a bottom plate, a top-plate, and a first and second hub assembly extending between the bottom and top plates. The actuator can further include a first and second bellows disposed on opposing sides of the hub assemblies, the first and second bellows each extending between and coupled to the top plate and bottom plate. The actuator can also include a plurality of washers disposed between the top and bottom plates, with each of the washers coupled to the first and second hub assembly, a first set of the plurality of washers surrounding the first bellows and a second set of the plurality of washers surrounding the second bellows.

• Research Organization: Sunfolding, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
• DOE Contract Number: AR0000330
• Assignee: Sunfolding, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 10,917,038
• Application Number: 15/955,044
• OSTI ID: 1805501
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English