Drive unit and drive module

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8189093
APP PUB NO 20080278590A1
SERIAL NO

12115025

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To provide a drive unit and a drive module which include a shape memory alloy as a drive source to move a driven member and are capable of the high-precision movement of the driven member to a reference position. A drive unit and a drive module can be provided by controlling, in the drive unit and the drive module which include the shape memory alloy as the drive source to move the driven member, the shape memory alloy so that the resistance of the shape memory alloy is equal to the resistance when the driven member is located at the reference position.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aoi, Takeshi Nishinomiya, JP 5 99
Hara, Yoshihiro Takatsuki, JP 110 2455
Shiota, Natsuko Ibaraki, JP 10 164
Tanimura, Yasutaka Nara, JP 30 500

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