On demand morphable automotive body moldings and surfaces
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60R-019/42
B60R-019/02
출원번호
US-0357919
(2006-02-17)
등록번호
US-7252313
(2007-08-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Browne,Alan L.
Johnson,Nancy L.
Sears,Ivan G.
출원인 / 주소
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
인용정보
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17인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
A morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in at least one attribute is a change in a shape dimension, a shape orientation, an expansion, a contraction, a morphing, a yield strength property, a fl
A morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in at least one attribute is a change in a shape dimension, a shape orientation, an expansion, a contraction, a morphing, a yield strength property, a flexural modulus or a combination. Preferably, the change in at least one attribute in the morphable vehicle member is reversible. Also disclosed herein are methods for the morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute on demand in response to an activation signal.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A morphable vehicle member, comprising: a non-active material based portion coupled to an active material based portion, wherein the active material based portion comprises an active material adapted to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal,
The invention claimed is: 1. A morphable vehicle member, comprising: a non-active material based portion coupled to an active material based portion, wherein the active material based portion comprises an active material adapted to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal, wherein the change in the at least one attribute changes a modulus property, a shape orientation, or a combination of the modulus property change and the shape orientation change to the active material based portion; an activation device in operative communication with the active material adapted to provide the activation signal; and a controller in operative communication with the activation device. 2. The morphable vehicle member of claim 1, wherein the at least one active material comprises a shape memory polymer, a shape memory alloy, a magnetic shape memory alloy, an electroactive polymer, a magnetorheological elastomer, a magnetorheological fluid, an electrorheological fluid, electrorheological elastomer, an ionic polymer metal composite, a piezoelectric, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing active materials. 3. The morphable vehicle member of claim 1, wherein the change in the at least one attribute is reversible. 4. The morphable vehicle member of claim 1, wherein the vehicle member spans across an interface of a doorframe surface and a door surface. 5. The morphable vehicle member of claim 1, wherein the activation signal is a selected one of a thermal signal, an electrical signal, a magnetic signal, a mechanical signal, a chemical signal, and a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing signals. 6. The morphable vehicle member of claim 1, wherein the active material based portion comprising a flexible covering, a rigid base, and the active material intermediate the flexible covering and the base. 7. The morphable vehicle member of claim 1, wherein the vehicle member is aligned with a contour of a surrounding surface in an unpowered state and projects from the surrounding surface in a powered state.
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