Patent ID: 11949350
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A flexible electronic device comprising:
a flexible component layer comprising at least one electronic component;
a jamming device disposed proximate to the flexible component layer,
wherein the jamming device permits the flexible component layer to be bent in a first state,
wherein the jamming device is configured to resist bending of the flexible component layer in a second state,
wherein the jamming device comprises a plurality of sheets,
wherein the plurality of sheets comprising conductive layers such that the jamming device is jammable electrostatically,
wherein the plurality of sheets comprises a first set of sheets and a second set of sheets, wherein the first set of sheets and the second set of sheets are interdigitated, and wherein the second state is induced when a voltage is applied between the first set of sheets and the second set of sheets; and

one or more urging elements configured to keep the first set of sheets and the second set of sheets close to each other.