Patent ID: 11952683
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  F  H  Y | IPC D  H

Claim 19:
20. A method for manufacturing the actuator band according to claim 10, the method comprising:
(a) forming an actuator wire capable of being contracted by heat and restored by release of the heat;
wherein
the actuator wire is formed by twisting a plurality of fibers each consisting of a polymer with each other;
each of the plurality of the fibers is twisted around the long axis thereof; and
each of the plurality of the fibers is folded so as to have a cylindrical coil shape;
(b) providing a side surface of the actuator wire with a mesh-shaped heating element to provide an actuator single wire;
(b2) preparing a plurality of actuator single wires each consisting of the actuator single wire; and
(c) braiding, knitting, or weaving the plurality of the actuator single wires to provide the actuator band.