Patent ID: 11967910
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. An artificial muscle comprising:
a housing comprising an electrode region and an expandable fluid region;
an electrode pair positioned in the electrode region of the housing, the electrode pair comprising a first electrode coupled to a first surface of the housing and a second electrode coupled to a second surface of the housing, wherein:
the first electrode and the second electrode each have an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, a second end, and a lead extending outwardly from the first end, the lead having a first width at the first end, the second of the at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode having a recess formed therein having a first terminus and a second terminus, a second width extending between the first terminus and the second terminus of the recess, the second width being greater than the first width; and

a dielectric fluid housed within the housing,
wherein when the first electrode is positioned on the second electrode, the recess of the at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is adjacent the lead of the other electrode,
wherein the electrode pair is actuatable between a non-actuated state and an actuated state such that actuation from the non-actuated state to the actuated state directs the dielectric fluid into the expandable fluid region.