Patent ID: 11885428
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 7:
8. A valve, comprising:
a substrate defining an opening therethrough and comprising at least one flap selectively extendable across the opening;
a shape-memory wire coupled to the at least one flap; and
a conductive polymer coupled to the at least one flap and transitionable between a rigid state and a flexible state, wherein
the at least one flap moves between a closed position and an open position in response to a stimulus applied to the shape-memory wire and the conductive polymer being in the flexible state, wherein the conductive polymer being in the flexible state allows the at least one flap to move between the closed position and the open position.