Patent ID: 9468943
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B05B,F04B,F23D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A synthetic jet actuator comprising: a first plate; a second plate spaced apart from the first plate; a housing positioned about the first and second plates and defining a chamber, the housing having at least one orifice formed in a side surface of the housing such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an external environment; a set of cradles mounted at opposing ends of the housing and configured to receive the first and second plates so as to space the first and second plates from the housing; an actuator element coupled to at least one of the first and second plates to selectively cause deflection thereof to project fluid from the at least one orifice of the housing; and a pair of flexible support structures extending between the first and second plates so as to space the first and second plates apart; wherein the pair of flexible support structures comprises: