Patent ID: 9599099
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F03G

Claim:
1. A thermal-powered device, comprising: a housing; a transmission device contained within the housing; a plurality of memory alloy sheets, each connected to the transmission device at one end and extending toward the housing at the other end and formed from first, second and third panels, the first panel connected to the transmission device at a first end, a first end of the second panel connected to a second end of the first panel at a first angle of at least 90 degrees and a first end of the third panel connected to a second end of the second panel at a second angle of at least 90 degrees, so that the first and third panels are parallel; and a heat source interface for transmitting heat into the housing; the memory alloy sheets changing the first and second angles and expanding in length when subject to the heat from the heat source interface to contact the housing and apply force to the transmission device.