Patent ID: 7614228

Claim:
A system for manufacturing an actuator for driving a to-be-driven object by extension/contraction of a shape memory alloy, said system comprising: a mounting unit configured to mount said shape memory alloy between an actuator body and said to-be-driven object; a heater configured to heat said shape memory alloy mounted by said mounting unit on a mounting path between said actuator body and said to-be-driven object to a predetermined temperature range; a tension-applying unit configured to apply a prescribed tension to said shape memory alloy mounted by said mounting unit; and an attaching unit configured to attach said shape memory alloy mounted by said mounting unit to said actuator body, wherein said heater is configured to heat said shape memory alloy to said predetermined temperature range before said tension is applied to said shape memory alloy by said tension-applying unit, and said attaching unit is configured to attach said shape memory alloy to said actuator body with said prescribed tension being applied to said shape memory alloy by said tension-applying unit.