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Date of Patent
November 17, 2009
Patent Application Number
11146662
Date Filed
June 7, 2005
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An actuator suitable for a washing machine lid lock employs a shape memory alloy wire indirectly heated by a temperature regulating heater that provides a sliding coupling to the wire and that may be driven, for example, directly by line voltage without the need for temperature regulation circuitry.
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