摘要 |
The Thermally Active Mechanically Blooming Artificial Flower is an amusement device designed to open autonomously with exposure to sunlight and to close when cooled to ambient temperature. This device includes a novel application of Zylon cable and steel or plastic springs, in a thermomechanical actuator capable of producing torque and angular displacement with changes in temperature. The invention has a series of mechanical systems which translate the motion of the thermomechanical actuator into the opening and closing motion of a pattern of artificial flower petals.
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