DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER DRIVE SYSTEM AND DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER DRIVE METHOD

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EP 3 900 848 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02

(43)	Date of publication:
	27.10.2021 Bulletin 2021/43

(21)	Application number: 18943616.5

(22)	Date of filing: 21.12.2018

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B06B 1/08^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	B06B 1/0292; B06B 2201/51

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2018/047266

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2020/129239 (25.06.2020 Gazette 2020/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	KH MA MD TN

(71)	Applicants:
	Zeon Corporation Tokyo 100-8246 (JP) Chiba, Seiki Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0023 (JP) Waki, Mikio Sakura-shi, Tochigi 329-1334 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	ITO, Mitsuaki Ageo-shi, Saitama 362-8561 (JP) SAWADA, Makoto Ageo-shi, Saitama 362-8561 (JP) CHIBA, Seiki Tokyo 152-0023 (JP) WAKI, Mikio Sakura-shi, Tochigi 329-1334 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Schäflein, Christian Georg
	Maiwald Patentanwalts- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)

(54)	DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER DRIVE SYSTEM AND DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER DRIVE METHOD

(57) A dielectric elastomer drive system A1 includes: a dielectric elastomer drive unit 1 provided with a dielectric elastomer layer 11 and a pair of electrode layers 12 flanking the dielectric elastomer layer 11; a power supply unit 5 configured to apply voltage to the dielectric elastomer drive unit 1; and a charge removal unit 2 configured to remove the charge stored in the dielectric elastomer drive unit 1. The configuration contributes to improving responsiveness.