Gas valve for gas burner that is utilized as hotplate in cooking appliance, has actuator spaced from seat in open position to pass gas flow through chamber and valve, and actuator carbon nanotube comprising actuator element with carbon

摘要

The valve (11) has an actuator (25) spaced from a valve seat (23) in an open position to pass gas flow through a valve chamber (18) and the gas valve. An actuator carbon nanotube comprises an actuator element with carbon. The actuator comprises a bendable and/or a flexible support on which an actuator layer is made from the carbon nanotube. The actuator layer is applied on two sides of a carrier. The carrier includes a flexible plastic strip. An electrical contact is applied or pressed against from an outside of the actuator layer, where carrier is in 100 microns to 2 mm thin. The actuator is designed as a movable flexible arm.