Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vibration actuator
- Patent Title (中): 振动执行器
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Application No.: US12445058Application Date: 2007-08-30
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Publication No.: US07973452B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Kodai Suzuki
- Applicant: Kodai Suzuki
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Agency: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Priority: JP2006-280258 20061013
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/066905 WO 20070830
- International Announcement: WO2008/044396 WO 20080417
- Main IPC: H02N2/00
- IPC: H02N2/00

Abstract:
A vibrator (3) is sandwiched between a base block (1) and a stator (2), and a substantially lower half of a substantially spherical rotor (6) is received in a recess (5) of the stator (2). A support member (7) is placed on an upper portion of the stator (2). A preload portion (10) is supported at an end of an angle portion (9) of the support member (7). A spherical member (11) rotatable about multiple axes of the preload portion (10) abuts against a top portion of the rotor (6) to apply a preload to the rotor (6). Driving the vibrator (3) rotates the rotor (6), whereby an output shaft (12) is moved between the preload portion (10) and an annular portion (8) of the support member (7) as a movable range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100084944A1 VIBRATION ACTUATOR Public/Granted day:2010-04-08
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