Vibratory motors and methods of making and using same
    1.
    发明申请
    Vibratory motors and methods of making and using same 有权
    振动电机及其制造和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050023933A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-03

    申请号:US10936052

    申请日:2004-09-08

    CPC分类号: H01L41/0906

    摘要: A single piezoelectric is excited at a first frequency to cause two vibration modes in a resonator producing a first elliptical motion in a first direction at a selected contacting portion of the resonator that is placed in frictional engagement with a driven element to move the driven element in a first direction. A second frequency excites the same piezoelectric to cause two vibration modes of the resonator producing a second elliptical motion in a second direction at the selected contacting portion to move the driven element in a second direction. The piezoelectric is preloaded in compression by the resonator. Walls of the resonator are stressed past their yield point to maintain the preload. Specially shaped ends on the piezoelectric help preloading. The piezoelectric can send or receive vibratory signals through the driven element to or from sensors to determine the position of the driven element relative to the piezoelectric element or resonator. Conversely, the piezoelectric element can receive vibration or electrical signals passed through the driven element to determine the position of the driven element. The resonator is resiliently urged against the driven element, or vice versa. Plural resonators can drive common driven elements.

    摘要翻译: 单个压电体以第一频率被激发,以在谐振器中产生第一方向上的两个振动模式,在谐振器的选定接触部分处产生第一椭圆运动,该接触部分与被驱动元件摩擦接合以使被驱动元件移动 第一个方向。 第二频率激励相同的压电体,使得谐振器的两个振动模式在所选择的接触部分处沿第二方向产生第二椭圆运动,以沿第二方向移动被驱动元件。 压电体被谐振器压缩预压。 共振器的壁受到压力超过其屈服点,以保持预压。 压电帮助预加载时特殊形状的端部。 压电可以通过从动元件向传感器发送或接收振动信号,以确定从动元件相对于压电元件或谐振器的位置。 相反,压电元件可以接收通过从动元件的振动或电信号,以确定从动元件的位置。 谐振器被弹性地推靠在被驱动元件上,反之亦然。 多个谐振器可以驱动通用的驱动元件。

    Piezoelectric motors and methods for the production and operation thereof
    2.
    发明申请
    Piezoelectric motors and methods for the production and operation thereof 有权
    压电电动机及其生产和操作的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050127790A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-16

    申请号:US10971862

    申请日:2004-10-22

    IPC分类号: H01L41/09 H02N2/00

    CPC分类号: H01L41/0906

    摘要: The invention relates to a piezoelectric motor comprising a piezoelectric component that is connected to a resonator and a two-dimensional resonator that interacts with a movable element, the resonator having principal surfaces that are parallel to each other and that are also identical in shape and size. The invention further relates to methods for producing such piezoelectric motors, wherein the resonators are manufactured by cutting a profiled, extruded bar into lengths or by cutting, preferably by punching, from sheet metal having constant thickness. Finally, this invention relates to a method for exciting such a piezoelectric motor, wherein the excitation frequency or frequencies is/are generated by the control electronics as a function of time in response to the respective peak current and/or in response to the respective phase minimum between current and voltage and/or in response to the change in phase.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种压电电动机,其包括连接到谐振器的压电元件和与可移动元件相互作用的二维谐振器,所述谐振器具有彼此平行的主表面,并且形状和尺寸也相同 。 本发明还涉及用于制造这种压电电动机的方法,其中通过将成型的挤压棒切割成长度或通过从具有恒定厚度的金属板冲切切割来制造谐振器。 最后,本发明涉及一种激励这种压电电动机的方法,其中响应于相应的峰值电流和/或响应相应的相位,激励频率或频率由控制电子装置产生作为时间的函数 电流和电压之间的最小值和/或响应于相位的变化。

    Vibratory motors and methods of making and using same

    公开(公告)号:US06664714B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-16

    申请号:US09800979

    申请日:2001-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01L4108

    CPC分类号: H01L41/0906

    摘要: A single piezoelectric is excited at a first frequency to cause two vibration modes in a resonator producing a first elliptical motion in a first direction at a selected contacting portion of the resonator that is placed in frictional engagement with a driven element to move the driven element in a first direction. A second frequency excites the same piezoelectric to cause two vibration modes of the resonator producing a second elliptical motion in a second direction at the selected contacting portion to move the driven element in a second direction. The piezoelectric is preloaded in compression by the resonator. Walls of the resonator are stressed past their yield point to maintain the preload. Specially shaped ends on the piezoelectric help preloading. The piezoelectric can send or receive vibratory signals through the driven element to or from sensors to determine the position of the driven element relative to the piezoelectric element or resonator. Conversely, the piezoelectric element can receive vibration or electrical signals passed through the driven element to determine the position of the driven element. The resonator is resiliently urged against the driven element, or vice versa. Plural resonators can drive common driven elements.

    Self-draining support beam
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10240335B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15435198

    申请日:2017-02-16

    摘要: A structural support beam having a top wall joined to a side wall at an angle substantially different from a right angle. When installed in a facility or machine with the side wall parallel to a vertical reference, no surface on the support beam is parallel to a horizontal reference, thereby providing for rapid and thorough draining of water deposited on any surface of the beam. Some beam embodiments place the top wall at an angle of about twenty degrees above a horizontal reference when the beam is installed. Alternatively, the top wall may be at an angle of about twenty degrees below the horizontal reference. Some beam embodiments have an open side. Alternatively, a bottom wall may be attached to a side wall to form a tubular support beam. A support beam may include a lower beam joined to an upper beam by a connector bar.

    Canted manually loaded produce dryer
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060191156A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-31

    申请号:US11406952

    申请日:2006-04-18

    IPC分类号: F26B5/08

    CPC分类号: F26B5/08

    摘要: A drying apparatus for use with many kinds of objects, but is particularly suited for use in drying most kinds of produce and vegetables including leaf vegetables. In one embodiment, the dryer includes a canted drum design which provides a number of benefits and advantages over prior art designs. The canted design allows the use of a spin drying method that breaks up clumps of material in the dryer and assists in the even distribution of material, thereby improving load balance. The canted design provides ergonomic advantages to the operator when loading and unloading the dryer, and, the canted design allows easy access to the drive system for maintenance and repairs.