LIQUID PROJECTION APPARATUS
    1.
    发明申请
    LIQUID PROJECTION APPARATUS 有权
    液体投影仪

    公开(公告)号:US20100294793A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-25

    申请号:US12445034

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: B67D7/00

    摘要: A method of projecting liquid as jets or droplets from a nozzle provided on a transducer formed by a region of a material layer, the method comprising the steps of:supplying liquid to an inner end of the nozzle;exciting the nozzle to cause movement of the nozzle in a direction substantially aligned with the nozzle axis in order to project liquid as a droplet from an outer face of the nozzle;wherein the step of exciting the nozzle comprises sequentially driving the transducer with a first rising voltage change, a first falling voltage change, a second rising voltage change and a second falling voltage change;and wherein the first rising voltage change and the first falling voltage change are timed so that they enhance the movement of the material layer, and the second rising voltage change and the second falling voltage change are timed so that they substantially cancel the movement of the material layer.

    摘要翻译: 一种从设置在由材料层的区域形成的换能器上的喷嘴喷射液体作为喷射或液滴的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:将液体供应到喷嘴的内端; 激发喷嘴以引起喷嘴沿与喷嘴轴线基本对准的方向的移动,以便从喷嘴的外表面以液滴的形式投射液体; 其中激发喷嘴的步骤包括以第一升高电压变化,第一下降电压变化,第二升压电压变化和第二下降电压变化顺序地驱动换能器; 并且其中第一升高电压变化和第一下降电压变化被定时,使得它们增强材料层的移动,并且第二上升电压变化和第二下降电压变化被定时,使得它们基本上抵消了材料的移动 层。

    Liquid projection apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Liquid projection apparatus 有权
    液体投影仪

    公开(公告)号:US08191982B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US12445034

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38 B41J2/45

    摘要: A method of projecting liquid as jets or droplets from a nozzle provided on a transducer formed by a region of a material layer, the method comprising the steps of: supplying liquid to an inner end of the nozzle; exciting the nozzle to cause movement of the nozzle in a direction substantially aligned with the nozzle axis in order to project liquid as a droplet from an outer face of the nozzle; wherein the step of exciting the nozzle comprises sequentially driving the transducer with a first rising voltage change, a first falling voltage change, a second rising voltage change and a second falling voltage change; and wherein the first rising voltage change and the first falling voltage change are timed so that they enhance the movement of the material layer, and the second rising voltage change and the second falling voltage change are timed so that they substantially cancel the movement of the material layer.

    摘要翻译: 一种从设置在由材料层的区域形成的换能器上的喷嘴喷射液体作为喷射或液滴的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:将液体供应到喷嘴的内端; 激发喷嘴以引起喷嘴沿与喷嘴轴线基本对准的方向的移动,以便从喷嘴的外表面以液滴的形式投射液体; 其中激发喷嘴的步骤包括以第一升高电压变化,第一下降电压变化,第二升压电压变化和第二下降电压变化顺序地驱动换能器; 并且其中第一升高电压变化和第一下降电压变化被定时,使得它们增强材料层的移动,并且第二上升电压变化和第二下降电压变化被定时,使得它们基本上抵消了材料的移动 层。

    Liquid Projection Apparatus - Vista RLCT
    3.
    发明申请
    Liquid Projection Apparatus - Vista RLCT 有权
    液体投影仪 - Vista RLCT

    公开(公告)号:US20100039480A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-18

    申请号:US12445026

    申请日:2006-10-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045

    摘要: A device for projecting liquid as jets or droplets from multiple nozzles, the device comprising:a plurality of transducers oriented substantially parallel to one another and each having an inner face and an outer face opposite said inner face, the transducers being arranged in a substantially planar array;a plurality of nozzles to project liquid therefrom;liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the nozzles;each nozzle is associated with an adjacent respective transducer which is excitable to cause movement of the adjacent associated nozzle in a direction substantially aligned with the nozzle axis, to project liquid therefrom;the liquid supply means supplies liquid to an inner end of said nozzle;means for selectively exciting transducers as required, thereby to project liquid as jets or droplets from the respective outer face by movement of the liquid through the nozzle in response to the movement of the nozzle;wherein one or more pressure absorbing regions are disposed at a predetermined distance from said nozzles, in a direction perpendicular to the substantially planar array of transducers.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将液体作为喷嘴或液滴从多个喷嘴喷射的装置,所述装置包括:多个基本上彼此平行地定向的换能器,每个具有内表面和与所述内表面相对的外表面的换能器, 阵列 多个喷嘴,用于从其中投射液体; 用于向喷嘴供给液体的液体供应装置; 每个喷嘴与相邻的相应换能器相关联,该换能器可兴奋地引起相邻喷嘴相对于喷嘴轴线大致对准的方向的移动,以便从其喷射液体; 液体供应装置将液体供应到所述喷嘴的内端; 用于根据需要选择性地激发换能器的装置,由此响应于喷嘴的移动,液体通过喷嘴的移动而从相应的外表面喷射液体作为射流或液滴; 其中一个或多个压力吸收区域在垂直于基本上平面的换能器阵列的方向上设置在距所述喷嘴预定距离处。

    Liquid projection apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Liquid projection apparatus 有权
    液体投影仪

    公开(公告)号:US07976135B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-12

    申请号:US12445026

    申请日:2006-10-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045

    摘要: A device for projecting liquid as jets or droplets from multiple nozzles, the device comprising: a plurality of transducers oriented substantially parallel to one another and each having an inner face and an outer face opposite said inner face, the transducers being arranged in a substantially planar array; a plurality of nozzles to project liquid therefrom; liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the nozzles; each nozzle is associated with an adjacent respective transducer which is excitable to cause movement of the adjacent associated nozzle in a direction substantially aligned with the nozzle axis, to project liquid therefrom; the liquid supply means supplies liquid to an inner end of said nozzle; means for selectively exciting transducers as required, thereby to project liquid as jets or droplets from the respective outer face by movement of the liquid through the nozzle in response to the movement of the nozzle; wherein one or more pressure absorbing regions are disposed at a predetermined distance from said nozzles, in a direction perpendicular to the substantially planar array of transducers.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将液体作为喷嘴或液滴从多个喷嘴喷射的装置,所述装置包括:多个基本上彼此平行地定向的换能器,每个具有内表面和与所述内表面相对的外表面的换能器, 阵列 多个喷嘴,以从其中投射液体; 用于向喷嘴供给液体的液体供应装置; 每个喷嘴与相邻的相应换能器相关联,该换能器可兴奋地引起相邻喷嘴相对于喷嘴轴线大致对准的方向的移动,以便从其喷射液体; 液体供应装置将液体供应到所述喷嘴的内端; 用于根据需要选择性地激发换能器的装置,由此响应于喷嘴的移动,液体通过喷嘴的移动而从相应的外表面喷射液体作为射流或液滴; 其中一个或多个压力吸收区域在垂直于基本上平面的换能器阵列的方向上设置在距所述喷嘴预定距离处。

    CAMERA APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    CAMERA APPARATUS 有权
    相机设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130222685A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-29

    申请号:US13814766

    申请日:2011-08-03

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225

    摘要: In a camera apparatus, two SMA actuator subsystems each comprise two SMA wires connected between a camera unit and a support structure, hooked over a pivot element defining pivot axes that lie in a common plane along the optical axis. Differential contraction of the SMA wires drives rotation. The SMA actuator subsystems are opposed, but the SMA wires of each subsystem are fixed respectively to the camera unit and the support structure, reducing the height. A non-conductive substrate supporting conductive tracks electrically connected to the SMA actuator system is configured as a flexure arrangement between the camera unit and the support structure. The flexure arrangement is connected to the camera unit at a position in the common plane reducing lateral resistance to tilt. Use of an intermediate connector element allows the circuit board to be arranged in front of the intermediate connector inside the height of the lens system.

    摘要翻译: 在相机装置中,两个SMA致动器子系统各自包括连接在相机单元和支撑结构之间的两条SMA线,钩在枢轴元件上,该枢轴元件限定位于沿着光轴的公共平面中的枢转轴线。 SMA线的差动收缩驱动旋转。 SMA执行器子系统相对,但每个子系统的SMA线分别固定在摄像机单元和支撑结构上,降低了高度。 电连接到SMA致动器系统的支撑导电轨道的非导电衬底被配置为相机单元和支撑结构之间的挠曲布置。 弯曲布置在公共平面中的位置处连接到相机单元,减小横向阻力以倾斜。 使用中间连接器元件允许电路板布置在透镜系统的高度内的中间连接器的前面。

    LIQUID PROJECTION APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    LIQUID PROJECTION APPARATUS 有权
    液体投影仪

    公开(公告)号:US20100141708A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-10

    申请号:US12445025

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14

    摘要: A device for projecting liquid as jets or droplets from multiple nozzles, the device comprising: a plurality of transducers oriented substantially parallel to one another and each having an inner face and an outer face opposite said inner face, the transducers being arranged in a substantially planar array; a plurality of nozzles to project liquid therefrom; liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the nozzles; each nozzle is associated with an adjacent respective transducer which is excitable to cause movement of the adjacent associated nozzle in a direction substantially aligned with the nozzle axis, to project liquid therefrom; the liquid supply means supplies liquid to an inner end of said nozzle; means for selectively exciting transducers as required, thereby to project liquid as jets or droplets from the respective outer face by movement of the liquid through the nozzle in response to the movement of the nozzle; wherein the transducers are formed as beams in a material layer, separated by slots within the material layer, and the width of the slot varies along the length of the beams, the width of the slot being a minimum at a position substantially adjacent the nozzle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将液体作为喷嘴或液滴从多个喷嘴喷射的装置,所述装置包括:多个基本上彼此平行地定向的换能器,每个具有内表面和与所述内表面相对的外表面的换能器, 阵列 多个喷嘴,用于从其中投射液体; 用于向喷嘴供给液体的液体供应装置; 每个喷嘴与相邻的相应换能器相关联,该换能器可兴奋地引起相邻喷嘴相对于喷嘴轴线大致对准的方向的移动,以便从其喷射液体; 液体供应装置将液体供应到所述喷嘴的内端; 用于根据需要选择性地激发换能器的装置,由此响应于喷嘴的移动,液体通过喷嘴的移动而从相应的外表面喷射液体作为射流或液滴; 其中所述换能器形成为在所述材料层中由所述材料层中的狭缝分开的梁,并且所述槽的宽度沿着所述梁的长度变化,所述槽的宽度在基本上邻近所述喷嘴的位置处是最小的。

    Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus 有权
    形状记忆合金致动装置

    公开(公告)号:US09479699B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-25

    申请号:US13988034

    申请日:2011-11-15

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 G03B3/10 F03G7/06

    摘要: An SMA actuation apparatus comprises a support structure, a movable element movably supported on the support structure and an arrangement of three or more SMA actuator wires mechanically connected between the support structure and the movable element. The SMA actuator wires have an interconnection at the movable element that electrically connects the group of SMA actuator wires together. This avoids the need to make a separate electrical connection to the movable element.

    摘要翻译: SMA致动装置包括支撑结构,可移动地支撑在支撑结构上的可移动元件以及机械连接在支撑结构和可移动元件之间的三个或更多个SMA致动器线的布置。 SMA致动器线在可移动元件处具有将该一组SMA致动器线电连接在一起的互连。 这避免了与可动元件分开的电连接的需要。

    SMA ACTUATION APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    SMA ACTUATION APPARATUS 有权
    SMA执行装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130002933A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-03

    申请号:US13581150

    申请日:2011-02-28

    IPC分类号: H02N10/00 H04N5/232

    摘要: An SMA actuation apparatus uses SMA actuator wires to move a movable element supported on a support structure, for example to provide optical image stabilisation. Eight SMA actuator wires are arranged inclined with respect to a notional primary axis with a pair of the SMA actuator wires on each of four sides around the primary axis. The SMA actuators are connected so that on contraction two groups of four SMA actuator wires provide a force with a component in opposite directions along the primary axis, so that the groups are capable of providing movement along the primary axis. The SMA actuator wires of each group have 2-fold rotational symmetry about the primary axis, so that there are SMA actuator wires opposing each other that are capable of providing lateral movement or tilting.

    摘要翻译: SMA致动装置使用SMA致动器线来移动支撑在支撑结构上的可移动元件,例如以提供光学图像稳定。 八个SMA致动器线相对于概念主轴倾斜地布置,在主轴上的四个侧面中的每一侧上具有一对SMA致动器线。 SMA致动器被连接,使得在收缩时,两组四个SMA致动器线沿着主轴线向相反方向提供与部件成比例的力,使得这些组能够沿主轴提供运动。 每个组的SMA致动器导线围绕主轴线具有2倍的旋转对称性,使得存在能够提供横向运动或倾斜的彼此相对的SMA致动器线。

    Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus 有权
    形状记忆合金致动装置

    公开(公告)号:US08588598B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-19

    申请号:US13056928

    申请日:2009-07-24

    IPC分类号: G02B7/08 G02B7/10

    CPC分类号: F03G7/065 G02B7/08 G03B3/10

    摘要: A shape memory alloy actuation apparatus comprises a movable element suspended on a support structure by a plurality of flexures which are non-uniformly configured to apply forces having differing components perpendicular to the movement axis generating a net moment around the center of mass of the movable element in an opposite sense from the moment generated by the actuation force. A shape memory alloy wire is coupled between the support structure and an intermediate body engaging the movable element through a pivotal contact to avoid lateral force transfer. Also coupled between the support structure and the intermediate body is a resilient biassing flexure plastically deformed in a partial region thereof. The shape memory alloy wire is crimped by a crimping member fixed to the support structure holding the shape memory alloy wire against a curved surface from which the shape alloy memory wire extends to the movable element.

    摘要翻译: 形状记忆合金致动装置包括通过多个弯曲部悬挂在支撑结构上的可移动元件,所述挠曲不均匀地构造成施加垂直于运动轴的不同分量的力,从而产生围绕可移动元件的质心的净力矩 在与由致动力产生的时刻相反的意义上。 形状记忆合金丝线联接在支撑结构和通过枢轴接触接合可移动元件的中间体之间以避免横向力传递。 还支撑结构和中间体之间的耦合是在其部分区域中塑性变形的弹性偏压挠曲件。 形状记忆合金线被固定在保持形状记忆合金线的支撑结构上的压接构件压接在弯曲表面上,形状合金记忆线从该表面延伸到可移动元件。

    Liquid projection apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Liquid projection apparatus 有权
    液体投影仪

    公开(公告)号:US08317299B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-27

    申请号:US12445025

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2/16

    摘要: A device for projecting liquid as jets or droplets from multiple nozzles, the device comprising: a plurality of transducers oriented substantially parallel to one another and each having an inner face and an outer face opposite said inner face, the transducers being arranged in a substantially planar array; a plurality of nozzles to project liquid therefrom; liquid supply means for supplying a liquid to the nozzles; each nozzle is associated with an adjacent respective transducer which is excitable to cause movement of the adjacent associated nozzle in a direction substantially aligned with the nozzle axis, to project liquid therefrom; the liquid supply means supplies liquid to an inner end of said nozzle; means for selectively exciting transducers as required, thereby to project liquid as jets or droplets from the respective outer face by movement of the liquid through the nozzle in response to the movement of the nozzle; wherein the transducers are formed as beams in a material layer, separated by slots within the material layer, and the width of the slot varies along the length of the beams, the width of the slot being a minimum at a position substantially adjacent the nozzle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将液体作为喷嘴或液滴从多个喷嘴喷射的装置,所述装置包括:多个基本上彼此平行地定向的换能器,每个具有内表面和与所述内表面相对的外表面的换能器, 阵列 多个喷嘴,用于从其中投射液体; 用于向喷嘴供给液体的液体供应装置; 每个喷嘴与相邻的相应换能器相关联,该换能器可兴奋地引起相邻喷嘴相对于喷嘴轴线大致对准的方向的移动,以便从其喷射液体; 液体供应装置将液体供应到所述喷嘴的内端; 用于根据需要选择性地激发换能器的装置,由此响应于喷嘴的移动,液体通过喷嘴的移动而从相应的外表面喷射液体作为射流或液滴; 其中所述换能器形成为在所述材料层中由所述材料层中的狭缝分开的梁,并且所述槽的宽度沿着所述梁的长度变化,所述槽的宽度在基本上邻近所述喷嘴的位置处是最小的。