公开(公告)号：US07663294B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-16

申请号：US11584305

申请日：2006-10-20

申请人： Robert T Ruggeri ,  Dan J Clingman

发明人： Robert T Ruggeri ,  Dan J Clingman

IPC分类号： H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/08

CPC分类号： H01L41/0933 ,  H01L41/12

摘要： A mechanical energy generating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a shape changing flexure beam connected at opposing distal ends to first lever arms of a pair of opposing tilt connectors. The apparatus additionally includes a bias beam connected at opposing ends to second lever of the tilt connectors. The tilt connectors are pivotally connected to an adjustable length base such that a distance between the tilt connectors can be adjusted to flex the bias beam and exert a force on the second lever arms of the tilt connectors. The force exerted by the bias beam is transferred to the first lever arms and flexes the flexure beam to approximately a critical buckling stress point of the flexure beam. The flexure beam has a center portion configured to oscillate between a first displacement position beyond the critical buckling stress point, in a first direction, and a second displacement position beyond the buckling stress point, in the an opposing second direction, in response to an oscillating energy field applied across the flexure beam.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种机械能发生装置。 该装置包括在相对的远端处连接到一对相对的倾斜连接器的第一杠杆臂的形状变化的挠曲梁。 该装置还包括在相对端连接到倾斜连接器的第二杆的偏置梁。 倾斜连接器枢转地连接到可调节的长度基座，使得可以调节倾斜连接器之间的距离以使偏置梁弯曲并且在倾斜连接器的第二杠杆臂上施加力。 由偏置梁施加的力被传递到第一杠杆臂并将挠曲梁弯曲到弯曲梁的大致临界屈曲应力点。 弯曲梁具有中心部分，该中心部分构造成响应于振荡，在相对的第二方向上在超过临界屈曲应力点的第一位移位置之间，在第一方向和超过屈曲应力点的第二位移位置之间振荡 能量场施加在弯曲梁上。

公开(公告)号：US07737608B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：US11434427

申请日：2006-05-15

申请人： Robert T Ruggeri ,  Dan J Clingman

发明人： Robert T Ruggeri ,  Dan J Clingman

IPC分类号： H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/09

CPC分类号： H02N2/186 ,  H01L41/0933 ,  H01L41/094 ,  H01L41/1136

摘要： A piezoelectric drive motor especially well adapted for use with flow control systems on commercial aircraft, military aircraft and spacecraft. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure that supports a piezoelectric beam. A biasing element, for example a coil spring, is coupled between a free end of the piezoelectric beam and the support structure. The spring exerts a compressive force on the beam and serves to amplify its displacement when electric signals applied to piezoelectric layers on the beam cause deflection of the beam between two stable positions. The drive motor operates over a wider band of drive frequencies than conventional piezoelectric beams and is also suitable for use as a sensor and in a wide variety of actuator applications.

摘要翻译： 特别适用于商用飞机，军用飞机和航天器上的流量控制系统的压电驱动马达。 在一个实施例中，该装置包括支撑压电梁的支撑结构。 偏置元件，例如螺旋弹簧，联接在压电梁的自由端和支撑结构之间。 弹簧在梁上施加压缩力，并且当施加到梁上的压电层的电信号引起梁在两个稳定位置之间的偏转时，其作用是放大其位移。 驱动电机在比传统压电波束更宽的驱动频率范围内工作，并且也适用于传感器和各种致动器应用中。

公开(公告)号：US07516680B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-14

申请号：US10909784

申请日：2004-07-30

申请人： Dan J Clingman ,  Robert T Ruggeri ,  W. Dean Clingman

发明人： Dan J Clingman ,  Robert T Ruggeri ,  W. Dean Clingman

IPC分类号： F16H21/22 ,  E05F1/08

CPC分类号： B64C3/52 ,  B64C27/72 ,  F16D3/12 ,  Y02T50/34 ,  Y10T16/53822 ,  Y10T16/5383 ,  Y10T16/5386 ,  Y10T74/18208 ,  Y10T74/18264 ,  Y10T74/18512

摘要： An apparatus and method for providing a torque to an external member to assist in twisting or deforming the external member. In one implementation the apparatus is useful for providing a force to a torque tube to assist in rotating, bending or twisting a wing, an airfoil, or a rotorcraft blade. The apparatus includes at least one biasing member which provides a biasing force to a linkage assembly, where the linkage assembly is pivotally coupled to a torque tube. The torque tube is fixedly coupled to the structure which needs to be bent, twisted or flexed. The energy stored in the biasing member provides the great majority of mechanical force required to rotate the torque tube and bend, twist or deform the structure when the structure is urged back into an unflexed or un-deformed state, the energy stored in the structure is transferred back to the apparatus. Thus, an actuator that would normally be employed for this purpose can be made much smaller, lighter and less expensive due to the significant mechanical energy provided by the apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向外部构件提供扭矩以帮助扭曲或变形外部构件的装置和方法。 在一个实施方案中，该装置可用于向扭矩管提供力以帮助转动，弯曲或扭转机翼，翼型件或转子叶片叶片。 该装置包括至少一个偏压构件，其向连杆组件提供偏置力，其中联动组件枢转地联接到扭矩管。 扭矩管固定地连接到需要弯曲，扭曲或弯曲的结构上。 存储在偏置构件中的能量提供了当结构被推回到非弯曲或未变形状态时旋转扭矩管并使结构弯曲，扭曲或变形所需的大部分机械力，存储在结构中的能量为 转回设备。 因此，由于设备提供的显着的机械能，通常为此目的而使用的致动器可以做得更小，更轻和更便宜。