摘要:
The present invention relates to a vibration type actuator or a vibration type driving apparatus that includes a vibration member that generates therein respective vibration displacements in at least three different directions, and a plurality of contact members contacting the vibration member, wherein the respective vibration displacements in the three different directions generate a composite vibration that simultaneously moves selected contact members of the plurality of contact members relative to the vibration member.
摘要:
A vibration type actuator comprises a vibration member for generating vibration displacements in at least three different directions and a contact member in contact with the vibration member. In the actuator the vibration displacements in at least three different directions are excited in the vibration member to generate synthetic vibrations that cause relative movement between the vibration member and contact member in a desired direction.
摘要:
A control apparatus for a vibration type actuator is disclosed, with which at least three kinds of vibrations are excited, and a desired motion can be carried out with high efficiency. The vibration type actuator includes a rotatable moving member, an elastic member contacting the moving member, and an electro-mechanical energy conversion element exciting at least three different kinds of vibrations in the elastic member by supplying at least three periodic signals having different phases. The control apparatus includes a rotation axis determining unit, a parameter determining unit and a control circuit. The rotation axis determining unit determines a rotation axis for rotating the moving member. The parameter determining unit determines, by using an inverse model, phase and amplitude of the periodical signals.
摘要:
A vibration wave driving apparatus for obtaining driving force in 3D directions comprises a vibration member having a shape that is line-symmetrical with respect to two orthogonal axes, electro-mechanical energy conversion elements which can selectively excite in the vibration member three different types of bending vibrations, which each displace in a direction perpendicular to the two axes, and a driven member which is brought into contact with driving portions of the vibration member and driven by vibration excited in the vibration member.
摘要:
A vibration actuator includes a vibration member; and a plurality of electromechanical energy conversion elements for vibrating the vibration member. The electromechanical energy conversion elements include a plurality of first energy conversion elements each having at least four divided electrodes. The first energy conversion elements are stacked, and electrodes, which are in phase with each other, of each energy conversion element are connected in respective regions of the energy conversion element to attain electrical connections.
摘要:
A vibration type driving device includes a vibrator configured to make an elliptic motion of a contact portion by combining vibrations in different vibration modes, and a driven body configured to be rotated relative to the vibrator by the elliptic motion while being in contact with the contact portion. A contact pressure of the contact portion with the driven body is lower on a radial inner side than on a radial outer side in a radial direction of the rotation.
摘要:
A press plate (8) with a cover (12) is moved upwardly from a standby position to a press position to press the cover against a book block (4) by first and second elevation units. The book block (4) is clamped by nip plates (9, 10), together with the cover (12). The height of each of first and second ends (X, Y) of the press plate (8) at the press position can be set separately by separately controlling the first and second elevation units by a control section (30).
摘要:
In a document retrieval system for retrieving a document from documents stored in storage devices according to a retrieval condition input by a user, the storage device where a retrieval is carried out is selected from the storage devices, and the retrieval condition is input. In the selected storage device, when the retrieval according to the input retrieval condition is carried out, based on a retrieval result, information indicating the number of documents satisfying the retrieval condition is managed for each storage device where the retrieval is carried out. When the retrieval condition is input, based on the managed information, whether the number of documents stored in any selected storage device and satisfying the input retrieval condition is larger than a predetermined number is determined before carrying out the retrieval. As a result of this determination, control of whether to conduct the retrieval is achieved.
摘要:
A method for producing a stacked piezoelectric element alternately stacks a plurality of layers of an electrode material and piezoelectric layers having an electric mechanical energy converting function and provided with penetrating electrodes, obtained by forming through holes in each piezoelectric layer and filling the through holes with the electrode material, to be connected at a contact portion with a layer of the electrode material and sinters the stacked layers. The method includes the step of forming, on a layer of the electrode material, a second layer of electrode material by screen printing at a peripheral area of the contact portion between the layer of the electrode material and the penetrating electrodes.
摘要:
A portable heating unit has a heating chamber which is disposed within a housing so substantially all of the exterior thereof is displaced inwardly from that housing to define an air space. Air passing through that air space absorbs heat from the exterior of that heating chamber and also absorbs, and carries away, heat radiated from that exterior. That heating chamber is secured to that housing by mountings of small cross sections, which limit the amount of heat that can be conducted from that heating chamber to that housing. In addition, a baffle is interposed between the heating element and housing of the portable unit to reduce the amount of heat passing to that housing. A flame interceptor on the inner surface of the top of the heating chamber will largely intercept any flame which could develop as the wick of the combustion element was raised; and a guard is provided for the front of the heating chamber to minimize the risk of anyone contacting that heating chamber and also to keep the heating element from contacting the floor in the event the portable heating unit were to be tilted over onto its face.