IP Library Patent Application 11211078
Patent Application
App. No. 11/211,078

Actuator apparatus

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App. No.
11/211,078
Abstract

In an actuator apparatus including a case having a cover for covering a motor containing portion and a gear containing portion, a motor contained in the motor containing portion, an output gear rotatably contained in the gear containing portion and driven to rotate by a drive shaft of the motor via a reduction gear, an output shaft rotatably supported by the case and rotated along with the output gear, and an output member attached to the output shaft, the motor is floatably supported in the motor containing portion via an elastic member, a front end of the drive shaft is rotatably supported via a bearing of a bearing holding portion of the gear containing portion, and the bearing is floatably supported by the bearing holding portion of the gear containing portion via a vibration isolating member.

Claims (37)

1 . An actuator apparatus comprising:

a case having a cover for covering a motor containing portion and a gear containing portion,

a motor contained in the motor containing portion of the case,

an output gear rotatably contained in the gear containing portion of the case and driven to rotate by a drive shaft of the motor via a reduction gear,

an output shaft rotatably supported by the case and rotated along with the output gear, and

an output member attached to the output shaft, wherein

the motor is floatably supported in the motor containing portion via an elastic member,

a front end of the drive shaft of the motor is rotatably supported via a bearing held by a bearing holding portion of the gear containing portion, and

the bearing is floatably supported by the bearing holding portion of the gear containing portion via a vibration isolating member.

2 . The actuator apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the vibration isolating member is formed by an O ring made of rubber fitted to a small diameter portion of the bearing.

3 . An actuator apparatus comprising:

a case having a cover for covering a motor containing portion and a gear containing portion,

a motor contained in the motor containing portion of the case,

an output gear rotatably contained in the gear containing portion of the case and driven to rotate by a drive shaft of the motor via a reduction gear,

an output shaft rotatably supported by the case and rotated along with the output gear, and

an output member attached to the output shaft, wherein

a projected portion is formed at at least a side wall of the motor containing portion, and

the motor is floatably supported in the motor containing portion via an elastic member.

4 . The actuator apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the projected portions are respectively formed at vicinities of respective corner portions of the two side walls of the motor containing portion opposed to each other.

5 . An actuator apparatus comprising:

a case having a cover for covering a motor containing portion and a gear containing portion,

a motor contained in the motor containing portion of the case,

an output gear rotatably contained in the gear containing portion of the case and driven to rotate by a drive shaft of the motor via a reduction gear,

an output shaft rotatably supported by the case and rotated along with the output gear, and

an output member attached to the output shaft, wherein

projected portions are respectively formed at two side walls and a bottom wall of the motor containing portion, and

the motor surrounded by an elastic member in a cylindrical shape is floatably supported between the projected portions in the motor containing portion.

6 . The actuator apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

at least a pair of the projected portions extended in parallel with the bottom wall of the motor containing portion are respectively formed and at least a pair of projected portions extended in parallel to intersect with at least the pair of projected portions are respectively formed at a bottom portion of the elastic member in the cylindrical shape.

7 . The actuator apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

harness pinching portions respectively formed at two side portions of the elastic member in the cylindrical shape.

8 . The actuator apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a terminal holding portion formed at an upper portion of the elastic member in the cylindrical shape.

9 . The actuator apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the elastic member in the cylindrical shape is formed by a thermoplastic elastomer species resin material.

Assignments (2)
MERGER/CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 14, 2008
From: JIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020508/0521 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2005
From: KAWAMURA, YUJI; KAWAMOTO, MAKITO; WADA, TOSHIMASA; NAKAMURA, IKUO
To: JIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016988/0199 →