IP Library Granted Patent US 8,780,429
Granted Patent B2
US 8,780,429 · App. 13/282,837 · Granted Jul 15, 2014

Galvanoscanner and laser processing machine

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Patent No.
US 8,780,429
App. No.
13/282,837
Granted
Jul 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A galvanoscanner including: a rotor including a shaft as a rotational center, and permanent magnets disposed around the shaft and polarized to a plurality of poles in a circumferential direction of the shaft; and a stator disposed in the outside of the rotor through a clearance and including coils, a yoke, and an outer casing so that the rotor swings in a predetermined angle range; wherein: the permanent magnets are provided with grooves which are formed in a direction of the rotation shaft so as to straddle circumferentially adjacent magnetic poles of the permanent magnets; and the permanent magnets are parted into at least two parts per pole by parting lines. Thus, the ratio of the torque constant to the moment of inertia can be improved so that the current required for driving can be reduced and reduction of power consumption at driving time can be attained.

Claims (45)

1. A galvanoscanner comprising:

a rotor including a shaft as a rotational center, and permanent magnets disposed around the shaft and polarized to a plurality of poles in a circumferential direction of the shaft; and

a stator disposed in the outside of the rotor through a clearance and including coils, a yoke, and an outer casing so that the rotor swings in a predetermined angle range;

wherein:

the permanent magnets are parted into at least two parts per pole by parting lines.

2. A galvanoscanner according to claim 1 , wherein:

the permanent magnets are provided with grooves which are formed in a direction of the rotation shaft so as to straddle circumferentially adjacent magnetic poles of the permanent magnets.

3. A galvanoscanner according to claim 2 , wherein:

the grooves are always located at places facing hollow portions not wound with the coils in the swinging range of the galvanoscanner.

4. A galvanoscanner according to claims 1 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a straight line-shaped section.

5. A galvanoscanner according to claim 2 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a straight line-shaped section.

6. A galvanoscanner according to claims 3 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a straight line-shaped section.

7. A galvanoscanner according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a broken line-shaped section convexly curved toward the shaft.

8. A galvanoscanner according to claim 2 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a broken line-shaped section convexly curved toward the shaft.

9. A galvanoscanner according to claim 3 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a broken line-shaped section convexly curved toward the shaft.

10. A galvanoscanner according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a section shaped like at least one straight line for parting corresponding one of the permanent magnets circumferentially.

11. A galvanoscanner according to claim 2 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a section shaped like at least one straight line for parting corresponding one of the permanent magnets circumferentially.

12. A galvanoscanner according to claim 3 , wherein:

each of the parting lines has a section shaped like at least one straight line for parting corresponding one of the permanent magnets circumferentially.

13. A galvanoscanner according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the parting lines includes two parting lines for parting corresponding one of the permanent magnets circumferentially, and a parting line for parting the permanent magnet radially.

14. A galvanoscanner according to claim 2 , wherein:

each of the parting lines includes two parting lines for parting corresponding one of the permanent magnets circumferentially, and a parting line for parting the permanent magnet radially.

15. A galvanoscanner according to claim 3 , wherein:

each of the parting lines includes two parting lines for parting corresponding one of the permanent magnets circumferentially, and a parting line for parting the permanent magnet radially.

16. A galvanoscanner according to claim 1 , wherein:

the parting lines include parting lines for parting the permanent magnets circumferentially, and broken line-shaped parting lines for parting the permanent magnets radially.

17. A galvanoscanner according to claim 2 , wherein:

the parting lines include parting lines for parting the permanent magnets circumferentially, and broken line-shaped parting lines for parting the permanent magnets radially.

18. A galvanoscanner according to claim 3 , wherein:

the parting lines include parting lines for parting the permanent magnets circumferentially, and broken line-shaped parting lines for parting the permanent magnets radially.

19. A laser processing machine comprising:

a galvanoscanner according to claim 1 .

20. A laser processing machine comprising:

a galvanoscanner according to claim 2 .

21. A laser processing machine comprising:

a galvanoscanner according to claim 3 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2014
From: HITACHI VIA MECHANICS, LTD.
To: VIA MECHANICS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032600/0580 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2011
From: YAMAMOTO, AKIHIRO; DOI, AKIRA; MATSUKA, DAISUKE; TOYAMA, SOUICHI; SUGAWARA, HIROYUKI
To: HITACHI VIA MECHANICS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027312/0388 →