IP Library Granted Patent US 9,871,423
Granted Patent B2
US 9,871,423 · App. 14/773,243 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Rotary actuator vibration control mechanism

Inventors: Toshiyuki Ishikawa (Nihonmatsu, JP); Masayuki Motoyanagi (Nihonmatsu, JP)
Assignee: Oki Micro Engineering Company Limited
H02K5/24H02K1/34H02K33/16
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Patent No.
US 9,871,423
App. No.
14/773,243
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a rotary actuator vibration control mechanism that both reduces vibration during operation and contributes to simplifying the overall structure. In this rotary actuator vibration control mechanism, a continuous shock absorbing member that is integrally formed together with a stopper and an engagement means is laid out in a rotary actuator comprising the following: a case; a rotor that is disposed inside said case and swings back and forth; an output shaft that supports said rotor and outputs the force of the swinging thereof to the outside; the aforementioned stopper, which prescribes the movement path of the rotor inside the case; and the aforementioned engagement means, which engages with an externally attached device disposed outside the case. The shock absorbing member is designed such that the stopper is formed by the molded body that forms the shock absorbing member, and is also designed so as to cover the entire engagement means. The shock absorbing member may be designed such that an integral molded body covers contact parts of both the stopper and the engagement means in a continuous manner, or may be changed to a design in which both are integrally formed by the shock absorbing member.

Claims (10)

1. A rotary actuator oscillation control mechanism for a rotary actuator comprising:

a case;

a rotor arranged in the case and oscillates in a predetermined rotary angle by a driving means;

an output shaft that holds the rotor in the case and outputs oscillation force thereof to the outside as axial rotation;

a stopper arranged inside the case and limits the movement of the rotor; and

an engagement means arranged at an outside of the case and engages the case with an external mounting device;

the rotary actuator oscillation control mechanism is characterized in that a shock-absorbing member is integrally formed as one continuous piece to both the stopper and the engagement means.

2. The rotary actuator oscillation control mechanism according to claim 1 characterized in that the shock-absorbing member is configured to cover a contact member of the stopper and a contact member of the engagement means as one continuous piece.

3. The rotary actuator oscillation control mechanism according to claim 1 characterized in that the shock-absorbing member is configured such that either one of the stopper or the engagement means is formed as a body of the shock-absorbing member, and the shock-absorbing member formed integrally with the body while covering a contact surface of the other.

4. The rotary actuator oscillation control mechanism according to claim 1 characterized in that both the stopper and the engagement means are integrally formed by the shock-absorbing member.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 15, 2025
From: OKI MICRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.; MABUCHI MOTOR MICRO TECH CO., LTD.
To: MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072260/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2015
From: ISHIKAWA, TOSHIYUKI; MOTOYANAGI, MASAYUKI
To: OKI MICRO ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036655/0608 →
Continuity (1)
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