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Granted Patent B2
US 11,404,948 · App. 17/082,009 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Linear vibration motor

Inventors: Chin-Sung Liu (Hsinchu, TW); Shin-Ter Tsai (Hsinchu, TW); Hsiao-Ming Chien (Hsinchu, TW); Chi-Ling Chang (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
H02K33/16B06B1/045H02K33/10H02N2/02
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Patent No.
US 11,404,948
App. No.
17/082,009
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A linear vibration motor is disclosed, including: a movable part, a suspension device, and a fixed part; wherein the movable part includes at least one magnet set, and the fixed part at least includes a coil, at least one magnetically conductive element and a housing; the magnet set and the coil and the magnetically conductive element of the fixed part are arranged with a gap. The magnetically conductive element is located above, below, or both above and below the magnet set; the suspension device includes two stripe springs, respectively located on both sides of the movable part, with one side of each stripe spring connected to the movable part, and the other side connected to the fixed part. When not actuated, the suspension device is a straight full-length stripe without bending at the connections at both ends.

Claims (9)

1. A linear vibration motor, comprising: a movable part, a suspension device, and a fixed part; wherein the movable part further comprising at least one magnet set, the magnet set comprising at least three magnets arranged spaced apart, the magnets having an up-and-down magnetization direction, the adjacent magnets having opposite polarities when arranged; the fixed part at least comprising: a coil, at least one magnetically conductive element, and a housing; the magnet set of the movable part and the coil and the magnetically conductive element of the fixed part being arranged opposite to each other with a gap, both polar surfaces at both sides of the magnet set being facing opposite to the coil and the magnetically conductive element of the fixed part, and the size of the magnetically conductive element of the fixed part in the non-moving direction being greater than the size of the magnet set in the non-moving direction; the at least one magnetically conductive element being located above or below the magnet set; when the number of the at least one magnetically conductive element exceeding one, the magnetically conductive element being respectively arranged above and below the magnet set; the suspension device comprising two elastic stripes respectively located on both sides of the movable part, with one side of each elastic stripe connected to the movable part and the other side connected to the fixed part so that the movable part being supported by the suspension device and able to move freely relative to the fixed part; each of connecting ends of the elastic stripe having a height the same as the heights of the connecting ends of the movable part and the fixed part so that the suspension device staying in a straight and flat shape without bending at both connecting ends, wherein at least a hole is disposed on the magnetic conductive element, and the Z-opposite magnet is defined as the magnet opposite to the hole in the Z direction and causing magnetic force change when the hole moves.

2. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a rectangular hole, and the four sides of the hole are respectively parallel to the four sides of the magnet set; and under the condition that the width of the hole is fixed, 0≤ the length of the hole≤¾ of the length of the Z-opposite magnet.

3. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a rectangular hole, and the four sides of the hole are respectively parallel to the four sides of the magnet set; and under the condition that the width of the hole is fixed, 0≤ the length of the hole≤½ of the length of the Z-opposite magnet.

4. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a rectangular hole, and the four sides of the hole are respectively parallel to the four sides of the magnet set; and under the condition that the width of the hole is fixed, ¼ of the length of the Z-opposite magnet≤ the length of the hole≤½ of the length of the Z-opposite magnet.

5. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a rectangular hole, and the four sides of the hole are respectively parallel to the four sides of the magnet set; and under the condition that the length of the hole is fixed, 0≤ the width of the hole≤ the width of the Z-opposite magnet.

6. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a rectangular hole, and the four sides of the hole are respectively parallel to the four sides of the magnet set; and under the condition that the length of the hole is fixed, 0≤ the width of the hole≤⅔ of the width of the Z-opposite magnet.

7. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a rectangular hole, and the four sides of the hole are respectively parallel to the four sides of the magnet set; and under the condition that the length of the hole is fixed, ⅓ of the width of the Z-opposite magnet≤ the width of the hole≤⅔ of the width of the Z-opposite magnet.

8. The linear vibration motor according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is a notch-type hole that cuts off the upper or lower edge of the magnetically conductive element; and the magnetically conductive element with notch-type hole uses end surfaces of the notch-type hole and end surfaces of the magnetically conductive element as end surfaces.

9. The linear vibration motor according to claim 8 , wherein the holes of different types on the magnetically conductive element can be stacked on one another to form a composite hole; the composite hole is the joint area after two or more holes overlap, and the holes can be superimposed on one side or both sides, and the composite hole can be a closed hole or a notch-type hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2020
From: LIU, CHIN-SUNG; TSAI, SHIN-TER; CHIEN, HSIAO-MING; CHANG, CHI-LING
To: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 054187/0397 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 109133669 · Sep 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220103050A1 · Mar 31, 2022
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