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US 11,070,120 · App. 16/499,309 · Granted Jul 20, 2021

Actuator

Inventors: Hiroshi Kitahara (Nagano, JP); Tadashi Takeda (Nagano, JP); Masao Tsuchihashi (Nagano, JP)

Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION

H02K33/16 H02K33/12

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Patent No.: US 11,070,120
App. No.: 16/499,309
Granted: Jul 20, 2021
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An actuator is provided. In the actuator, a first magnetic drive circuit and a third magnetic drive circuit that vibrate a movable body in a second direction with respect to a support are provided respectively on both sides in a first direction. A second magnetic drive circuit that vibrates the movable body in a third direction with respect to the support is provided. The first magnetic drive circuit, the second magnetic drive circuit and the third magnetic drive circuit are arranged to be sequentially stacked from one side to the other side in the first direction.

Claims (80)

1. An actuator, comprising:

a support;

a movable body;

an elastic member, disposed between the support and the movable body;

a first magnetic drive circuit, comprising:

a first coil, held by one side member of the support and the movable body, and

a first magnet, held by other side member of the support and the movable body and opposed to the first coil in a first direction,

the first magnetic drive circuit being configured to generate a driving force for driving the movable body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;

a second magnetic drive circuit, comprising:

a second coil, held by the one side member, and

a second magnet, held by the other side member and opposed to the second coil in the first direction,

the second magnetic drive circuit being configured to generate a driving force for driving the movable body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and crossing the second direction; and

a third magnetic drive circuit, comprising:

a third coil, held by the one side member, and

a third magnet, held by the other side member and opposed to the third coil in the first direction,

the third magnetic drive circuit being configured to generate a driving force for driving the movable body in the second direction,

wherein the first magnetic drive circuit, the second magnetic drive circuit and the third magnetic drive circuit are arranged to be sequentially stacked from one side to the other side in the first direction.

2. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

a magnetic center position of the second magnetic drive circuit coincides or substantially coincides with a position of a center of gravity of the movable body in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction, and

wherein a magnetic center position obtained by combining a magnetic center position of the first magnetic drive circuit and a magnetic center position of the third magnetic drive circuit coincides or substantially coincides the position of the center of gravity of the movable body, in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction.

3. The actuator according to claim 2 , wherein

the elastic member is a viscoelastic member having viscoelasticity, and is provided on one side in the first direction with respect to the movable body and on the other side in the first direction with respect to the movable body.

4. The actuator according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first coil holder which holds the first coil;

a second coil holder which holds the second coil; and

a third coil holder which holds the third coil,

wherein the first coil holder, the second coil holder and the third coil holder are arranged to be sequentially stacked from one side to the other side in the first direction, and

adjacent coil holders in the first direction, among the first coil holder, the second coil holder and the third coil holder, are coupled to each other.

5. The actuator according to claim 4 , wherein

the first coil holder comprises: a first frame portion which holds the first coil inside, and a plurality of first columnar portions projecting from an end of the first frame portion in the first direction,

the second coil holder comprises: a second frame portion which holds the second coil inside, and a plurality of second columnar portions projecting from an end of the second frame portion in the first direction,

the third coil holder comprises: a third frame portion which holds the third coil inside, and a plurality of third columnar portions projecting from an end of the third frame portion in the first direction, and

columnar portions adjacent to each other in the first direction, among the plurality of first columnar portions, the plurality of second columnar portions and the plurality of columnar portions, are coupled.

6. The actuator according to claim 4 , wherein

7. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first magnet is disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the first coil,

the second magnet is disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the second coil, and

the third magnet is disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the third coil.

8. The actuator according to claim 7 , wherein

9. The actuator according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of yokes, arranged on one side in the first direction with respect to the first coil, between the first coil and the second coil, between the second coil and the third coil, and on the other side in the first direction with respect to the third coil,

wherein each of the first magnet, the second magnet and the third magnet is held by any one of the plurality of yokes.

10. The actuator according to claim 9 , wherein

adjacent yokes among the plurality of yokes in the first direction are coupled.

11. The actuator according to claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of yokes comprises:

a first yoke, disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the first coil,

a second yoke, disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the second coil, and

a third yoke, disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the third coil,

wherein the first magnet is held by the first yoke on both sides in the first direction with respect to the first coil,

the second magnet is held by the second yoke on both sides in the first direction with respect to the second coil, and

the third magnet is held by the third yoke on both sides in the first direction with respect to the third coil.

12. The actuator according to claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of yokes comprises:

a first yoke, disposed on one side in the first direction with respect to the first coil,

a second yoke, disposed on both sides in the first direction with respect to the second coil, and

a third yoke, disposed on the other side in the first direction with respect to the third coil,

wherein the first magnet is held by the second yoke on the other side in the first direction with respect to the first coil,

the second magnet is held by the second yoke on both sides in the first direction with respect to the second coil, and

the third magnet is held by the second yoke on one side in the first direction with respect to the third coil.

13. The actuator according to claim 9 , wherein

14. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first coil, the second coil and the third coil are provided on a side of the support; and

the first magnet, the second magnet and the third magnet are provided on a side of the movable body.

15. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

16. The actuator according to claim 15 , wherein the elastic member is arranged as:

a first elastic member in contact with both the movable body and a portion of the support opposite to the movable body on one side in the first direction; and

a second elastic member in contact with both the movable body and a portion of the support opposed to the movable body on the other side in the first direction.

17. The actuator according to claim 16 , wherein

the elastic member is adhered to both the support and the movable body, on one side in the first direction with respect to the movable body and on the other side in the first direction with respect to the movable body.

18. The actuator according to claim 16 , wherein

the elastic member is in a state of being compressed in the first direction between the support body and the movable body, on one side in the first direction with respect to the movable body and on the other side in the first direction with respect to the movable body.

19. The actuator according to claim 16 , wherein

the viscoelastic member is a gel member.

20. The actuator according to claim 19 , wherein

the gel member is a silicone gel.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2019

From: KITAHARA, HIROSHI; TAKEDA, TADASHI; TSUCHIHASHI, MASAO

To: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION

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Priority Claims (1)

JP JP2017-068659 · Mar 30, 2017 · national

Continuity (1)

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