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Granted Patent B2
US 11,401,998 · App. 17/347,572 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Actuator

Inventors: Takashi Takizawa (Gunma, JP); Naoya Takeuchi (Gunma, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBA Corporation
F16H1/32F16H1/46F16H25/20F16H57/082F16H2025/2075
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Patent No.
US 11,401,998
App. No.
17/347,572
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An actuator is provided, in which second support shafts are protruded to an output shaft side in an axial direction of a second planetary carrier. A power transmission member having convex portions which are protruded radially outward and receive rotation forces from the second support shafts are arranged on a second planetary carrier side of the output shaft in the axial direction. An elastic member is arranged between the second support shafts and the convex portions in a rotation direction of the output shaft. Therefore, the rotation force of the second planetary carrier due to rotation drive of an electric motor is transmitted from the second support shafts to the convex portions of the power transmission member via the elastic member.

Claims (27)

1. An actuator, comprising:

a motor portion in which a rotation shaft is arranged,

a drive shaft which drives an object to be driven, and

a deceleration gear portion which is arranged between the rotation shaft and the drive shaft, wherein

the deceleration gear portion comprises:

a sun gear which is rotated by the rotation shaft,

an internal gear which is arranged around the sun gear,

a plurality of planetary gears which are arranged between the sun gear and the internal gear, and

a planetary carrier which is equipped with a plurality of support shafts respectively rotatably supporting the plurality of planetary gears, and rotates the drive shaft, wherein

the support shafts are protruded to a drive shaft side in an axial direction of the planetary carrier,

a power transmission member having a plurality of convex portions which are protruded radially outward and receive rotation forces from the support shafts are arranged on a planetary carrier side of the drive shaft in the axial direction, and

an elastic member is arranged between the support shafts and the convex portions in a rotation direction of the drive shaft.

2. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic member has

a plurality of support shaft insertion holes into which the support shafts are inserted, and

an engagement hole with which the power transmission member is engaged.

3. The actuator according to claim 2 , wherein

gaps are arranged between the support shafts and the support shaft insertion holes, and between the elastic member and the planetary carrier.

4. The actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

the object to be driven is an opening/closing body arranged in a vehicle, and

the actuator is formed in a rod shape which is extended and contracted by rotation of the drive shaft.

5. The actuator according to claim 2 , wherein

the object to be driven is an opening/closing body arranged in a vehicle, and

the actuator is formed in a rod shape which is extended and contracted by rotation of the drive shaft.

6. The actuator according to claim 3 , wherein

the object to be driven is an opening/closing body arranged in a vehicle, and

the actuator is formed in a rod shape which is extended and contracted by rotation of the drive shaft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: TAKIZAWA, TAKASHI; TAKEUCHI, NAOYA
To: MITSUBA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-103503 · Jun 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210388885A1 · Dec 16, 2021
Cited By (1)
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