IP Library Granted Patent US 11,563,365
Granted Patent B2
US 11,563,365 · App. 17/045,491 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Oscillatory actuator with two springs having elastic member bridging between adjacent arms

Inventor: Yusuke Chiba (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: FOSTER ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED
H02K33/02B06B1/045
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Patent No.
US 11,563,365
App. No.
17/045,491
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oscillatory actuator includes a first damper 51 and a second damper 251 attached to a case 1 and including spiral arms, and first elastic member 150 and second elastic member 350 bridging adjacent arms of the first damper 51 and the second damper 251.

Claims (19)

1. An oscillatory actuator comprising:

a case in a cylindrical shape;

an electromagnetic driver provided inside the case;

a mover oscillated by the electromagnetic driver along an oscillation axis of the case; and

a first leaf spring and a second leaf spring arranged on one side and the other side of the mover, each of the first leaf spring and the second leaf spring including a support to which the mover is attached, an annular frame attached to the case, and a plurality of arms each having a spiral shape and connecting the support and the annular frame,

wherein the first leaf spring and the second leaf spring each include an elastic member that bridges adjacent arms, wherein the elastic member includes:

a bridge that bridges the adjacent arms;

a support-direction stacked arm continuously provided with the bridge and extending in the support direction along the arm, and being overlapped with the arm; and

a stacked support continuously provided with the support-direction stacked arm and being overlapped with the support.

2. The oscillatory actuator according to claim 1 , wherein

the elastic member contains at least one of an elastomer or polyethylene.

3. The oscillatory actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member further includes an annular-frame direction stacked anti continuously provided with the bridge, extending along the arm in the annular frame direction, and being overlapped with the arm.

4. The oscillatory actuator according to claim 3 , wherein

the elastic member contains at least one of an elastomer or polyethylene.

5. The oscillatory actuator according to claim 3 , wherein

the bridge of the elastic member further includes a plurality of bridges, and

the annular-frame direction stacked arm connects the plurality of bridges adjacent to the bridge.

6. The oscillatory actuator according to claim 5 , wherein

the elastic member contains at least one of an elastomer or polyethylene.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2020
From: CHIBA, YUSUKE
To: FOSTER ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-073932 · Apr 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210159768A1 · May 27, 2021
Cited By (1)
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