Oscillation device with a vibrating table that houses an oscillated object
An oscillating device including a vibrating table, an actuator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a first direction, a coupling mechanism configured to couple the vibrating table with the actuator in such a manner that the vibrating table is movable relative to the actuator in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a counter balancer attached to the vibrating table and configured to compensate an imbalance of an oscillated portion including at least the vibrating table, the imbalance being caused by attaching the coupling mechanism to the vibrating table.
1. An oscillating device comprising:
a vibrating table to which an oscillated object is to be inserted into and attached, the vibrating table including:
a bottom plate to which the oscillated object is configured to be attached;
a frame part extending in a vertical direction and protruding perpendicularly upward from an edge of the bottom plate;
a box part formed by the bottom plate and the frame part, the box part surrounding a hollow cavity in which the oscillated object is configured to be accommodated inside the vibrating table, the box part including a first opening on an upper face opposite the bottom plate for inserting the oscillated objected into the hollow cavity,
a lid part that closes the first opening; and
a second opening through which a longitudinally extending object for connecting the oscillated object with an external device is to be inserted; and
an oscillator directly connected to a vertical surface of the frame part and configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a horizontal direction, the oscillator being disposed to oppose to the vertical surface the frame part.
2. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrating table has a substantially box-like shape.
3. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of intermediate plates arranged inside the frame part and each protruding perpendicularly from the bottom plate, the plurality of intermediate plates being arranged in a lattice to form a plurality of cavities within the vibrating table with the bottom plate, one of the plurality of cavities being the hollow cavity in which the oscillated object is configured to be accommodated,
wherein the plurality of intermediate plates are each joined to the bottom plate and the frame part.
4. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , wherein when the oscillated object is attached to the vibrating table, a projection of a center of gravity of the oscillated object to a projection plane perpendicular to the predetermined direction is included in a projection of a movable part of the oscillator to the projection plane.
5. The oscillating device according to claim 4 , wherein a projection of a center of gravity of the vibrating table to the projection plane is included in the projection of the movable part of the oscillator to the projection plane.
6. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , wherein a center of gravity of the vibrating table is positioned at a center of an outer shape of the vibrating table.
7. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , wherein the hollow cavity is formed at a central portion of the vibrating table.
8. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , wherein the oscillator is an X-axis oscillator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in an X-axis direction, which is the horizontal direction.
9. The oscillating device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a Y-axis oscillator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Y-axis direction, which is another horizontal direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction.
10. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a Z-axis oscillator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Z-axis direction, which is the vertical direction.
11. The oscillating device according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrating table includes an attaching mechanism for attaching the oscillated object.
12. A vibrating table for an oscillating device, the vibrating table comprising:
a bottom plate to which the oscillated object is configured to be attached;
a frame part extending in a vertical direction and protruding perpendicularly upward from an edge of the bottom plate;
a box part formed by the bottom and the frame part, the box part surrounding a hollow cavity in which the oscillated object is configured to be accommodated inside the vibrating table, the box part including a first opening on an upper face for inserting the oscillated object in to the hollow cavity;
a lid part that closes the first opening;
a vertical surface of the frame part configured to directly connect to an oscillator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a horizontal direction, the vertical surface being configured to oppose the oscillator; and
a second opening through which a longitudinally extending object for connecting the oscillated object inside the hollow part with an external device is to be inserted.
13. A vibrating table for an oscillating device, the vibrating table comprising:
a bottom plate to which an oscillated object is configured to be attached;
a frame part protruding perpendicularly upward from an edge of the bottom plate;
a vertical surface of the frame part configured to directly connect to an oscillator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a horizontal direction, the vertical surface being configured to oppose the oscillator;
a hollow cavity surrounded by the bottom plate and the frame part and in which the oscillated object is configured to be accommodated inside the vibrating table, the bottom plate forming a surface of the hollow cavity opposite a first opening formed on one face of the frame part for inserting the oscillated object into the hollow cavity; and
a lid part that closes the first opening.
14. The vibrating table according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a second opening through which a longitudinally extending object for connecting the oscillated object with an external device is to be inserted.