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US5376858A
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Ultrasonic motor
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1993-09-23
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Granted: 1994-12-27
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Expires: 2013-09-23
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic motor comprising an ultrasonic vibrator having a pair of resonators for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, an electro-mechanical energy converter arranged between the pair of resonators, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of alternating voltage, and a fastening element for crimping and fixing the pair of resonators and the electro-mechanical energy conversion element to each other, and an element to be driven crimped to an end of at least one of the resonators and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at the ends. The electro-mechanical energy converter element is a pair of sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in a pair of directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shift 90° from each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Imabayashi
- 👤 Tomoki Funakubo
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:27
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/20; H10N30/208; H02; H02N; H02N2/00; H02N2/10; H02N2/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
An ultrasonic motor comprising: an ultrasonic vibrator having a pair of resonators for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, electro-mechanical energy conversion means arranged between the pair of resonators, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of an alternating voltage, and fastening means for crimping and fixing the pair of resonators and the electro-mechanical energy conversion means to each other; and an element to be driven being crimped to an end of at least one of the resonators and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at said end, wherein the electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises first and second sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
An ultrasonic motor comprising: an ultrasonic vibrator having a pair of resonators for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, electro-mechanical energy conversion means arranged between the pair of resonators, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of an alternating voltage, and fastening means for crimping and fixing the pair of resonators and the electro-mechanical energy conversion means to each other; and an element to be driven being crimped to an end of at least one of the resonators and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at said end, wherein the electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises first and second sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, wherein vibration generated by said ultrasonic vibrator comprised of said pair of sliding vibrators is detected by a third sliding vibrator which is arranged between said resonators.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, wherein said electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises a plurality of sliding vibrators arranged in groups, the sliding elements in each group being polarized respectively in directions which are perpendicular with respect to the axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
An ultrasonic motor according to claim 1 wherein said sliding vibrators are disc-shaped members provided with central openings for receiving said fastening means and having a pair of major surfaces opposing one another; and the direction of said polarization being substantially parallel to said major faces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ultrasonic motor according to claim 4 further comprising a plurality of disc-shaped electrodes interspersed among said sliding vibrators for coupling electrical energy thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ultrasonic motor according to claim 5 comprising detector means for detecting ultrasonic vibration, said detector means comprising a third sliding vibrator arranged between said resonators for generating an electric signal representing detected vibration.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An ultrasonic motor according tc claim 6 wherein said third sliding vibrator employed for detection is substantially similar in design and function to the sliding vibrators provided for producing ultrasonic vibration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
125 words
An ultrasonic motor comprising: an ultrasonic vibrator having a pair of resonators for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, electro-mechanical energy conversion means arranged between the pair of resonators, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of an alternating voltage, and fastening means for crimping and fixing the pair of resonators and the electro-mechanical energy conversion means to each other; and an element to be driven being crimped to an end of at least one of the resonators and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at said end, wherein the electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises first and second groups of sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
125 words
An ultrasonic motor comprising: an ultrasonic vibrator having a pair of resonators for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, electro-mechanical energy conversion means arranged between the pair of resonators, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of an alternating voltage, and fastening means for crimping and fixing the pair of resonators and the electro-mechanical energy conversion means to each other; and an element to be driven being crimped to an end of at least one of the resonators and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at said end, wherein the electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises first and second groups of sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
An ultrasonic motor according to claim 8 wherein said sliding vibrators are disc-shaped members having major faces on opposite sides thereof; the direction of polarization being parallel to said major faces; all of the sliding vibrators in said first group having their polarization directions in parallel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
124 words
An ultrasonic motor comprising: an ultrasonic vibrator having at least one resonator for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, electro-mechanical energy conversion means arranged between said at least one resonator, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of an alternating voltage, and fastening means for crimping and fixing said at least one resonator and the electro-mechanical energy conversion means to each other; and an element to be driven being crimped to an end of said at least one resonator and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at said end, wherein the electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises first and second sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
124 words
An ultrasonic motor comprising: an ultrasonic vibrator having at least one resonator for transferring and enlarging ultrasonic vibration, electro-mechanical energy conversion means arranged between said at least one resonator, for generating ultrasonic vibration by application of an alternating voltage, and fastening means for crimping and fixing said at least one resonator and the electro-mechanical energy conversion means to each other; and an element to be driven being crimped to an end of said at least one resonator and driven by elliptic vibration which is generated at said end, wherein the electro-mechanical energy conversion means comprises first and second sliding vibrators which are polarized respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to an axial direction and which are shifted 90° from each other.
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