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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104899 | VIBRATING ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY A vibrating actuator assembly includes a diaphragm, at least one vibrator at the diaphragm and that vibrates when an electric signal is applied thereto, a vibration shaft having one end connected to the diaphragm, a rotor on an outer side of the vibration shaft to conta... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081802 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, LENS BARREL, AND CAMERA A piezoelectric actuator comprises a first piezoelectric element, a second piezoelectric element, a first set of a first member that is mounted with the first piezoelectric element which is deformed in a first direction with an application of a first voltage, and a seco... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081805 | DRIVING MECHANISM, LENS BARREL AND CAMERA A driving mechanism includes a first piezoelectric element and a first driving member that is driven by the first piezoelectric element and that vibrates in a first direction. The first driving member includes a second piezoelectric element and a second driving member t... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081803 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, LENS BARREL, AND IMAGING DEVICE A piezoelectric actuator includes a first piezoelectric element that performs thickness-shear vibration in a first direction, a first member that is driven by the first piezoelectric element and that vibrates in the first direction, a second piezoelectric element that i... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120025670 | PIEZO DRIVE The invention relates to a piezo drive, in particular for use in geodesic devices, having at least one piezoelectric motor element that includes an advancing component, a running surface component, and a receptacle for the running surface component, wherein said recepta... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025669 | DRIVE APPARATUS A drive apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a movable unit configured to include a first sliding surface, and slide along the first sliding surface; a vibration generating unit configured to generate vibrations; a vibration transmitting unit configured to inc... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019103 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic motor includes a transducer, a driven member, a pressing mechanism unit. The transducer includes stacked piezoelectric sheets on which internal electrodes are formed. The internal electrodes form driving activated areas and vib... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013221 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR UNIT According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic motor unit includes a piezoelectric element, a holder member, a pressing member, a pressing auxiliary member, a driven member, an ultrasonic motor accommodation member, a power extraction member. The piezoelectric element has a... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120001519 | VIBRATION ACTUATOR A vibration actuator includes a roller, a vibrating element having a contact portion that is in contact with the roller, a vibrator for vibrating the vibrating element, a pressing device for pressing the roller against the vibrating element, and a lubricator disposed cl... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110317292 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND LENS BARREL A piezoelectric actuator includes: a plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a first member that is interposed between opposing faces of the plurality of the first piezoelectric elements and that is driven in a first direction by the plurality of the first piezoelect... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317293 | Oscillation Motor Unit, Oscillation Motor, and Lens Driving Device Using Oscillation Motor The object of the present invention is to provide a driving mechanism which is a higher powered motor that can be used even when an installation space is limited by reducing a space required for installation of the motor as a motive power of a driving mechanism, and whi... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110304241 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL POSITIONING Provided is a device comprising at least one tubular piezo element for the electro mechanical positioning of a slider within the piezo element. The device has least one elastic friction means for exerting a normal force on the slider, the friction means being connected ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110273058 | ROTARY TYPE VIBRATION WAVE DRIVING APPARATUS A rotary type vibration wave driving apparatus which is capable of reducing local wear of a contacting member and of reducing performance deterioration due to long term operation is provided. The apparatus includes a electro-mechanical energy conversion element, an vibr... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110266921 | ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR An ultrasonic actuator may be provided in which generation of a stress is prevented in the connection face of the piezoelectric element between the electrodes and the conductive members. The ultrasonic actuator includes a piezoelectric element (P1) and flexible c... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110266920 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MOTOR, ESPECIALLY A PIEZOELECTRIC MICROSTEPPER DRIVE A motor which includes two drive elements, especially piezoelectric bending actuators, having effective directions that are perpendicular to each other. These actuators act upon a drive ring to thereby rotate a shaft. Diagonally opposite securing elements are provided o... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110260579 | TUBULAR LINEAR PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR Tubular linear piezoelectric motor (100, 300), and a method for exciting a tubular piezoelectric resonator (101, 301) used in such motor. The motor is comprised of a resonator (101, 301) formed of a cylindrical tube. The tube has length nL comprised... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110260580 | Electromechanical Motor, especially a piezoelectric Microstepper Drive A microstepper motor which comprises two electromechanical drive elements, especially piezoelectric bending actuators, having effective directions that are perpendicular to each other. These actuators act upon a drive ring to thereby rotate a shaft. The actuators are no... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110254407 | ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR An ultrasonic actuator may be provided in which generation of a stress is prevented in the connection face of the piezoelectric element between the electrodes and the conductive members. The ultrasonic actuator includes a piezoelectric element (P1) and flexible c... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110241483 | PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITION, PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, TRANSDUCER, AND ULTRASONIC MOTOR A piezoelectric composition includes a compound represented by a general expression Bi4Ti3O12—SrBi4Ti4O15 as a main component; and Mn or a Mn compound as an additive. A Mn content is less than 1.0% by m... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241484 | Motor device, method of manufacturing motor device, and robot device A motor device comprises a transmission substrate formed with a transmission portion that is wound around at least part of the outer periphery of a rotator; and a driving substrate that has a driving portion which moves the transmission portion by a certain distance in ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110242403 | DRIVE DEVICE, IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS A drive device in which the frequency of a drive waveform applied to a piezoelectric element is easily settable with less obligation to consider resonance in a stationary member. The device includes a piezo element that expands and contracts according to a drive voltage... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241485 | Motor device, method of manufacturing motor device, and robot device A motor device includes a base portion; a transmission portion that is formed with the base portion as one member and is wound around at least a part of an outer periphery of a rotator; and a driving portion which is supported by the base portion, moves the transmission... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241486 | Ultrasonic motor and electronic apparatus which mounts the motor thereon An ultrasonic motor which exhibits stable performances by suppressing irregularities of magnitudes of two standing waves excited by a piezoelectric element is provided. The ultrasonic motor is provided with a piezoelectric element which includes: a plurality of divided ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110241487 | DRIVE UNIT A drive unit includes: a shaft; a movable body supported by the shaft so as to be displaceable along the shaft; a vibratory actuator configured to drive the movable body; and a support body configured to support the vibrator actuator. The vibratory actuator includes an ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110227453 | VIBRATION WAVE DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING VIBRATING BODY THEREOF An apparatus includes a vibrator, the vibrator including a vibrating body on which a protrusion having a spring characteristic is formed and an electromechanical energy conversion element, wherein the vibrator performs an elliptical motion so as to drive an object that ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220821 | Drive Mechanism For The Movement Of An Object Along An Axis Of Motion And Micro-Valve A drive mechanism for the movement of an object along an axis of motion comprises two clamping elements and a drive element disposed between the two clamping elements which enables a relative movement of the two clamping elements along the axis of motion. Each clamping ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110210646 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR A piezoelectric motor includes a piezoelectric element; a stator comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the piezoelectric element is disposed on the first surface and a plurality of projections are formed on the second surface; a rotor comprising an op... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110210647 | Electric universal drive In a universal drive with a rotatable or linearly movable drive member and piezo actuators supported on a carrier for acting on a leg supported on the drive member and moving the leg in a high-frequency stepping sequence in a drive direction, wherein the carriers are jo... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110193450 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR MECHANISM A linear drive ultrasonic motor includes at least an ultrasonic vibrator having a piezoelectric element, a driven member which is driven relatively by a frictional force between the ultrasonic vibrator and the driven member, a plurality of coupling members which are cou... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110175490 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR A piezoelectric actuator has a piezoelectric element and a frictional portion. The piezoelectric element simultaneously generates first and second vibration modes in response to a voltage applied thereto. The frictional portion is arranged on an outer surface of the pie... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110175489 | ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR The invention relates to an ultrasonic actuator, preferably for use in an ultrasonic motor, in the form of a piezoelectric plate with a length L, height H and thickness t, wherein the piezoelectric plate has a lateral plane of symmetry Sq, a longitudinal plane of symmet... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110169376 | Piezoelectric Actuator An SIDM device 1 is provided with a columnar piezoelectric element 2 which expands and contracts in the axial direction by the application of a voltage, a columnar-shaped driving rod 3 which is fixed to the end surface of the piezoelectric element <... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110163632 | DRIVING APPARATUS A driving apparatus is capable of efficiently transmitting a reciprocating displacement of an electromechanical transducer element to a movement member and of effectively utilizing a vacant space. The driving apparatus includes an electromechanical transducer element ha... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110156536 | VIBRATORY ACTUATOR In an ultrasonic actuator, piezoelectric layers and internal electrode layers are stacked. External electrodes are formed on a principal surface exposed to an outside of the outermost piezoelectric layer. Side electrodes connected to the internal electrode layers and th... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110156535 | Stator and piezo ultrasonic motor including the same A stator and a piezo ultrasonic motor including the same. The piezo ultrasonic motor includes a stator including an elastic body having a flat portion at its outer surface and a central hole penetrating the center of the stator with a predetermined size, and a piezoelec... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110156534 | STATOR AND PIEZO ULTRASONIC MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME A stator and a piezo ultrasonic motor including the same. The piezo ultrasonic motor includes a stator including an elastic body having a flat portion at its outer surface and a central hole penetrating the center of the stator with a predetermined size, and a piezoelec... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110148253 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR USE IN MICRO ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS A piezoelectric actuator including a piezoelectric element and an elongate transducer mounted on the piezoelectric element. The transducer is formed from an elongate cylindrical member, and at least one helical slot is provided around the outer surface of the cylindrica... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110128327 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND ULTRASONIC MOTOR A piezoelectric ceramic that includes barium titanate and 0.04 mass % or more and 0.20 mass % or less manganese relative to barium titanate. The piezoelectric ceramic is composed of crystal grains. The crystal grains include crystal grains A having an equivalent circula... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110121766 | INERTIAL DRIVING ACTUATOR An inertial driving actuator includes a fixing member, a moving element that is fixed to the fixing member and generates a small displacement by extension and contraction, an oscillation substrate that is fixed to the moving element and is moved linearly reciprocally by... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110115336 | DRIVING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME A driving apparatus comprises: an electromechanical conversion element that expands and contracts in an extending direction of a given fiducial line; a driving shaft mounted on one end of the electromechanical conversion element in the extending direction; a driven memb... | 05/19/2011 |
