Class 310/323.05 - Support

Subclass of Class 310 - Electrical generator or motor structure
Definition: Subject matter having a specific mounting apparatus (attachment
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 05/06/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7368853	Piezoelectric motors and methods for the production and operation thereof The invention relates to a piezoelectric motor comprising a piezoelectric component that is connected to a resonator and a two-dimensional resonator that interacts with a movable. element, the resonator having principal surfaces that are parallel to each other and t...	05/06/2008
7365475	Ultrasonic motor An ultrasonic motor includes a circular stator having a piezoelectric element and a comb-tooth body having a plurality of comb teeth which are circumferentially arranged thereon, and a circular rotor having a rotation shaft, the circular rotor being in press-contact...	04/29/2008
7348710	Robust electromechanical motor An electromechanical motor includes a rail to be moved, a dry, non-lubricated, sliding bearing for the rail, and driving members imposing a mechanical driving force on the rail. The bearing has two rail contacting portions. A first portion contacts the rail for obst...	03/25/2008
7259923	Lens barrel A lens barrel, including, a moving frame (2) to hold a lens (8), a direct-advance ring (4) provided on an outer periphery of the moving frame and movable relative to the moving frame in an optical direction, a resilient member (6) provide...	08/21/2007
7215062	Ultrasonic motor and electronic appliance with ultrasonic motor An ultrasonic motor constructed so as to have improved driving force, reduced vibrational loss and smaller dimensions as compared with the conventional art. A piezoelectric vibrator generates a vibrational driving force in response to a received drive signal. A driv...	05/08/2007
7067958	Wide frequency range electromechanical actuator An electromechanical actuator 10 is disclosed, having drive elements (14a–d) movable in two dimensions and connected to an actuator backing (12). The actuator backing (12) is made of a material being ferromechanically inactive. F...	06/27/2006
7036769	Microstructures using carbon fiber composite honeycomb beams A drive assembly for a wing of a micromechanical flying insect. The drive assembly comprises a honey comb structure. A method for flying a micromechanical flying insect comprising moving a wing with a drive assembly having a stiffness to weight ratio greater than ab...	05/02/2006
6979935	Piezoelectric motor and electronic equipment with piezoelectric motor A piezoelectric motor has a vibrating body for undergoing vibrational movement in accordance with a vibration wave, a contact member disposed in contact with and driven by the vibrating body during vibration thereof, and a support member for supporting the vibrating...	12/27/2005
6950633	Rotary non-contact connector and non-rotary non-contact connector A rotary non-contact connector and a non-rotary non-contact connector enable data transmission in a non-contact mode by radio transmitters-receivers by combining rotary transformers or stationary transformers and radio transmitters-receivers, and providing power sys...	09/27/2005
6909222	Piezoelectric actuator, and timepiece and portable equipment having the same A diaphragm 10 is fixed to a base plate 102 by a screw 13. A lever 20 has a spring member 23, a rotor-fixing member 25, and an insertion hole 22 formed therein. By passing a shaft 21 through the insertion hole ...	06/21/2005
6744176	Piezoelectric motor The present invention concerns a piezoelectric motor of the type including: a stator (2); a rotor (20) capable of moving in rotation in a plane (Pdm) called the mean movement plane perpendicular to a geometrical rotational axis (X1...	06/01/2004
6707233	Ultrasonic motor An ultrasonic motor includes a stator having a piezoelectric element and a rotor facing the stator. The piezoelectric element is annular and is polarized into segments in the circumferential direction. A flexible plate is fixed to the piezoelectric element with an e...	03/16/2004
6384513	Ultrasonic motor and method of manufacturing the motor The conductor pattern on an ultrasonic motor lead board is prevented from being stripped off an ultrasonic motor lead board main body. An ultrasonic motor support member 124 for an ultrasonic motor 130 is firmly fixed on an ultrasonic motor shaft 132. A p...	05/07/2002
6366003	Ultrasonic motor and electronic apparatus with ultrasonic motor A compact ultrasonic motor is made easy to assemble and replace in an electronic apparatus by providing various electronic circuit components on a connector formed integrally with the ultrasonic motor. In one embodiment, a piezoelectric element is in cont...	04/02/2002
6320299	Friction member used in vibration wave driving apparatus, and device using the vibration wave driving apparatus as driving source A friction member is used in a friction portion in a vibration wave driving apparatus. The friction member comprises a composite resin which comprises polytetrafluoroethylene as a matrix and which further comprises at least an inorganic fiber substance an...	11/20/2001
6262514	Bearings and supports The application seeks to eliminate errors introduced by bearings and supports. It does so by integrating the drive means, in the form of a piezoelectric actuator, into the bearing or support. Thus the bearing no longer acts against the drive means, elimin...	07/17/2001
6201338	Ultrasonic motor An ultrasonic motor includes a rotor and a rotor accommodated in a housing. The stator includes a piezoelectric element and the housing is secured to a base by screws. The rotor contacts the stator. The piezoelectric element vibrates the stator to rotate ...	03/13/2001
6198201	Vibration wave apparatus A vibration wave apparatus includes a plurality of vibration member groups. Each vibration member group includes a plurality of vibration members having respective driving portions in which driving vibration waves are generated, where the respective drivi...	03/06/2001
6140741	Vibration type actuator A vibration type actuator comprises an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a plurality of elastic members sandwiching the conversion element therebetween, a fastening member for fastening the plurality of elastic members, a movable member contac...	10/31/2000
5955820	Ultrasonic motor An improved motor employs a stator which includes a piezoelectric wafer that is poled across its thickness dimension so that a signal applied thereacross results in either an inward or outward movement of the periphery of the wafer. A pair of end caps are...	09/21/1999
5945771	Vibration wave driven motor and a printing apparatus The distal end of a flange of a stator serving as a contact member is located on the outer peripheral side of one linear portion of an elastic member serving as a vibration member, and the inner peripheral side of this linear portion of the elastic member...	08/31/1999
5726518	Supporting device of relative moving element of vibration actuator or vibration motor A miniaturized ultrasonic motor comprises a stator having an elastic body on which a travelling oscillatory wave is generated and which is supported on a fixing unit in a manner that prevents rotation of the elastic body but permits axial movement of the ...	03/10/1998
5698929	Vibration wave driven motor and method of producing same A vibration wave driven motor includes a vibration member which vibrates in response to an applied electrical signal, a rail-shaped stator having a recess formed thereon, a movable base integral with an elastic element, a pair of rollers, one of which eng...	12/16/1997
5625247	Vibration driven motor An ultrasonic wave motor comprises a vibration member for generating a travelling vibration wave, a movable body to be driven by the vibration member, and a pressing mechanism having spring member which abuts against at least one of the vibration member a...	04/29/1997
5596240	Ultrasonic motor An ultrasonic motor has a stator and a rotor which is pressure-contacted to be in contact with the stator and is driven by a travelling oscillatory wave. The stator comprises: a second layer having an electromechanical energy conversion element; a first l...	01/21/1997
5596241	Vibration wave driven linear-motor or printer First and second guide means are provided to both a movable member which moves together with a vibration member, which is in press contact with a rail-shaped stator, and the rail-shaped stator. The first and second guide means have different functions: th...	01/21/1997
5451827	Ultrasonic motor having a supporting member An ultraso motor with a stator uniformly made of a material that is capable of converting electrical energy to mechanical energy, by the performance of a specified process. The stator includes a first part having corresponding electrodes for applying a si...	09/19/1995
5440192	Ultrasonic motor A thin, small-diameter, and efficient ultrasonic motor using a component of flexible travelling waves comprises a base, a stator and a rotor. The stator has an elastic vibrating body and a ceramic piezoelectric vibrator provided on one side of the elastic...	08/08/1995
5264753	Supporting device for vibration wave driven motor A supporting device supports a vibrating body or contacting member at one or plural locations in a vibration wave driven motor in which the aforesaid vibrating body is caused to generate traveling waves when an alternating current is applied to the electr...	11/23/1993
5247220	Ultrasonic motor An ultrasonic step motor is provided with a stator and rotor. The rotor has a plurality of projections extending in the direction of the stator so that contact is made between the rotor and the stator creating a frictional force to drive the rotor. Vibrat...	09/21/1993
5216314	Pressure force adjusting mechanism for a vibration wave driven motor A pressure force adjusting mechanism for a vibration wave driven motor for applying a predetermined pressure force for frictionally driving an annular elastic member in which a travelling vibration wave is formed relative to a movable member is provided w...	06/01/1993
5066884	Ultrasonic motor having high drive efficiency An ultrasonic motor has a stator having a piezoelectric member vibrated by a drive signal, and an elastic member for generating traveling vibration wave in a drive surface thereof upon vibration of the piezoelectric member, a rotor which is urged against ...	11/19/1991
5056201	Method of making a travelling-wave motor A travelling-wave motor utilizes a flexible travelling waves generated in a stator for driving a rotor. The stator has an elastic vibrating body and a ceramic piezoelectric vibrator provided on one side of the elastic vibrating body. The central portion o...	10/15/1991
5017823	Vibration wave driven actuator In a vibration wave motor disclosed in this specification, at least one straddling member is coupled to a vibration member along the direction of travel of a traveling vibration wave in such a manner as to straddle between two points having a spacing corr...	05/21/1991
4918351	Vibration wave motor In a vibration wave motor having a vibration member and a movable member press-contacted to the vibration member so as to be rotatably driven thereby, the vibration member is supported by a plurality of elastic supporting arms and the elasticity of the su...	04/17/1990
4871937	Vibration wave motor In a vibration wave motor having a vibration member and a movable member press-contacted to the vibration member so as to be rotatably driven thereby, the vibration member is supported by a plurality of elastic supporting arms and the elasticity of the su...	10/03/1989
4771203	Vibration wave motor A vibration wave motor for generating a travelling vibration wave in a vibration member by applying a periodic voltage to an electro-mechanical energy transducer. An anti-movement device is provided to contact the vibration member at a pitch not equal to ...	09/13/1988
4672256	Linear vibration wave motor A vibration wave motor, in which a periodic voltage is applied to an electrostrictive element to generate a travelling vibration wave in the surface of a vibration member thereof, and in which a movable member having a friction member is driven on the vib...	06/09/1987
4649311	Vibration wave motor A vibration wave motor has a support plate having a pin for supporting the vibration wave motor and an elastic ring through which a travelling vibration wave of the vibration wave motor propagates. The support plate and the elastic ring are bonded in unio...	03/10/1987
4634915	Mount for surface wave motor A surface wave motor for driving a rotor by a traveling surface wave has at least three pins radially extending from a ring-shaped vibration member to support the vibration member....	01/06/1987

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