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EP0209865A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Ultrasonic motor

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-07-18
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Abstract

Abstract Contact member (3) of composite material made of organic fiber and resin is provided on an inner surface of a rotor (4) or a stator (2) of an ultrasonic motor. Noise is suppressed. starting torque is better and wear is fairly decreased.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akira Tokushima
  • 👤 Yoshinobu Imasaka
  • 👤 Hiroshi Yoneno
  • 👤 Masanori Sumihara

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 09:39
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02N; H02N2/00; H02N2/10; H02N2/16; H02N2/166; H02N2/0005; H02N2/005; H02N2/0065; H02N2/007; H02N2/163

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
An ultrnsonic motor comprising: a stator (2) provided with a piezoelectric element (1), said piezoelectric element (1) being for vibrating said stator (2) by travelling waves of ultrasonic frequency, and a rotor (4) to be rotated by contacting said stator (2), and a contact member (3) of composite material provided on an inner surface of an alternative of said stator (3) or said rotor (4), the contact member being a composite material of organic fiber and resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
An ultrnsonic motor comprising: a stator (2) provided with a piezoelectric element (1), said piezoelectric element (1) being for vibrating said stator (2) by travelling waves of ultrasonic frequency, and a rotor (4) to be rotated by contacting said stator (2), and a contact member (3) of composite material provided on an inner surface of an alternative of said stator (3) or said rotor (4), the contact member being a composite material of organic fiber and resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
An ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said organic fiber is of discontinuous filament type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
An ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 2, wherein said organic fiber is of aromatic polyamide fiber and scattered in said resin, and said organic fiber is 2--70 volume % of said member of composite material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
An ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said organic fiber is of felt type.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
An ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 4, wherein said organic fiber is selected from a group consisting of aromatic polyamide fiber, phenol fiber and polyester fiber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
An ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said organic fiber is of cloth type.

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