US4743792A
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Piezoelectric motor
Assignee: Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-12-22
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2006-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A piezoelectric motor constructed so as to convert deformation movements of a plurality of electrostrictive elements to a rotatory movement and then to output it through an output shaft as rotary power at a low speed. The piezoelectric motor includes a plurality of electrostrictive elements, a disk-shaped precessional movement plate supported to be driven by the deformations of these electrostrictive elements and to perform a precessional movement without rotation on its axis, a rotary plate arranged to be driven at a reduced speed by a circumferential difference between circular paths described by contact under pressure, at a precessional angle θ with a peripheral portion of the precessional movement plate. An output shaft is operatively connected to the rotary plate to deliver output power.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Ueyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:55
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02N; H02N2/00; H02N2/10; H02N2/105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A piezoelectric motor, comprising: means for driving said motor, comprising a plurality of electrostrictive elements; a disk-shaped precessional movement plate member, connected to said electrostrictive members and supported so as to perform a precessional movement without rotation on its axis by coaction with the electrostrictive elements; a rotary plate member, driven rotationally at a reduced speed corresponding to a circumferential difference between circular paths described by contact, under pressure at a selected precessional angle with a peripheral portion of said precessional movement plate member, during precessional movement of the precessional movement plate member; and an output shaft operatively connected to said rotary plate member, whereby deformations of said electrostrictive elements cause the precessional movement plate member to perform said precessional movement which causes the contacting rotary plate member and output shaft to rotate at a reduced speed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A piezoelectric motor, comprising: means for driving said motor, comprising a plurality of electrostrictive elements; a disk-shaped precessional movement plate member, connected to said electrostrictive members and supported so as to perform a precessional movement without rotation on its axis by coaction with the electrostrictive elements; a rotary plate member, driven rotationally at a reduced speed corresponding to a circumferential difference between circular paths described by contact, under pressure at a selected precessional angle with a peripheral portion of said precessional movement plate member, during precessional movement of the precessional movement plate member; and an output shaft operatively connected to said rotary plate member, whereby deformations of said electrostrictive elements cause the precessional movement plate member to perform said precessional movement which causes the contacting rotary plate member and output shaft to rotate at a reduced speed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the precessional movement plate member is provided with an axial support-shaft, the support-shaft having a support point supported by a holding means, portions of the support-shaft remote from the support point being connected to the electrostrictive elements respectively through support-shaft connecting means to thereby enable generation of the precessional movement of said precessional movement plate member through the support-shaft by deformations of the electrostrictive elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a supplementary plate, disposed so that the electrostrictive elements are connected to peripheral portions of the precessional movement plate member through said supplementary plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: means for magnifying strain variation disposed so that the electrostrictive elements drive the precessional movement plate member through said strain variation magnifying means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: means for applying selected voltages to the electrostrictive elements, whereby the electrostrictive elements are individually provided with respective waveform voltages such that the electrostrictive elements coact to drive the precessional movement plate member at a uniform rotational speed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said contact between said rotary plate member and said precessional movement plate has a geometric locus on the rotary plate member in the form of a first circle of radius "r", and a corresponding geometric locus on the precessional movement plate in the form of a second circle of radius "R", such that corresponding radii through the contact point form therebetween a precessional angle "θ", whereby a speed ratio defined as (rotational speed of the rotary plate member/precessional speed of the precessional plate) equals (R-r)/r.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 6, wherein: r=R cos θ, whereby, for selected values of r and R, said speed ratio equals (1-cos θ)/cos θ.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 6, wherein: r is larger than R and causes said rotary plate member to rotate in a direction opposite to the precessional direction of said precessional movement plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 6, wherein: said speed ratio is less than 1/10,000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 7, wherein: said speed ratio is less than 1/10,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The piezoelectric motor as claimed in claim 8, wherein: said speed ratio is less than 1/10,000.
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