US4853578A
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Driving apparatus for ultrasonic motor
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-01-05
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Granted: 1989-08-01
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Expires: 2008-01-05
Abstract
Abstract In a driving circuit for a piezoelectric ultrasonic motor (23) supplying driving signal from an astable oscillator (51), which comprises an oscillation IC (49), a capacitor (48) and charge-discharge resistors (45, 46, 47), is controlled by controlling leakage current through a leakage resistor (47) to a point E, through controlling of the voltage of the point E by a temperature-dependent voltage producing circuit 52.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichiroh Takahashi
- 👤 Noriyuki Harao
- 👤 Hiromi Tanoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:26
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02N; H02N2/00; H02N2/10; H02N2/14; H02N2/142; H03; H03L; H03L1/00; H03L1/02; H03L1/028; H02N2/16; H02N2/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A driving apparatus for an ultrasonic motor having piezoelectric elements, comprising: an oscillator having an oscillation frequency, the oscillation frequency having a temperature characteristic; a temperature characteristic correction circuit means, including a temperature sensing resistor, for (1) converting a change in resistance of the temperature sensing resistor to a change of voltage and (2) changing the oscillation frequency of the oscillator to correct the temperature characteristic of the oscillation frequency of said oscillator to be equal to the temperature characteristic of the resonance frequency of the piezoelectric elements; and a driving circuit for issuing output power to drive said piezoelectric elements of said ultrasonic motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A driving apparatus for an ultrasonic motor having piezoelectric elements, comprising: an oscillator having an oscillation frequency, the oscillation frequency having a temperature characteristic; a temperature characteristic correction circuit means, including a temperature sensing resistor, for (1) converting a change in resistance of the temperature sensing resistor to a change of voltage and (2) changing the oscillation frequency of the oscillator to correct the temperature characteristic of the oscillation frequency of said oscillator to be equal to the temperature characteristic of the resonance frequency of the piezoelectric elements; and a driving circuit for issuing output power to drive said piezoelectric elements of said ultrasonic motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
A driving apparatus for an ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 1 wherein said oscillator is a stable oscillator where the oscillation frequency is determined by charge and discharge of a capacitor; and said temperature characteristic correction circuit comprises: a temperature variation detecting circuit and a constant voltage circuit both connected across positive and negative power source terminals, and an operational amplifier wherein one input terminal receives an output of said temperature variation detecting circuit and the other input terminal receives an output of said constant voltage circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A driving apparatus for an ultrasonic motor in accordance with claim 2 wherein said temperature variation detecting circuit comprises a first resistor and a second resistor having different temperature characteristics and being connected in series across said positive and negative power source terminals, creating a junction point between the first and second resistors, the junction point issuing an output.
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