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Ultrasonic motor

US5416375A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 1994
Grant dateMay 16, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N2/026
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ultrasonic motor comprising an elastic body, at least two laminated piezoelectric bodies clamped by a portion of the elastic body, an ultrasonic oscillator for exciting simultaneously a plurality of shrunk and retreated oscillation modes on the elastic body, to generate ultrasonic elliptic oscillation, and an element to be driven urged against a portion of the ultrasonic oscillator and movable with respect to the ultrasonic oscillator.

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