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Drive apparatus having a ball screw using ultrasonic motors concentric with its nuts

US5647245A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1995
Grant dateJul 15, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18632
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive apparatus equipped with a ball screw and a plurality of nuts achieves compact size while maintaining output. The above-mentioned effect is obtained by employing ultrasonic motors, concentric with the nuts and ballscrews, which are flat and able to maintain a high output, for driving the nuts.

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