Linear voice coil actuator with compensating coils
US6894408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/083
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An actuator is provided in which one or more separate compensating coils are employed to alter the distribution of the magnetic flux density in the air gap to produce a substantially constant force throughout the stroke; and in which current in the separate compensating coils can be adjusted with the stroke using separate power supplies and position feedback.
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