Actuator and object detecting apparatus that uses actuator using distance detection
US7060962B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
2References
7Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0088
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An actuator includes a blade spring of which one end is fixed to a fixed member and other end is fixed to a movable member. A driving unit moves the movable member. A position detector detects a distance to a flat portion of the blade spring, and a calculating unit calculates an amount of displacement of the movable member based on the distance detected by the position detector.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.