Driving mechanism
US7679264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02N2/0055
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving mechanism comprises: (i) an actuator comprising: an electro-mechanical conversion element; and a driving member which moves according to elongation and contraction of the electro-mechanical conversion element; (ii) a driven member frictionally engaged with the driving member; and (iii) a case, wherein the actuator allows the driven member to move along the driving member, and the actuator is supported by the case laterally in elongating and contracting directions of the electro-mechanical conversion element.
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