Linear motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10601291-B2
Application number	US-201715412089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2017
Priority date	Jul 21, 2016
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

A linear motor is disclosed. A linear motor includes a housing having a bottom wall, a cover plate opposite to the bottom wall, and a side wall connecting the bottom wall with the cover plate for forming an accommodation space. The linear motor further includes a stator, and a vibrator accommodated in the accommodating space. One of the bottom wall and the cover plate is connected with the stator, and the other supports the vibrator. Further, the side wall comprises a first connecting part connecting with the bottom wall, a second connecting part connecting with the cover plate, and an elastic arm connecting the first connecting part with the second connecting part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A linear motor comprising:
a housing including a bottom wall, a cover plate opposite to the bottom wall, and a side wall connecting the bottom wall with the cover plate for forming an accommodation space;
a stator;
a vibrator accommodated in the accommodating space and vibrating in a direction perpendicularly to the cover plate; wherein
the cover plate is fixed to the stator, and the bottom wall supports the vibrator;
the side wall comprises a first connecting part connecting with the bottom wall, a second connecting part connecting with the cover plate, and an elastic arm connecting the first connecting part with the second connecting part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are both integrally formed with the elastic arm to form the side wall; and,
the vibrator comprises a magnetic bowl arranged on the bottom wall fixedly, a magnet attached to a bowl bottom of the magnetic bowl and forming a magnetic gap with the magnetic bowl, a pole plate attached to the magnet, and a counterweight surrounding the magnetic bowl; the counterweight comprises an upper surface and a side surface connecting with the upper surface and adjacent to the upper surface; the upper surface is attached to the bottom wall fixedly; and the side surface is attached to the side wall fixedly; the counterweight is provided with an avoiding part which partially sinks along a direction away from the side wall from the side surface and offers an avoiding space to the elastic arm.

2. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall and the side wall are formed integrally.

3. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic bowl comprises the bowl bottom connecting with the bottom wall and a bowl wall extending toward the cover plate from the bowl bottom; and the counterweight is located between the bowl wall of the magnetic bowl and the side wall of the housing, and spaced apart from the elastic arm.

4. The linear motor as described in claim 3 , wherein the stator comprises coils arranged on the cover plate fixedly and surrounding the magnet in the magnetic gap.

5. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the counterweight and the bottom wall are welded and fixed together.

6. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting part and the second connecting part are configured to be ring structures.

7. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the elastic arm comprises a first curve arm protruding towards the cover plate, and a second curve arm connecting with the first curve arm and protruding away from the cover plate, with the first curve arm extending from the first end and the second curve arm extending from the second end.

8. The linear motor as described in claim 7 , wherein the first curve arm is smoothly connected with the second curve arm.

9. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the orthographic projection of the elastic arm on the first connecting part or the second connecting part is positioned in an outline scope of the first connecting part or the second connecting part.

10. The linear motor as described in claim 1 , wherein the elastic arm is spaced apart from the vibrator, the elastic arm comprising a first end connecting to the first connecting part and a second end connecting to the second connecting part, and an orthographic projection of the first end on the cover plate, an orthographic projection of the second end on the cover plate and an orthographic projection of the stator on the cover plate do not overlap with each other.

Assignees

• Mao Lubin
• Zhou Rongguan
• Ge Jiwei
• Aac Technologies Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Mao Lubin
• Zhou Rongguan
• Ge Jiwei

Classifications

• B06B1/045

  using vibrating magnet, armature or coil system · CPC title

• H02K33/02 Primary

  with armatures moved one way by energisation of a single coil system and returned by mechanical force, e.g. by springs · CPC title

• H02K33/16 Primary

  with polarised armatures moving in alternate directions by reversal or energisation of a single coil system · CPC title