Electromagnetic actuator, and active vibration damper and fluid-filled active vibration damping device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9306440-B2
Application number	US-201414559088-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2014
Priority date	Jan 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

An electromagnetic actuator including: a stator; a mover attached displaceable in relation to the stator; a plurality of plate springs elastically coupling the stator and the mover; and a coil member attached to one of the stator and the mover. Each of the plate springs includes an outer circumference attachment part and a center attachment part respectively attached to one and another of the stator and the mover. A plurality of spiral-shaped connection arm parts are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction radially between the outer circumference attachment part and the center attachment part so as to extend in a radial direction while being inclined in the circumferential direction. The plate springs overlap in a thickness direction and all of the plate springs are mutually formed with a same material and in a same shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electromagnetic actuator comprising:
a stator;
a mover attached displaceable in relation to the stator;
a plurality of plate springs elastically coupling the stator and the mover; and
a coil member attached to one of the stator and the mover, the coil member being energized to generate a magnetic field that exerts a force on the mover to drive the mover in relation to the stator, wherein
each of the plate springs includes an outer circumference attachment part and a center attachment part respectively attached to one and another of the stator and the mover,
a plurality of spiral-shaped connection arm parts are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction between the outer circumference attachment part and the center attachment part in a radial direction so as to extend in the radial direction while being inclined in the circumferential direction,
the plate springs overlap in a thickness direction and all of the plate springs are mutually formed with a same material and in a same shape,
the plurality of plate springs are disposed on one side of the mover in a driving direction of the mover,
an outer circumference spacer is interposed between overlapping surfaces of the outer circumference attachment parts of the plate springs,
a center spacer is interposed between overlapping surfaces of the center attachment parts of the plate springs, and
the connection arm parts of the plate springs are separated from each other in the thickness direction.

2. The electromagnetic actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the plate springs are matched to mutually a same position in the circumferential direction.

3. An active vibration damper comprising an actuator that is attached to a member subject to vibration damping and applies an oscillation force thereto, wherein
the actuator is composed of an electromagnetic actuator that includes: a stator; a mover attached displaceable in relation to the stator; a plurality of plate springs elastically coupling the stator and the mover; and a coil member attached to one of the stator and the mover, the coil member being energized to generate a magnetic field that exerts a force on the mover to drive the mover in relation to the stator, wherein each of the plate springs includes an outer circumference attachment part and a center attachment part respectively attached to one and another of the stator and the mover, a plurality of spiral-shaped connection arm parts are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction between the outer circumference attachment part and the center attachment part in a radial direction so as to extend in the radial direction while being inclined in the circumferential direction, the plate springs overlap in a thickness direction and all of the plate springs are mutually formed with a same material and in a same shape, the plurality of plate springs are disposed on one side of the mover in a driving direction of the mover, an outer circumference spacer is interposed between overlapping surfaces of the outer circumference attachment parts of the plate springs, a center spacer is interposed between overlapping surfaces of the center attachment parts of the plate springs, and the connection arm parts of the plate springs are separated from each other in the thickness direction, and
the stator of the electromagnetic actuator is attached to the member subject to vibration damping, and the mover is elastically supported on the member subject to vibration damping via the plate springs.

4. A fluid-filled active vibration damping device comprising:
a first mounting member;
a second mounting member;
a main rubber elastic body elastically coupling the first and second mounting members;
a pressure-receiving chamber a portion of whose wall is constituted by the main rubber elastic body and in which a non-compressible fluid is sealed, while another portion of the wall of the pressure-receiving chamber being constituted by an oscillation member; and
an actuator that does oscillation driving of the oscillation member, wherein
the actuator is composed of an electromagnetic actuator that includes: a stator; a mover attached displaceable in relation to the stator; a plurality of plate springs elastically coupling the stator and the mover; and a coil member attached to one of the stator and the mover, the coil member being energized to generate a magnetic field that exerts a force on the mover to drive the mover in relation to the stator, wherein each of the plate springs includes an outer circumference attachment part and a center attachment part respectively attached to one and another of the stator and the mover, a plurality of spiral-shaped connection arm parts are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction between the outer circumference attachment part and the center attachment part in a radial direction so as to extend in the radial direction while being inclined in the circumferential direction, the plate springs overlap in a thickness direction and all of the plate springs are mutually formed with a same material and in a same shape, the plurality of plate springs are disposed on one side of the mover in a driving direction of the mover, an outer circumference spacer is interposed between overlapping surfaces of the outer circumference attachment parts of the plate springs, a center spacer is interposed between overlapping surfaces of the center attachment parts of the plate springs, and the connection arm parts of the plate springs are separated from each other in the thickness direction, and
the stator of the electromagnetic actuator is attached to the second mounting member, and the mover is attached to the oscillation member.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Riko Co Ltd

Inventors

• Koyama Hironori
• Nagasawa Masahiko
• Hashimoto Yuji

Classifications

• H02K33/16

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

• F16F2222/06

  Magnetic or electromagnetic · CPC title

• F16F13/26

  characterised by adjusting or regulating devices responsive to exterior conditions {(F16F13/101 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F16F1/22 Primary

  with means for modifying the spring characteristic {(fluid regulation of leaf spring characteristics in vehicle suspensions B60G17/0275)} · CPC title

• G05D19/02

  characterised by the use of electric means · CPC title