Vibrating generating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9700917-B2
Application number	US-201514638326-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2015
Priority date	Sep 15, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a vibration generating device including: a piezoelectric element which is deformed when power is applied thereto; an installation member below which the piezoelectric element is installed; a weight fixedly installed below the installation member to be disposed below the piezoelectric element; a plurality of elastic members connected to the installation member to change a displacement direction by deformation of the installation member and disposed to face each other; and a damper member fixedly installed on a lower surface of the weight, wherein a thickness of the damper member is determined to allow the damper member to be disposed in a space formed by the plurality of elastic members when the elastic members are driven normally.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vibration generating device comprising:
a piezoelectric element which is deformed when power is applied thereto;
an installation member below which the piezoelectric element is installed;
a weight fixedly installed below the installation member to be disposed below the piezoelectric element;
a plurality of elastic members connected to the installation member to change a displacement direction by deformation of the installation member and disposed to face each other; and
a damper member fixedly installed on a lower surface of the weight,
wherein a thickness of the damper member is determined to allow the damper member to be disposed in a space formed by the plurality of elastic members when the elastic members are driven normally.

2. The vibration generating device of claim 1 , wherein the damper member comprises a plurality of damper members which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction.

3. The vibration generating device of claim 1 , wherein the damper member has a hemispherical shape or a polyprismatic shape.

4. The vibration generating device of claim 1 , further comprising a housing having an internal space in which the elastic members are installed.

5. The vibration generating device of claim 4 , wherein the housing includes:
a case having an internal space and having a lower end portion that is open; and
a bracket attached to the lower end portion of the case to form a closed space.

6. The vibration generating device of claim 5 , wherein the elastic members include:
a first elastic member installed on the bracket; and
a second elastic member installed on the first elastic member and generating vibrations together with the first elastic member.

7. The vibration generating device of claim 6 , wherein each of the first and second elastic members includes:
an outer ring portion being curved and having a ring shape;
a plurality of connection portions extended from the outer ring portion in an inner diameter direction;
an inner ring portion connected to the plurality of connection portions and having a ring shape; and
bonded portions extended from the outer ring portion to be disposed between the connection portions.

8. The vibration generating device of claim 7 , wherein the first and second elastic members are coupled to each other in the bonded portions and are disposed to be maximally spaced apart from each other in portions thereof adjacent to the connection portions.

9. The vibration generating device of claim 7 , wherein the bonded portions have an angle of 120 degrees therebetween.

10. The vibration generating device of claim 5 , wherein the installation member includes:
a plate portion having a circular shape;
displacement direction changing portions extended downwardly from the plate portion; and
fixed portions extended from the displacement direction changing portion in an inner diameter direction and bonded to the elastic members.

11. The vibration generating device of claim 10 , further comprising a frequency adjusting member installed on the installation member,
wherein the frequency adjusting member includes:
a ring shaped body having a ring shape and bonded to an upper surface of the plate portion; and
a reinforcing portion extended from the ring shaped body to correspond to the displacement direction changing portion.

12. A vibration generating device comprising:
a housing including a case having an internal space and having a lower end portion that is open and a bracket attached to the lower end portion of the case to form a closed space;
a plurality of elastic members installed on the bracket and disposed to face each other;
an installation member connected to the elastic members and changing a displacement direction together with the elastic members;
a piezoelectric element fixedly installed on a lower surface of the installation member and deformed when power is applied thereto;
a weight installed on the elastic members to be disposed below the piezoelectric element;
a damper member fixedly installed on a lower surface of the weight, a thickness thereof being determined to allow the damper member to be disposed in a space formed by the plurality of elastic members when the elastic members are driven normally; and
a frequency adjusting member fixedly installed on the installation member.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech
• Mplus Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Seung Hyeon
• Oh Hwa Young

Classifications

• B06B1/0644 Primary

  using a single piezoelectric element (B06B1/0688 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B06B3/00

  Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency · CPC title

• H01L41/053

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L41/098

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02P21/05

  specially adapted for damping motor oscillations, e.g. for reducing hunting · CPC title