Vibration generating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9833812-B2
Application number	US-201514637600-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2015
Priority date	Sep 15, 2014
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a vibration generating device including: a housing having an internal space; a base member installed in the housing to be disposed in a central portion of the housing; a first plate installed on the base member; a first piezoelectric element installed on an upper surface of the first plate; a second piezoelectric element disposed to face the first piezoelectric element through a connection member; a second plate installed on the second piezoelectric element; and a vibration amplifying part installed on an upper surface of the second plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vibration generating device comprising:
a housing having an internal space;
a base member installed in the housing and disposed at a central portion of the housing;
a first plate installed on the base member, the base member being disposed at a central portion of the first plate;
a first piezoelectric element installed on an upper surface of the first plate;
a connection member installed on the first piezoelectric element and disposed in a circumferential direction at an edge of the first piezoelectric element;
a second piezoelectric element installed on the connection member and disposed to face the first piezoelectric element with an edge of the second piezoelectric element being connected to the edge of the first piezoelectric element through the connection member;
a second plate installed on the second piezoelectric element; and
a vibration amplifying part installed on an upper surface of the second plate,
wherein when the first piezoelectric element is deformed, the first plate is vertically deformed at an edge portion thereof with the central portion thereof being fixed to the base member.

2. The vibration generating device of claim 1 , wherein the vibration amplifying part includes:
an elastic member of which one end is fixedly installed on a central portion of the second plate; and
a mass body which is connected to another end of the elastic member.

3. The vibration generating device of claim 2 , wherein the vibration amplifying part further includes a yoke to which an edge of the elastic member is fixed and which is provided to fix the mass body.

4. The vibration generating device of claim 2 , further comprising a damper member installed on the upper surface of the second plate and preventing contact between the second plate and the mass body.

5. The vibration generating device of claim 2 , wherein the elastic member includes:
a bonded installation portion fixedly installed on the upper surface of the second plate;
a ring portion disposed outside of the bonded installation portion and having a ring shape; and
an elastic deformation portion connecting the bonded installation portion and the ring portion to each other.

6. The vibration generating device of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board connected to the first piezoelectric element and having one end which is exposed externally from the housing.

7. The vibration generating device of claim 6 , wherein the circuit board is electrically connected to the first and second piezoelectric elements.

8. The vibration generating device of claim 7 , wherein the connection member comprises a plurality of connection pieces which are disposed in the circumferential direction at the edges of the first and second piezoelectric elements, the plurality of connection pieces being spaced apart from each other.

9. The vibration generating device of claim 1 , wherein when the first piezoelectric element is deformed in one direction, the second piezoelectric element is deformed in an opposite direction.

10. The vibration generating device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first contact prevention member installed on at least one of an upper surface of the mass body and a ceiling surface of the housing in order to prevent contact between the mass body and the housing, and
a second contact prevention member installed on at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the mass body and an inner peripheral surface of the housing in order to prevent contact between the mass body and the housing when the mass body is tilted.

11. A vibration generating device comprising:
a housing including a case and a bracket, the case having an internal space and having a lower end portion that is open, and the bracket coupled to the lower end portion of the case to form a closed space;
a base member fixedly installed on the bracket and disposed at a central portion of the bracket;
a first plate installed on the base member which is disposed at a central portion of the first plate;
a first piezoelectric element installed on an upper surface of the first plate;
a connection member installed on the first piezoelectric element and disposed in a circumferential direction at an edge of the first piezoelectric element;
a second piezoelectric element installed on the connection member and disposed to face the first piezoelectric element with an edge of the second piezoelectric element being connected to the edge of the first piezoelectric element through the connection member;
a second plate installed on the second piezoelectric element;
an elastic member of which one end is fixedly installed on a central portion of the second plate; and
a mass body connected to another end of the elastic member,
wherein when the first piezoelectric element is deformed, the first plate is vertically deformed at an edge portion thereof with the central portion thereof being fixed to the base member.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech
• Industry-Univ Cooperation Foundation Hanyang Univ
• Mplus Co Ltd
• Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Found Hanyang University)

Inventors

• Jeong Seung Hyeon
• Oh Hwa Young
• Jang Gun Hee
• Nam Ja Hyun
• Kim Young Jin

Classifications

• B06B1/0607 Primary

  using multiple elements (B06B1/064 and B06B1/0688 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01H3/3042

  using a torsion spring · CPC title

• H02N2/046 Primary

  for conversion into rotary motion · CPC title

• H02N2/04

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H02N2/00

  Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction (generating mechanical vibrations in general B06B; piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive devices in general H10N30/00) · CPC title