Arcuate motion actuator based on piezo-electric motors
AssigneeNanomotion Ltd.
InventorNIR KARASIKOV
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Abstract
A flap actuator for adjusting the orientation of a flap or the like, the actuator. The actuator includes: a static arcuate member having a radius of curvature; a piezoelectric motor biased to be in operable contact with the static arcuate member; a housing for housing the piezoelectric motor; and a flap orientation shaft operably connecting between the housing and the flap. The distance between the shaft and the static arcuate member is essentially equal to the radius of curvature of the static arcuate member.
Claims11
A flap actuator for adjusting the orientation of a flap or the like, the actuator comprising:
- a static arcuate member having a radius of curvature;
- a piezoelectric motor biased to be in operable contact with the static arcuate member;
- a housing for housing the piezoelectric motor;
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- a flap orientation shaft operably connecting between the housing and the flap, the distance between the shaft and the static arcuate member being essentially equal to the radius of curvature of the static arcuate member.
A method of adjusting a flap or the like of a device, the method comprising:
- providing an electric signal to a piezoelectric motor, the motor housed within a housing that is operationally connected to a shaft, the motor comprising a nub operationally connected to a static arcuate member having a radius of curvature essentially equal to the distance between the static arcuate member and the shaft, the static arcuate member being connected to the device,
- wherein the strength of the electric signal provided and the motor are configured to rotate the shaft to orient the flap to a desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.