Abstract:
Force of used spring can be weak, wear amount of power transmission member (gear or the like) can be reduced, and generation of strange noises can inhibited. When the dial cam 50 is rotated and the recess 51 of the outer peripheral surface 52 faces the front end portion 32a of the pin 32 of the connection shaft 31, the connection shaft 31, which is biased by the force of the coil spring 40, is connected to the bevel gear 35, which engages with the bevel gear 14 and is rotated, via the clutch teeth 33 and 36. Thus, the connection shaft 31 is rotated, and the output shaft 20 is rotated together with the connection shaft 31. That is, the power of the motor 10 is transmitted to the output shaft 20. Since the coil spring 40 is used for connecting the connection shaft 31 to the bevel gear 35, the force of the coil spring 40 can be reduced.
Abstract:
An object detector that ensures quietness at the time of operations and has excellent durability is provided. For this purpose, the object detector has a light projecting unit that projects light, a light scanning actuator that scans the light projected by the light projecting unit, and a light receiving unit that receives reflected light of the light scanned by the light scanning actuator. The light scanning actuator includes a plurality of plate springs, each plate spring having a thin-plate shape and one end in a longitudinal direction thereof being fixed; a movable part that is attached to the other ends in the longitudinal directions of the plate springs and is capable of moving in accordance with a change in shape of the plate springs; and an electromagnetic driving unit having a magnet that generates a magnetic flux, a yoke that forms a closed magnetic circuit together with the magnet and has a part being stacked on the magnet, and a coil that is held by the movable part and positioned in a gap between the magnet and the yoke such that an aperture plane thereof is substantially orthogonal to a stacking direction of the magnet and the yoke, the electromagnetic driving unit configured to drive the movable part by an electromagnetic force applied to the coil.
Abstract:
An optical scanning actuator (10) includes a fixed member (11) having a light source (13), a movable member (14) having an optical element (15) that deflects light emitted from the light source and caused to vibrate by a driving unit (12) in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical element, and a joint unit (16) that connects the fixed member and the movable member, supports the movable member, and is bent in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light emitted from the light source by vibration of the movable member. The optical scanning actuator (10) scans light emitted from the light source in an vibration direction by vibration of the optical element along with the vibration of the movable member. The joint unit (16) includes pairs of joint members (17, 18) connected via at least one deformation reducing member (19) that reduces bending deformation of the joint members caused by the vibration of the movable member.
Abstract:
Provided is a power seat operation device configured so that movable mechanisms can be selectively operated and so that a movable mechanism which rotates and moves a movable section can be intuitively operated without impairing the intuitive nature of operation of a movable mechanism which linearly moves a movable section. A power seat operation device (100) is configured in such a manner that, when a dial member (128) is rotated and operated, a movable mechanism which is to be operated is selected from among movable mechanisms. When a switch member (130) is rotated and operated, the selected movable mechanism is actuated. Also, the switch member (130) is rotated and operated about a rotation axis (H) extending in the widthwise direction of the seat. This means that the direction of operation of the switch member (130) can be aligned with or nearly aligned with both the direction of the actual movement of a seat back (120) when a recliner mechanism (122) is actuated and the direction of the actual movement of an ottoman (124) when an ottoman mechanism (126) is actuated. Also, in a state in which a seat slide mechanism (108) is selected, the direction of the operation of the switch member (130) is aligned with the front-rear direction of the seat.
Abstract:
The present invention obtains a multi-shaft drive device that can protect a rack and pinion from operative load input to a selector. The multi-shaft drive device is provided with: an input-side bevel gear (52) to which motor power is transmitted; and an output-side bevel gear (34) that transmits the power transmitted from the input-side bevel gear (52) to a movable mechanism. The multi-shaft drive device is further provided with: a selector (10) that connects/disconnects the meshing of the output-side bevel gear (34) and the input-side bevel gear (52); and a rotating shaft (16) that causes the selector (10) to slide via a rack (18) and pinion (17). Furthermore, the angle of rotation of the rotating shaft (16) is regulated by the end of the pinion (17) contacting a vertical wall (1A) of a case (1).
Abstract:
The present invention obtains a multi-shaft drive device that can protect a rack and pinion from operative load input to a selector. The multi-shaft drive device is provided with: an input-side bevel gear (52) to which motor power is transmitted; and an output-side bevel gear (34) that transmits the power transmitted from the input-side bevel gear (52) to a movable mechanism. The multi-shaft drive device is further provided with: a selector (10) that connects/disconnects the meshing of the output-side bevel gear (34) and the input-side bevel gear (52); and a rotating shaft (16) that causes the selector (10) to slide via a rack (18) and pinion (17). Furthermore, the angle of rotation of the rotating shaft (16) is regulated by the end of the pinion (17) contacting a vertical wall (1A) of a case (1).
Abstract:
A power transmission member that transmits rotation of an output shaft to a movable mechanism achieves a simpler structure and increased productivity compared to when a conventional flexible cable is employed. Out of plural output portions 30 of a clutch unit 2, power transmission members that transmit rotation of an output shaft 31 to a movable mechanism are configured by a conventional torque cable in a second output portion 30B and a third output portion 30C. However in a first output portion 30A, the power transmission member is configured by a gearbox 3 including a worm 71 that is coaxially and integrally formed with an output shaft 31A.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic welding structure for pressing a horn (3) against a columnar heating target consisting of a resin (10), applying a high frequency vibration from the hone (3) to the heating target, and thereby fusion-bonding the heating target to a predetermined bonding target, wherein the bonding target includes an insertion hole for inserting the heating target, and the insertion hole of the bonding target includes a notch formed in an inner edge of the insertion hole on a side facing the resonator. The notch of the insertion hole can be formed to serve as an acceptance unit that accepts the heating target in a molten state. Alternatively, the notch of the insertion hole can be formed to serve as a stress relaxing unit that relaxes a stress generated within the bonding target by contacting with the inner edge of the insertion hole.