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ROTARY ACTUATOR AND INPUT DEVICE USING THE SAME

  • US 20090096641A1
  • Filed: 09/23/2008
  • Published: 04/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rotary actuator comprising:

  • a roller having a center axis, the roller having a center shaft protruding along the center axis;

    a bearing for supporting the center shaft of the roller to allow the roller to rotate about the center axis;

    a ring magnet fixed to the center shaft of the roller, the ring magnet being alternately magnetized to an S-pole and an N-pole with predetermined angular intervals;

    an elastic member provided between the center shaft of the roller and the bearing, the elastic member having a ring shape; and

    a fixed magnet facing the ring magnet.

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