Piezoelectric actuator
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1. A piezoelectric device configured to apply a force to an object, said device comprising:
- (1) a crown having a friction surface which surface is proximate an object;
(2) a bottom having a surface supported by a support structure;
(3) at least one piezoelectric shear body integrally located intermediate said crown and said bottom;
(4) sensing means for determining the relative position of the crown in relation to the position of said supported surface;
(5) means for adjusting the proximate position, of the crown and the object;
(6) means for detecting and measuring a physical contact force between the crown and said object; and
(7) means for effecting an electric potential within said piezoelectric device to activate same and apply velocity and acceleration forces to said object.
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Abstract
A piezoelectric device or actuator (30) includes dimorph stack (32) attached to a support (34). Affixed to the apex of stack (32) is friction surface (36) which is held in contact with the external friction surface of a positionable object (38).
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1. A piezoelectric device configured to apply a force to an object, said device comprising:
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(1) a crown having a friction surface which surface is proximate an object; (2) a bottom having a surface supported by a support structure; (3) at least one piezoelectric shear body integrally located intermediate said crown and said bottom; (4) sensing means for determining the relative position of the crown in relation to the position of said supported surface; (5) means for adjusting the proximate position, of the crown and the object; (6) means for detecting and measuring a physical contact force between the crown and said object; and (7) means for effecting an electric potential within said piezoelectric device to activate same and apply velocity and acceleration forces to said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electric motor comprising:
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(1) a rotatable and translatable shaft including a shaft surface; (2) piezoelectric actuators associated with said shaft, said actuators further comprising; (a) at least one piezoelectric body including a crown having a friction surface which surface is proximate said shaft friction surface, and a bottom having a surface supported by a support structure; (b) sensing means for determining the position of the crown surface relative to said support structure; (c) means for adjusting the position of the crown friction surface relative to said shaft, friction surface; (d) means for detecting and measuring a physical contact force between the crown friction surface and said shaft; and (e) means for activating said actuators, (3) linear amplifiers acting tangential to the shaft; (4) lifter amplifiers acting normal to the shaft surface; and (5) means for effecting an electric potential within said actuators to activate said shaft of said motor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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