Vibratory motor

• US 5,023,526 A
• Filed: 10/17/1989
• Issued: 06/11/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Saeki, Takao, Kuwabara, Yasuo, Fujie, Naofumi
• Primary Examiner(s): BUDD, MARK OSBORNE
• Application Number:
  US07/422,907
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 310/316, 310/317, 310/323, 310/328, 318/116, 318/118
• US Class Current: 318/116
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/14 Drive circuits; Control arrangements or methods
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/163 Motors with ring stator

Abstract

A vibratory motor is provided with a detecting member for detecting rotational speed of a rotor member and a control circuit for stopping oscillation of a stator member of the motor when the rotational speed of the rotor member becomes less than a predetermined speed. When the rotational speed of the rotor member is less than the predetermined speed, the control circuit stops oscillation of the stator member. When the stator member stops oscillating, slippage is not generated between the rotor member and the stator member and deterioration of the motor due to friction is successfully decreased.

Claims

1. A vibratory motor for generating a traveling wave comprising:

a stator member;

a vibrating member fixed to the stator member and generating the traveling wave;

a rotor member in contact with the stator member and driven by the traveling wave on the stator member;

oscillating means for generating the traveling wave on the stator member;

detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of the rotor member;

control means including a comparator for stopping oscillation of the oscillating means when the rotational speed of the rotor is less than a predetermined speed;

delaying means for oscillating the oscillating means for a predetermined time when the rotational speed is less than the predetermined speed; and

restart means for restarting the oscillating means after a predetermined period of time.

2. A motor as claimed in claim 1 wherein the restart means further comprises:

counter means for limiting restarting of the oscillating means to a predetermined number of times.

3. A motor as claimed in claim 1, including first counter means for generating an output signal which is cyclically reversed when the rotational speed is less than the predetermined speed.

4. A motor as claimed in claim 3, including second counter means for generating an output signal indicative of a predetermined number of cyclical reversals generated by said first counter means.

5. A motor as claimed in claim 1, further including first counter means for generating an output signal which is cyclically reversed when the rotational speed is less than the predetermined speed;

and

second counter means for generating an output signal indicative of a predetermined number of cyclical reversals generated by said first counter means.