Magnetic actuator with long travel in one direction
First Claim
1. An actuator element for providing long travel in a first dimension and short travel in at least one additional dimension comprising:
- an electrodynamic drive for providing controlled movement in said first dimension, said drive including a single phase, noncommutated voice coil mounted in a voice coil gap and at least one elongated high permeability core which is movable in the first dimension with respect to the voice coil;
an electromagnetic drive for providing controlled movement in said at least one additional dimension, said drive including at least one high permeability suspension core spaced from said at least one elongated core by small gaps, and windings for selectively inducing fluxes in said small gaps; and
a magnetic source for providing a bias flux to both said voice coil gap and said small gaps.
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Abstract
An actuator made up of a plurality of actuator elements is provided which actuator provides long travel in one dimension and short travel in five additional dimensions, with each actuator element providing long travel in the one dimension and short travel in at least two additional dimensions. For preferred embodiments, each actuator element includes a suspension core, the long travel being in one linear dimension and each actuator element providing short travel in two additional linear dimensions and at least one rotary dimension. More particularly, each actuator element includes an electrodynamic drive for providing controlled movement in the first dimension, which drive includes a voice coil mounted in a voice coil gap and at least one elongated high permeability core which is movable in the first dimension with respect to the voice coil; an electromagnetic drive for providing controlled movement in the at least one additional dimension (and in the two additional linear dimensions and at least one rotary dimension for preferred embodiments), which drive includes at least one high permeability suspension core spaced from the at least one elongated core by small gaps and windings for selectively inducing fluxes in the small gaps; and a magnetic source for providing bias flux to both the voice coil gap and the small gaps.
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42 Claims
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1. An actuator element for providing long travel in a first dimension and short travel in at least one additional dimension comprising:
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an electrodynamic drive for providing controlled movement in said first dimension, said drive including a single phase, noncommutated voice coil mounted in a voice coil gap and at least one elongated high permeability core which is movable in the first dimension with respect to the voice coil; an electromagnetic drive for providing controlled movement in said at least one additional dimension, said drive including at least one high permeability suspension core spaced from said at least one elongated core by small gaps, and windings for selectively inducing fluxes in said small gaps; and a magnetic source for providing a bias flux to both said voice coil gap and said small gaps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An actuator providing long travel in a first dimension and short travel in five additional dimensions comprising:
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at least one electrodynamic drive for providing controlled movement in said first dimension, said drive including a single phase, noncommutated voice coil mounted in a voice coil gap and at least one elongated high permeability core, the core and voice coil being movable in the first dimension with respect to each other; at least two electromagnetic drives each providing controlled movement in at least one additional dimension, each said drive including at least one high permeability suspension core spaced from the at least one elongated core by small gaps, said drives being spaced from each other along the at least one elongated core, and windings for selectively inducing fluxes in said small gaps; and a magnetic source for providing a bias flux to both said voice coil gap and said small gaps for both electromagnetic drives. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An actuator element for providing long travel in a first linear dimension and short travel in two additional linear dimensions and in at least one rotary dimension comprising:
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an electrodynamic drive for providing controlled movement in said first linear dimension, said drive including a single phase, noncommulated voice coil mounted in a voice coil gap and at least one elongated high permeability core which is movable in the first dimension with respect to the voice coil; an electromagnetic drive for providing controlled movement in said two additional linear dimensions and at least one rotary dimension, said drive including at least one high permeability suspension core spaced from said at least one elongated core by small gaps, and windings for selectively inducing fluxes in said small gaps, said at least one suspension core having poles angled to provide force components in both of said two additional linear dimensions; and a magnetic source for providing a bias flux to both said voice coil gap and said small gaps. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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