WO2010067753A1 - リニアアクチュエータ - Google Patents
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- A61C17/3409—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating driven by electric motor characterized by the movement of the brush body
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- the present invention relates to a linear actuator that can be suitably used as a driving means for various devices including an operation unit that reciprocates linearly, such as an electric toothbrush, a gingival massager, an electric razor, and a pump.
- a cleaning head in which a plurality of hair bundles are implanted is reciprocated linearly in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of hair bundle implantation, or a reciprocating reciprocating motion centering on the hair bundle implantation direction, Those that vibrate together with the casing are widely put into practical use.
- the reciprocating reciprocating motion means a motion that repeatedly performs a rotational motion of rotating by a constant angle in the forward rotation direction and then rotating by the same angle in the reverse rotation direction.
- the one provided with conversion means such as a crank mechanism that converts the rotational movement of the rotating shaft of the motor into the reciprocating linear movement of the output shaft is inexpensive.
- the vibration frequency of the cleaning head is naturally limited in the reciprocating linear motion by the motor, recently, the cleaning frequency is improved by increasing the vibration frequency of the cleaning head.
- a device using a linear actuator having a coil has also been put into practical use.
- a cylindrical permanent magnet having a central axis substantially coincident with the central axis of the shaft and opposite end faces in the axial direction is mounted on the outer periphery of the shaft that is supported so as to be freely reciprocally linearly movable in the axial direction.
- the mover is configured so that the mover is reciprocated linearly in a cylindrical stator having a winding, and the mover is reciprocated by applying an electric current to the winding.
- An electric toothbrush is also proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- the electric toothbrush described in Patent Document 1 since the coil and the permanent magnet are provided on the inner side of the casing with almost no gap, there is a concern that magnetic leakage to the outside of the casing may adversely affect other devices such as a pacemaker. The Therefore, it is necessary to load a coil and a magnet in a shield case made of a magnetic material, and the manufacturing cost of the electric toothbrush increases as much as the shield case is provided, and the operability is reduced because the electric toothbrush becomes heavy. There was a problem. Moreover, the electric toothbrush described in Patent Document 1 has a complicated structure such as requiring at least two magnets, is expensive to manufacture, and is not very easy to assemble. In addition, since the lightweight shaft is reciprocated, there is also a problem that sufficient inertial force for reciprocation cannot be ensured and sufficient brushing force cannot be obtained.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a linear actuator that has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost, has a small magnetic leakage, and can obtain a large inertia force without increasing the number of parts or increasing the weight. is there.
- the linear actuator according to the present invention includes an output member that is supported by a stationary member so as to be freely reciprocating linearly movable, an elastic member that urges the output member toward an intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion, and a permanent member that is fixed to the output member.
- the middle part is closely fixed to the other magnetic pole of the magnet, the gap extends with respect to the permanent magnet along the outer side of the permanent magnet, and extends to the outer side of the coil, and the end part is disposed close to the outer side of the coil.
- a yoke made of a magnetic material and power supply means for forming a variable magnetic field in the coil are provided.
- the yoke can be provided so as to cover substantially the entire outside of the permanent magnet and the coil, thereby more effectively preventing magnetic leakage from the permanent magnet and the coil to the outside.
- the end of the yoke may be positioned within a range from one end of the coil opening to the other end.
- the end portion of the yoke is preferably positioned between the center portion of the coil in the center line direction (winding width) and the end portion on the side away from the permanent magnet. By doing so, the magnetic flux (magnetic force) formed by the yoke can be used efficiently.
- the intermediate portion is a bottomed cylindrical shape having an opening, that is, a so-called bowl-shaped yoke, and refers to a portion inside the bottom.
- the yoke functions as a magnetic shield for the coil and permanent magnet, it is possible to reduce magnetic leakage from the coil and permanent magnet to the outside without increasing the number of parts, and to prevent adverse effects on other devices due to magnetic leakage.
- the permanent magnet since the permanent magnet is fixed to the output member, the permanent magnet can function as a weight for increasing the inertial force of the output member, and without increasing the number of parts or the weight, the output member Can increase the inertial force. For this reason, when this linear actuator is used as a driving means for reciprocating linear movement of the cleaning head of an electric toothbrush, for example, the brushing force by the cleaning head can be increased without increasing the number of parts or increasing the weight. .
- the output member is provided with a plurality of the permanent magnets spaced apart from each other, the coils are provided corresponding to the plurality of permanent magnets, and the plurality of coils are synchronously driven by the power supply means. It is an embodiment. In this case, the driving force of the output member can be increased by increasing the number of permanent magnets and coils. A plurality of sets of permanent magnets and coils can be arranged in parallel or in series.
- a pair of the permanent magnets are provided on the output member coaxially with the output member at a distance from each other, and a pair of the coils are provided coaxially with the output member so as to correspond to the pair of permanent magnets. It is also preferable that the pair of coils are synchronously driven by the power supply means.
- a pair of permanent magnets and coils can be provided to increase the driving force of the output member without increasing the size of the linear actuator in the radial direction of the output member.
- an electric toothbrush needs to be configured to be easily held by hand.
- the driving force can be increased without increasing the size of the linear actuator in the radial direction of the output member. It is possible to secure a sufficient brushing force while improving the handleability.
- the magnetic path forming member may be closely fixed to one magnetic pole of the permanent magnet, and the magnetic path forming member may be disposed in the approximate center of the annular coil so as to be close to the coil. With this configuration, magnetic leakage in the magnetic circuit from one magnetic pole of the permanent magnet to the coil can be reduced, and the magnetic efficiency of the linear actuator can be further increased.
- the magnetic path forming member is a member made of a magnetic material such as an iron material, a silicon steel plate, or ferrite, and among them, an iron material is preferably used.
- the output member can be elastically supported by the elastic member with respect to the stationary member so that the output member is reciprocated by reciprocating linear movement of the output member.
- the output member can be reciprocated in a reciprocating manner while almost no waste of driving force is generated.
- the cleaning head can be reciprocated and reciprocated around the orthogonal direction while reciprocating linearly in the direction orthogonal to the direction of bristle planting. It is preferable for improvement.
- An electric toothbrush according to the present invention is detachably attached to an end portion of an output member of a linear actuator according to the present invention described above, which protrudes from the casing, and a casing also serving as a handle, which is built in the casing. It is equipped with a replacement brush.
- the middle part of the yoke is closely fixed to the other magnetic pole of the permanent magnet, and the end of the yoke is placed close to the outside of the coil, so that the magnetic circuit from the other magnetic pole of the permanent magnet to the coil is moved by the yoke. Since it can be formed, the magnetic leakage of the permanent magnet can be reduced and the magnetic efficiency of the linear actuator can be increased.
- the yoke functions as a magnetic shield for the coil and permanent magnet, magnetic leakage from the coil and permanent magnet to the outside of the casing can be reduced without increasing the number of parts, and adverse effects on other devices due to magnetic leakage can be prevented. Can be prevented.
- the permanent magnet is fixed to the output member, the permanent magnet can function as a weight for increasing the inertial force of the output member, and the cleaning head can be used without increasing the number of parts or the weight. The brushing power by can be increased.
- the middle portion of the yoke is closely fixed to the other magnetic pole of the permanent magnet, and the end portion of the yoke is disposed close to the outside of the coil, so that the other magnetic pole of the permanent magnet is moved to the coil. Since the magnetic circuit can be formed by the yoke, the magnetic leakage of the permanent magnet can be reduced and the magnetic efficiency of the linear actuator can be increased. In addition, since the yoke functions as a magnetic shield for the coil and permanent magnet, it is possible to reduce magnetic leakage from the coil and permanent magnet to the outside without increasing the number of parts, and to prevent adverse effects on other devices due to magnetic leakage. it can.
- the permanent magnet since the permanent magnet is fixed to the output member, the permanent magnet can function as a weight for increasing the inertial force of the output member, and without increasing the number of parts or the weight, the output member Can increase the inertial force. For this reason, when this linear actuator is used, for example, as a driving means for reciprocating linear movement of the cleaning head of the electric toothbrush, the brushing force by the cleaning head can be increased without increasing the number of parts or increasing the weight. .
- the linear actuator according to the present invention is applied to an electric toothbrush.
- the electric toothbrush 1 includes an electric toothbrush body 2 and a replacement brush 3 detachably attached to an output shaft (corresponding to an output member) 12 of the electric toothbrush body 2.
- the brush 3 can be brushed with the output shaft 12 while reciprocating linearly moving in the axial direction of the output shaft 12.
- the replacement brush 3 has a short rod-like main body member 4 having a flocking table 4a at the tip and a plurality of hair bundles 5 formed by bundling a plurality of filaments, and the hair bundle 5 is implanted on the flocking table 4a.
- the cleaning head 6 has a well-known configuration that allows teeth to be brushed.
- the filament those having a known configuration such as those having a sharp tip, a semispherical tip, and a plurality of fine fibers divided into a plurality of fine fibers can be employed.
- the number of filaments constituting the hair bundle 5 and the arrangement, shape, number, and the like of the hair bundle 5 to be planted on the flocking table 4a can be arbitrarily set.
- the coupling structure of the replacement brush 3 with respect to the output shaft 12 can also employ a well-known coupling structure that does not easily fall off by being fitted with a click.
- the electric toothbrush main body 2 includes a substantially cylindrical casing 7 elongated in the vertical direction that also serves as a handle for holding by hand, a linear actuator main body 10 incorporated in the upper part of the casing 7, and a control incorporated in the middle part of the casing 7. It has a unit 8 and a battery 9 loaded in the lower part of the casing 7.
- the linear actuator is composed of a linear actuator body 10, a control unit 8, and a battery 9, and the power supply means is composed of a control unit 8 and a battery 9.
- a primary battery or a secondary battery can be suitably employed.
- the casing 7 is configured so that the battery 9 can be replaced.
- the battery 9 is built in the casing 7 so that the consumer cannot easily replace the battery 9, and the battery 9 is charged with contact or non-contact. It will be.
- a nickel cadmium battery, a lithium ion battery, a nickel metal hydride battery, or the like can be adopted.
- an external power source such as a home AC power source instead of the battery 9.
- the linear actuator main body 10 includes a support case 11 as a fixed-side member incorporated in the upper part of the casing 7 and an output that extends upward through the casing 7 and the upper walls 7a and 11a of the support case 11 so as to be freely reciprocated linearly.
- a coil 15 for reciprocating linear movement, which is fixed to the support case 11 so as to oppose one magnetic pole 14a of the permanent magnet 14 and the other magnetic pole 14b of the permanent magnet 14 is fixed in the middle to be fixed.
- the replacement brush 3 is connected via an output shaft 12. It is configured to reciprocate linearly.
- the elastic member 13 may be configured to directly urge the output shaft 12 as long as the output shaft 12 is urged to an intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion. As shown in FIG. 2, the output shaft 12 may be indirectly biased via a permanent magnet 14, a yoke 16, a pole piece 17, and the like.
- the size of the linear actuator body 10 is 15 to 40 mm in outer diameter, preferably 25 to 35 mm, and the height of the portion excluding the output shaft 12 is 30 to 100 mm, preferably 50 to 70 mm. Further, the moving distance of the output shaft 12 by reciprocating linear motion is 0.3 to 5 mm, preferably 0.5 to 1 mm.
- the support case 11 includes a bottomed cylindrical support case main body 18 having an open lower end, and a lid member 19 fixed to the lower end of the support case main body 18 so as to close the lower end opening of the support case main body 18. Yes.
- a cylindrical cylindrical portion 19a extending upward is integrally formed at the center of the lid member 19, and a cylindrical coil 15 is provided on the upper portion of the cylindrical portion 19a by winding a winding. It has been.
- the support case 11 can be made of a lightweight synthetic resin material made of a non-magnetic material. For this reason, it is possible to omit the support case body 18 and use the upper part of the casing 7 of the electric toothbrush 1 as the support case body 18.
- the output shaft 12 passes through the upper walls 7a and 11a of the casing 7 and the support case 11 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
- the upper end portion protrudes upward from the casing 7 and the lower end portion is in the support case 11. Is arranged.
- a rubber cover 2a that covers the sliding portion between the two, and the rubber cover 2a allows the casing 7 to move from the sliding portion between the output shaft 12 and the casing 7. Intrusion of water or the like into the inside is prevented.
- a yoke 16 made of a cylindrical magnetic material with a bottom is provided in the support case 11 so that the opening can be moved up and down downward, and a screw hole 16b is formed at the center of the upper wall portion 16a of the yoke 16.
- a screw portion 12a is formed at the lower end of the output shaft 12 to be screwed into the screw hole 16b.
- the output shaft 12 is integrally connected to the yoke 16 by screwing the screw portion 12a into the screw hole 16b. Yes.
- the connection between the output shaft 12 and the yoke 16 can be performed by other methods such as welding.
- a permanent magnet 14 is fixed to the lower surface of the substantially disk-shaped upper wall portion 16a of the yoke 16 with the other magnetic pole 14b in close contact therewith, and an outer peripheral portion of the upper wall portion 16a of the yoke 16 has a gap with respect to the permanent magnet 14.
- a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall portion 16c extending downward so as to surround the outside of the permanent magnet 14 is formed concentrically with the permanent magnet 14, and a slight gap is provided at the lower end portion of the peripheral wall portion 16c of the yoke 16 over the entire circumference.
- the coil 15 is externally fitted so as to be formed uniformly.
- a disk-shaped pole piece 17 is tightly fixed to one magnetic pole 14a of the permanent magnet 14, and the pole piece 17 is fitted in the coil 15 so that a slight gap is uniformly formed over the entire circumference.
- the coil 15 between the end of the peripheral wall portion 16c of the yoke 16 and the pole piece 17 facing it, a magnetic circuit with less magnetic leakage can be formed.
- the permanent magnet 14, the pole piece 17 and the coil 15 are surrounded by the yoke 16 made of a magnetic material, magnetic leakage to the outside of the support case 11 is prevented, and adverse effects on other devices due to the magnetic leakage are prevented. Can do.
- the positional relationship in the height direction of the coil 15, the yoke 16, and the pole piece 17 is such that the central portion in the height direction of the coil 15 and the central portion in the height direction of the pole piece 17 are substantially the same at the intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion.
- the height is set so that the lower end portion of the pole piece 17 and the lower end portion of the peripheral wall portion 16c of the yoke 16 have substantially the same height.
- the thickness of the pole piece 17 and the length in the center line direction (length in the vertical direction) of the coil 15 can be appropriately set according to the moving distance of the reciprocating linear motion.
- the thickness of the pole piece 17 is 3 to 20 mm, preferably 3 to 10 mm
- the length (winding width) Tc of the coil 15 in the center line direction is Tp / 3 ⁇ Tc ⁇ , where Tp is the thickness of the pole piece 17.
- 3Tp preferably Tp / 2 ⁇ Tc ⁇ 2Tp
- the diameter of the coil 15 and the diameter of the winding constituting the coil 15 can be set to 6 to 35 mm, preferably 8 to 25 mm, for example, depending on the required brushing force.
- the winding can use not only a round wire having a circular cross-sectional shape but also a rectangular wire having a square cross-sectional shape.
- the number of turns of the winding constituting the coil 15 can be set according to the winding width of the winding, and the winding layer can be set to 1 to 10 layers, preferably 2 to 8 layers.
- the specifications of the coil 15 such as the diameter of the coil 15, the diameter of the winding, and the winding width are set according to the distance (magnetic gap length) between the pole piece 17 and the yoke 16 and the thickness of the pole piece 17. can do.
- the yoke 16Aa can be formed of a single member, but in order to improve the moldability of the bent portion 16a, a ring-shaped or cylindrical plate having a hollow portion having a smaller diameter than the opening of the yoke 16 is used.
- a structure similar to that of the yoke 16A can be obtained by fixing to the lower end surface of the yoke 16 or by fitting and fixing in the lower end portion of the yoke 16 and forming the bent portion 16a with the plate.
- the elastic member 13 will be described.
- the first spring member 13a for biasing the yoke 16 downward is provided on the output shaft 12 between the upper wall portion 11a of the support case 11 and the upper wall portion 16a of the yoke 16 in an outer fitting shape.
- a second spring member 13b that urges the pole piece 17 upward is housed in the cylindrical portion 19a of the lid member 19.
- the output shaft 12 is urged by the spring members 13a and 13b to the intermediate position (neutral position) of the reciprocating linear motion of the output shaft 12 together with the mover composed of the permanent magnet 14, the yoke 16 and the pole piece 17. Thus, it is elastically held at the intermediate position.
- the lower end of the yoke 16 is disposed at substantially the same height as the lower end of the coil 15, and the inner peripheral surface of the lower end of the yoke 16 faces the outer surface of the coil 15 with a slight gap.
- the pole piece 17 is arranged so as to face the central portion in the height direction of the inner peripheral surface of the coil 15 with a slight gap.
- the 1st spring member 13a and the 2nd spring member 13b can elastically urge the output shaft 12 to the intermediate position of reciprocating linear motion with the mover which consists of the yoke 16, the permanent magnet 14, and the pole piece 17, it will be. 1 and FIG. 2 can be provided at other locations.
- the elastic member 13 it is not always necessary to use a coil spring, and an elastic member such as a leaf spring, a disc spring, or a synthetic rubber can be employed.
- the control unit 8 has a known configuration that converts a direct current into an alternating current by an inverter circuit or the like, and generates an alternating magnetic field in the coil 15 by applying the generated alternating current to the coil 15.
- the magnetic field generated by the coil 15 is not necessarily an alternating magnetic field.
- a pulsating flow may be applied to the coil 15 to generate a variable magnetic field.
- the frequency of the cleaning head 6 suitable for brushing is set, and based on this frequency, the permanent magnet 14, the yoke 16, the pole piece 17, the output shaft 12, the replacement brush 3, and the like. Is set so that the natural frequency of the movable member becomes a desired value, and the frequency of the alternating current is set so as to resonate with the natural frequency.
- the coil 15 is fixed to the casing 7 of the electric toothbrush 1 via the support case 11, so that when an alternating magnetic field is formed in the coil 15 by the current from the control unit 8,
- the replacement brush 3 reciprocates linearly with a constant stroke in the axial direction of the output shaft 12 via the output shaft 12.
- the teeth are brushed by the cleaning head 6 using the movement.
- a pole piece 17 is attached to one magnetic pole 14 a of the permanent magnet 14, the pole piece 17 is disposed inside the coil 15 with a slight gap, and a middle portion of the yoke 16 is arranged. Since the other end of the permanent magnet 14 is closely fixed to the magnetic pole 14b and the end of the yoke 16 is disposed close to the outside of the coil 15, the permanent magnet 14, the pole piece 17, the yoke 16, and the coil 15 cause less magnetic leakage. A magnetic circuit can be formed. For this reason, the magnetic leakage of the permanent magnet 14 can be reduced, the magnetic efficiency of the linear actuator body 10 can be increased, and the brushing force by the cleaning head 6 can be increased.
- the yoke 16 functions as a magnetic shield for the coil 15 and the permanent magnet 14, magnetic leakage to the outside of the casing 7 can be reduced without increasing the number of parts, and adverse effects on other devices due to magnetic leakage can be prevented. it can. Furthermore, since the permanent magnet 14 is fixed to the output shaft 12, the permanent magnet 14 can function as a weight for increasing the inertial force of the output shaft 12, thereby increasing the number of parts and the weight. In addition, the brushing force by the cleaning head 6 can be increased by increasing the inertial force of the output shaft 12.
- the linear actuator main body 20 of the second embodiment includes a cylindrical support case 21 whose upper and lower ends are closed, and two sets of interiors arranged in series so as to face in the support case 21 symmetrically.
- the lower end portion is fixed to the upper wall portion 24Ua of the upper yoke 24U, and the output shaft 27 that extends upward through the upper wall portion 21a of the support case 21 is attached to the intermediate position side of the reciprocating linear motion.
- a connecting member 30 is integrally connected to the upper movable element composed of 3U, the yoke 24U and the pole piece 25U, and the lower movable element composed of the permanent magnet 23L, the yoke 24L and the pole piece 25L.
- a guide member 31 is provided for guiding the two sets of movers in a reciprocating linear motion with respect to the support case 21 in the vertical direction.
- the support case 21 is composed of a cylindrical member whose upper and lower ends are closed, and is divided into two divided bodies by a dividing surface including a center line. By combining the two divided bodies, two sets of magnetic units 26U are combined. , 26L can be installed in the support case 21.
- Four fitting recesses 21a are formed in the middle of the inner surface of the support case 21 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction, and four arm portions 29b are formed in the middle of the support case 21 in the height direction.
- a support member 29 arranged in a cross shape is disposed.
- the support member 29 is formed by fitting the end portions of the four arm portions 29b into the four fitting recesses 21a, respectively. It is fixedly supported so as not to move at the center.
- the number of fitting recesses 21a can be set to a plurality other than four, and the number of arm portions 29b can be set to a plurality corresponding to the fitting recesses 21a.
- the support member 29 is a member corresponding to the lid member 19 in the first embodiment, and a cylindrical tube portion 29a is formed in the center portion of the support member 29 so as to protrude upward and downward, and the upper tube portion 29a.
- the coils 22U and 22L formed by winding the windings in a cylindrical shape are externally fitted and fixed to the upper end portion of the lower portion and the lower end portion of the lower cylindrical portion 29a.
- the upper and lower yokes 24U and 24L are made of a bottomed cylindrical magnetic body as in the first embodiment, and the yoke 24U of the upper magnetic unit 26U is opened in the support case 21 on the upper side of the support member 29. Is fixed to the lower end portion of the output shaft 27, and the yoke 24L of the lower magnetic unit 26L is supported in the support case 21 on the lower side of the support member 29 with the opening facing upward. 29 is arranged opposite to the yoke 24U.
- a screw hole 24Ub is formed in the central portion of the upper wall portion 24Ua of the yoke 24U, a screw portion 27a that is screwed into the screw hole 24Ub is formed in the lower end portion of the output shaft 27, and the output shaft 27 is screwed on the screw portion 27a. It is integrally connected to the yoke 24U by being screwed into the hole 24Ub. However, the output shaft 27 and the yoke 24U can be connected by other methods such as welding.
- a cylindrical connecting member 30 is provided between the upper and lower yokes 24U and 24L, and the upper and lower yokes 24U and 24L are connected via the connecting member 30 so as to be able to integrally reciprocate linearly in the axial direction of the output shaft 27. ing.
- Four elongated holes 30a that are elongated in the vertical direction are formed in the middle of the connecting member 30 in the height direction at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.
- the connecting member 30 includes a center line and a pair of facing long holes.
- a split surface that divides the hole 30a is divided into two semicylindrical split bodies.
- the four arm portions 29 b of the support member 29 are respectively inserted into the four long holes 30 a of the connecting member 30, and the support member 29 can move in the axial direction within the reciprocating linear motion range of the output shaft 27.
- the connecting member 30 is internally provided.
- any member can be adopted as long as the upper and lower yokes 24U and 24L can be integrally connected.
- Ring-shaped guide members 31 are housed in the upper and lower portions of the support case 21, and the peripheral wall portions 24Uc and 24Lc of the upper and lower yokes 24U and 24L are guided by the guide members 31 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
- a yoke 24U and a pole piece 25U, an upper mover, a permanent magnet 23L, a lower mover made of a yoke 24L and a pole piece 25L, a connecting member 30 for connecting the movers, and an output shaft 27. Are guided in the support case 21 so as to be freely reciprocated linearly in the axial direction of the output shaft 27.
- the guide member 31 any structure can be adopted as long as it can guide the upper and lower movers in the support case 21 so as to freely reciprocate linearly in the axial direction of the output shaft 27. Further, the guide member 31 is omitted, and a guide extending downward through the lower wall portion 21c of the support case 21 at the center of the lower wall portion 24La of the lower yoke 24L, as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG.
- the shaft 32 is fixed coaxially with the output shaft 27, and the upper and lower movers are guided together with the connecting member 30 so as to be movable in the vertical direction by the output shaft 27 and the guide shaft 32.
- the elastic member 28 will be described.
- the upper and lower movers connected by the connecting member 30 are urged downward on the output shaft 27 between the upper wall portion 21b of the support case 21 and the upper wall portion 24Ua of the upper yoke 24U.
- the first spring member 28a is provided in an outer fitting shape, and the upper and lower movers connected by the connecting member 30 are placed between the lower wall portion 21c of the support case 21 and the lower wall portion 24La of the lower yoke 24L on the upper side.
- a second spring member 28b is provided for biasing the spring.
- the output shaft 27 is biased to an intermediate position (neutral position) of the reciprocating linear motion by the spring members 28a and 28b, and is elastically held at the intermediate position.
- the elastic member 28 may be configured to directly bias the output shaft 27 as long as the output shaft 27 is biased to an intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion. As shown, it may be configured to indirectly bias through yokes 24U and 24L, permanent magnets 23U and 23L, pole pieces 25U and 25L, and the like.
- the lower end portion of the peripheral wall portion 24Uc of the upper yoke 24U faces the outer peripheral surface of the upper coil 22U and is arranged in an outer fitting shape with a uniform slight gap with respect to the entire circumference of the coil 22U. ing.
- An upper permanent magnet 23U is fixed to a central portion of the lower surface of the upper wall 24Ua of the upper yoke 24U with one magnetic pole 23Ub in close contact with the other magnetic pole 23Ua on the lower end surface of the permanent magnet 23U.
- the cylindrical part 25Ua of the lower part of the pole piece 25U faces the inner peripheral surface of the upper coil 22U and is fitted with a small uniform gap over the entire circumference of the coil 22U. Has been.
- the positional relationship in the height direction of the coil 22U, the yoke 24U, and the pole piece 25U is such that the central portion in the height direction of the coil 22U and the central portion in the height direction of the columnar portion 25Ua of the pole piece 25U at the intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion.
- the lower end portion of the pole piece 25U and the lower end portion of the peripheral wall portion 24Uc of the yoke 24U are set to have substantially the same height.
- the thickness of the cylindrical portion 25Ua of the pole piece 25U and the length in the center line direction (length in the vertical direction) of the coil 22U can be appropriately set according to the moving distance of the reciprocating linear motion, for example, the cylindrical portion 25Ua.
- the length (winding width) Tc of the coil 22U in the center line direction is Tp / Tp when the thickness of the cylindrical portion 25Ua is Tp. 3 ⁇ Tc ⁇ 3Tp, and preferably Tp / 2 ⁇ Tc ⁇ 2Tp.
- the diameter of the coil 22U and the diameter of the winding constituting the coil 22U can be set to 6 to 35 mm, preferably 8 to 25 mm, for example, depending on the required brushing force.
- the winding can use not only a round wire having a circular cross-sectional shape but also a rectangular wire having a square cross-sectional shape.
- the number of windings constituting the coil 22U can be set according to the winding width of the winding, and the number of winding layers can be set to 1 to 10, preferably 2 to 8.
- the specifications of the coil 22U such as the diameter of the coil 22U, the diameter of the winding, and the winding width, are the distance (magnetic gap length) between the cylindrical portion 25Ua of the pole piece 25U and the yoke 24U and the thickness of the cylindrical portion 25Ua. It can be set according to.
- the coil 22L, the yoke 24L, and the pole piece 25L are arranged in the same manner as the coil 22U, the yoke 24U, and the pole piece 25U arranged in an inverted manner, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the coils 22U and 22L close to each other with a slight gap between the ends of the peripheral walls 24Uc and 24Lc of the yokes 24U and 24L and the pole pieces 25U and 25L facing the yokes, there is little magnetic leakage.
- a magnetic circuit can be formed.
- the permanent magnet 23U, the pole piece 25U, and the coil 22U are surrounded by a yoke 24U made of a magnetic material
- the permanent magnet 23L, the pole piece 25L, and the coil 22L are surrounded by a yoke 24L made of a magnetic material.
- the magnetic leakage can be prevented and adverse effects on other devices due to the magnetic leakage can be prevented.
- the linear actuator body 20 is used by being incorporated in the upper part of the casing 7 of the electric toothbrush 1 in the same manner as the linear actuator body 10 of the first embodiment.
- the current from the control unit 8 causes the coils 22U and 22L to
- the upper mover composed of the permanent magnet 23U, the yoke 24U, and the pole piece 25U, and the lower mover composed of the permanent magnet 23L, the yoke 24L, and the pole piece 25L connect the connecting member 30.
- the reciprocating linear motion of the replacement brush 3 in the axial direction of the output shaft 27 through the output shaft 27 in a constant stroke thus, the tooth is brushed by the cleaning head 6 using the reciprocating linear motion of the replacement brush 3 at this time.
- the control unit 8 forms a variable magnetic field in synchronization with the two coils 22 ⁇ / b> U and 22 ⁇ / b> L, thereby generating a driving force twice that of the electric toothbrush 1 of the first embodiment on the output shaft 27.
- the cleaning head 6 can be reciprocated linearly.
- a pole piece 25U is attached to one magnetic pole 23Ua of the permanent magnet 23U, and this pole piece 25U is arranged with a slight gap inside the coil 22U.
- the middle portion of the yoke 24U is closely fixed to the other magnetic pole 23Ub of the permanent magnet 23U, and the end of the yoke 24U is disposed close to the outside of the coil 22U, so that the permanent magnet 23U, the pole piece 25U, and the yoke 24U are disposed.
- the coil 22U can form a magnetic circuit with less magnetic leakage.
- a magnetic circuit with less magnetic leakage can be formed by the permanent magnet 23L, the pole piece 25L, the yoke 24L, and the coil 22L in the same manner as the upper magnetic unit 26U.
- the magnetic leakage of the permanent magnets 23U and 23L can be reduced, the magnetic efficiency of the linear actuator body 20 can be increased, and the brushing force by the cleaning head 6 can be increased. Furthermore, since the yoke 24U functions as a magnetic shield for the coil 22U and the permanent magnet 23U, and the yoke 24L functions as a magnetic shield for the coil 22L and the permanent magnet 23L, magnetic leakage to the outside of the support case 21 without increasing the number of parts. Can be reduced, and adverse effects on other devices due to magnetic leakage can be prevented.
- the permanent magnets 23U and 23L, the yokes 24U and 24L, and the pole pieces 25U and 25L reciprocate linearly together with the output shaft 27, these members can function as weights for increasing the inertial force of the output shaft 27. It is possible to increase the inertial force of the output shaft 27 and increase the brushing force by the cleaning head 6 without increasing the number of parts or increasing the weight.
- the end portions of the peripheral wall portions 24Uc and 24Lc of the yokes 24U and 24L are bent inward and the end surfaces thereof face the coils 22U and 22L. It is a form. In this case, although the manufacturing costs of the yokes 24U and 24L are high, the magnetic flux can be concentrated from the lower ends of the yokes 24U and 24L toward the coils 22U and 22L, and the magnetic efficiency can be further increased.
- the first spring member 28a and the second spring member 28b may be provided at an arrangement position other than that shown in FIG. 4 as long as the upper and lower movers can be elastically biased to an intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion.
- a first spring member 28Aa is housed between the pole piece 25U and the back end surface of the cylinder part 29a in the upper cylinder part 29a, and the lower cylinder part In 29a, 2nd spring member 28Ab can also be internally accommodated between the pole piece 25L and the back end surface of the cylinder part 29a.
- an elastic member such as a plate spring, a disc spring, or a synthetic rubber may be employed.
- a cylindrical support case 21B having upper and lower surfaces opened is provided, and instead of both spring members 28a and 28b, the support case 21B is provided.
- a pair of upper and lower spring members that connect the lower end of the support case 21B and the yoke 24U, and have an annular inner peripheral portion 40a and an outer peripheral portion arranged concentrically.
- the substantially flat annular spring member 40 is used, the inner peripheral portion 40a of the spring member 40 is fixed to the yokes 24U and 24L, and the outer peripheral portion 40b is fixed to the upper and lower end portions of the support case 21B. 4U, it is also a preferred embodiment for connecting the spring member 40 of the upper and lower pair and the support case 21B 24L.
- the upper and lower movers are elastically held by the spring member 40 at an intermediate position of the reciprocating linear motion.
- the guide member 31 is omitted, which is preferable because the moving resistance during the reciprocating linear motion of the mover can be reduced.
- the arm portion 40c a cross-sectional wave shape can be adopted. Moreover, it can replace with the arm part 40c and can also provide the cyclic
- a plurality of arms that connect the inner peripheral portion 42a and the outer peripheral portion 42b, and the annular inner peripheral portion 42a and the outer peripheral portion 42b that are concentrically arranged.
- a substantially flat plate-shaped spring member 42 formed by connecting the both end portions of the arm portion 42c to the inner peripheral portion 42a and the outer peripheral portion 42b at a predetermined angle in the same direction with respect to the circumferential direction.
- the inner peripheral portion 42a of the spring member 42 is fixed to the yokes 24U and 24L
- the outer peripheral portion 42b is fixed to both upper and lower end portions of the support case 21B
- the yokes 24U and 24L and the support case 21B are paired with upper and lower spring members.
- Connecting at 42 is also a preferred embodiment.
- the upper and lower movers are elastically held at the intermediate position of the reciprocating linear movement by the spring member 42, and when the upper and lower movable elements reciprocate linearly, the output of the arm portion 42c of the spring member 42 is caused by the deformation. Since the shaft 27 reciprocates with the mover around the output shaft 27, the reciprocating linear motion of the cleaning head 6 in the axial direction of the output shaft 27, and the reciprocating reciprocating motion of the cleaning head 6 about the output shaft 27 The teeth can be brushed more efficiently.
- the output shaft 12 is driven by one magnetic unit and the case where the output shaft 27 is driven by two magnetic units 26U and 26L connected in series have been described.
- the output shaft can be driven by three or more magnetic units, or the output shaft can be driven by a plurality of magnetic units connected in parallel. It is also possible to connect a plurality of magnetic units connected in series in parallel.
- a pair of magnetic units 26U and 26L having the same configuration as that of the linear actuator main body 20 are arranged in series, for example, like a linear actuator main body 20C shown in FIG.
- the four magnetic units 26U and 26L are elastically supported by the first spring member 28a and the second spring member 28b.
- the replacement brush 3 is reciprocally linearly moved in the axial direction of the output shaft 12, but the replacement brush 3 includes a movement direction switching mechanism for switching the movement direction. It is also possible to move the brush part in the other direction.
- the brush portion is reciprocated linearly in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction orthogonal to the output shaft 12, or the reciprocating reciprocating motion centering on the direction passing through the central portion of the brush portion and orthogonal to the output shaft 12.
- the linear actuator body according to the present invention is applied to the drive unit of the electric toothbrush 1, but a gingiva massager can be attached instead of the replacement brush 3, or like an electric razor or a pump, It is also possible to apply the linear actuator according to the present invention as a driving means for various devices including an operating part that reciprocates linearly.
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図1、図2に示すように、電動歯ブラシ1は、電動歯ブラシ本体2と、電動歯ブラシ本体2の出力軸(出力部材に相当する)12に着脱自在に取付けた替えブラシ3とを備え、替えブラシ3を出力軸12とともに、出力軸12の軸方向に往復直線運動させながら歯をブラッシングできるように構成したものである。
次に、電動歯ブラシで利用可能な第2実施形態のリニアアクチュエータ本体について説明する。ただし、リニアアクチュエータ本体以外の構成は、前記第1実施形態と同様に構成できるので、リニアアクチュエータ本体の構成についてのみ説明する。
2a ゴムカバー 3 替えブラシ
4 本体部材 4a 植毛台
5 毛束 6 清掃ヘッド
7 ケーシング 7a 上壁部
8 制御ユニット 9 電池
10 リニアアクチュエータ本体
11 支持ケース 11a 上壁部
12 出力軸 12a ネジ部
13 弾性部材 13a バネ部材
13b バネ部材 14 永久磁石
14a 磁極 14b 磁極
15 コイル 16 ヨーク
16a 上壁部 16b ネジ孔
16c 周壁部 17 ポールピース
18 支持ケース本体 19 蓋部材
19a 筒部
10A リニアアクチュエータ本体
16A ヨーク 16d 折曲部
20 リニアアクチュエータ本体
21 支持ケース 21a 嵌合凹部
21b 上壁部 21c 下壁部
22U コイル 23U 永久磁石
23Ua 磁極 23Ub 磁極
24U ヨーク 24Ua 上壁部
24Ub ネジ孔 24Uc 周壁部
25U ポールピース 25Ua 円柱部
26U 磁気ユニット
22L コイル 23L 永久磁石
23La 磁極 23Lb 磁極
24L ヨーク 24La 下壁部
24Lc 周壁部 25L ポールピース
25La 円柱部 26L 磁気ユニット
27 出力軸 27a ネジ部
28 弾性部材 28a 第1バネ部材
28b 第2バネ部材 29 支持部材
29a 筒部 29b アーム部
30 連結部材 30a 長孔
31 ガイド部材 32 ガイド軸
20A リニアアクチュエータ本体
28Aa バネ部材 28Ab バネ部材
20B リニアアクチュエータ本体
21B 支持ケース 40 バネ部材
40a 内周部 40b 外周部
40c アーム部
42 バネ部材 42a 内周部
42b 外周部 42c アーム部
20C リニアアクチュエータ本体
21C 支持ケース
Claims (6)
- 往復直線運動自在に固定側部材に支持した出力部材と、前記出力部材を前記往復直線運動の中間位置側に付勢する弾性部材と、前記出力部材に固定した永久磁石と、前記永久磁石に変動磁場を作用させて、前記出力部材を往復直線運動させるコイルであって、前記永久磁石の一方の磁極に対向させて前記固定側部材に固定したコイルと、前記永久磁石の他方の磁極に途中部を密着固定し、永久磁石の外側に沿って該永久磁石に対して隙間をあけて前記コイルの外側まで延びて、端部を前記コイルの外側に接近配置させた磁性体からなるヨークと、前記コイルに変動磁場を形成するための電源手段と、を備えたことを特徴とするリニアアクチュエータ。
- 前記出力部材に前記永久磁石を相互に間隔をあけて複数設け、前記複数の永久磁石に対応させて前記コイルを複数設け、前記電源手段により前記複数のコイルを同期駆動する請求項1記載のリニアアクチュエータ。
- 前記出力部材に1対の前記永久磁石を相互に間隔をあけて前記出力部材と同軸上に設け、前記1対の永久磁石に対応させて1対の前記コイルを前記出力部材と同軸上に設け、前記電源手段により前記1対のコイルを同期駆動する請求項1記載のリニアアクチュエータ。
- 前記永久磁石の一方の磁極に磁路形成部材を密着固定して、前記磁路形成部材を環状のコイルの略中央部にコイルに接近させて配置した請求項1~3のいずれか1項記載のリニアアクチュエータ。
- 前記出力部材の往復直線運動により、前記出力部材が反転往復運動するように、前記出力部材を、前記固定側部材に対して前記弾性部材により弾性支持した請求項1~4のいずれか1項記載のリニアアクチュエータ。
- ハンドルを兼ねるケーシングと、前記ケーシングに内装した前記請求項1~5のいずれか1項記載のリニアアクチュエータと、前記ケーシングから外部へ突出するリニアアクチュエータの出力部材の端部に着脱自在に取付けた替えブラシと、を備えたことを特徴とする電動歯ブラシ。
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