Omron Corporation

Omron Tateisi Electronics Co.

Tsubakimoto Chain Company

Yutaka Kobayashi

Sadayasu Araki

Takanobu Yamauchi

Takao Terada

Toshiyuki Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamasawa

Tsukasa Hatakenaka

Satoshi Morishima

Mitsuhiro Sango

Steven M Montgomery

Koichi Hyakutake

Kyoshi Kawamoto

A linear actuator includes a screw shaft rotatably supported within a housing with play in motion in the axial direction of the screw shaft, and a cushioning stopper disposed between the housing and the screw shaft and elastically deformable to absorb a force acting from the screw shaft to the housing when the screw shaft is forced to move relative to the housing in the axial direction within the range of the play at an abutment of a rod with an obstacle or stopper. When the rod is stopped moving, the motor current increases with the degree of elastic deformation of the cushioning stopper. An overload sensor cuts off the supply of power to an electric motor when excessive current in the motor is detected.

Linear actuator with abutment stoppers

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Growing community of inventors

Hirakata, Japan

Yutaka Kobayashi