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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Asuka Koike, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Kazunari Takahashi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Misuzu Takahashi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Atsushi Goto, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Ryuichiro Yasuhara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An operating device according to the present invention includes magnetic field generation means. The magnetic field generation means includes a coil generating a magnetic field when energized, and a yoke forming a magnetic path for the magnetic field passing through a rotor. A control unit includes magnetization means and rotational torque control means. The magnetization means supplies a current to energize the coil such that a residual magnetic field in the yoke is held at a predetermined magnitude. The rotational torque control means adjusts a current value applied to the coil in accordance with the magnitude of the residual magnetic field in the yoke. An absolute value of a maximum value of the current value applied to the coil by the rotational torque control means is smaller than an absolute value of a current value applied by the magnetization means.