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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2021
Yuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Chikara Sekiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeyuki Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Yoshii, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutaka Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenori Inamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Chikara Sekiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeyuki Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Yoshii, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutaka Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenori Inamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Minebea Mitsumi Inc., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A vibration actuator has: a fixing body; a movable body; and first and second elastic support parts disposed to sandwich the movable body in the vibration direction and configured to movably support the movable body with respect to the fixing body by elastic deformation, wherein the movable body includes: a core provided to both sides of a magnet of the movable body and having an opening; and spring stoppers disposed between the magnet and the first elastic support part and between the magnet and the second elastic support part; and wherein the spring stoppers are each fixed such that one end is fixed to one of the first or second elastic support part and such that another end is fixed by insertion into the opening and abutment on a surface of the movable body core facing the one of the first or second elastic support part.