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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Piezomotor Uppsala AB, Uppsala, SE;
Abstract
According to the present invention, electromechanical motors are driven in such a way that contact portions of driving elements ( ) are moved along smooth trajectories. The velocity is varied, the average velocity being lower during the time when the element ( ) is in contact with a moving object ( ) than during the contact free time. Preferably, the main displacement velocity component is non-negligible when switching between sets of elements ( ). When stopping the motor, the actuating sets of elements ( ) are brought into a voltage-free condition, one set at a time. The contact portions of the elements ( ) are lapped with such an accuracy, that the normal force applied between the moving object and the stator ( ) is large enough to cause elastic deformations of the stator ( ) that are in the same order of magnitude or larger than the accuracy of the lapping.