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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
May. 07, 2004
Katsuyuki Ogura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hirotada Anzai, Utsunomiya, JP;
Katsuyuki Ogura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hirotada Anzai, Utsunomiya, JP;
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A machinery is disclosed that comprises a movable body that moves linearly with respect to a main body and an active damper for controlling an inherent vibration of the movable body occurred in a direction of movement of the movable body, the active damper comprising a sensor, provided with the movable body, for detecting the inherent vibration currently occurred in the direction of movement of the movable body, among one or a plurality of the inherent vibrations of the movable body; an actuator, provided with the movable body, for generating a vibration in the direction of movement of the movable body; and a controller for allowing the actuator to generate the vibration having a negative phase relationship with respect to the inherent vibration detected by the sensor.