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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Sang Joon Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang Don Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Oui Serg Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ja Choon Koo, Seoul, KR;
Yong Seok Ihn, Paju-si, KR;
Jung Woong Jang, Ulsan, KR;
Yoo Chang Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Joon Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang Don Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Oui Serg Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ja Choon Koo, Seoul, KR;
Yong Seok Ihn, Paju-si, KR;
Jung Woong Jang, Ulsan, KR;
Yoo Chang Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
An actuator according to example embodiments may be relatively compact and may be driven with 2 degrees of freedom with less spatial constraints. The actuator may include a base member, a ball screw member including a ball screw coupled to the base member and a ball nut screwed onto the ball screw, a driving member coupled to the ball nut so as to move in conjunction with the ball nut, a first directional displacement member configured to move in a first direction in response to a first movement of the driving member, a wedge member coupled to the driving member so as to be moved in a second direction in response to a second movement of the driving member, a second directional displacement member configured to move in a second direction in conjunction with the wedge member, and a binding member configured to bind the first directional displacement member to at least one of the driving member, the wedge member, and the base member.