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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Kitasaku-gun, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Manabu Nakamura, Fukuroi, JP;
Masaaki Matsubara, Fukuroi, JP;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/22 (2006.01); H02K 7/06 (2006.01); H02K 37/14 (2006.01); H02K 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/2204 (2013.01); F16H 25/2233 (2013.01); H02K 7/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/083 (2013.01); H02K 37/14 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2078 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18664 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19786 (2015.01);
Abstract
There is provided a linear actuator including an output shaft formed with a helical groove, a retainer having a cylindrical shape to receive the output shaft therein, and provided with a plurality of concave portions in dotted manner at positions of an inner peripheral surface thereof along the helical groove, and a rotor magnet fixed to the retainer. Balls are retained in the plurality of concave portions, respectively, and when the retainer is rotated, the balls are moved along the helical groove of the output shaft in a state where the balls are retained in the concave portions.