VIBRATORY MOTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME

摘要

A single piezoelectric (22) is excited at a first frequency to cause two vibration modes in a resonator (24) producing a first elliptical motion (100a) in a first direction at a selected contacting portion (44) of the resonator that is placed in frictional engagement with a driven element (42) to move the driven element in a first direction. A second frequency excites the same piezoelectric (22) to cause two vibration modes of the resonator producing a second preferably elliptical motion (100b) in a second direction the selected contacting portion (44) to move the drive element (42) in a second direction. The piezoelectric is preloaded in compression by the resonator. Walls of the resonator are stressed past their yield point to maintain the preload. Specially shaped ends on the piezoelectric help preloading. The piezoelectric can send or receive vibratory signals through the driven element to or from sensors to determine the position of the driven element relative to the piezoelectric element or resonator. Conversely, the piezoelectric element can receive vibration or electrical signals passed through the driven element to determine the position of the driven element. The resonator is resiliently urged against the driven element, or vice versa. Plural resonators can drive common driven elements.