Title :
An ultrasonic motor using thrust bearing for friction drive with lubricant
Author :
Ishii, Takuro ; Yamawaki, Hiroki ; Nakamura, Kentaro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatron., Univ. of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
Abstract :
A hybrid transducer type ultrasonic motor using thrust bearing with lubricant is proposed and fundamental motor characteristics are measured. The maximum rotation of 10 r.p.m., the maximum torque of 0.123 Nm and the maximum efficiency of 2.7% were obtained under the preload of 300 N.
Keywords :
friction; lubricants; machine bearings; motor drives; piezoelectric transducers; ultrasonic motors; friction drive; lubricant; maximum rotation; maximum torque; thrust bearing; transducer type ultrasonic motor; Lubricants; Rotors; Vibrations; bearing; lubricant; motor; ultrasonics;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5684-8
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.2013.0051