Electricity: measuring and testing – Magnetic – Displacement
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-01
2008-01-01
Patidar, Jay M (Department: 2862)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Magnetic
Displacement
C324S207200, C356S614000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07315164
ABSTRACT:
A drive unit in accordance with the present invention is provided with a magnetic field generating member generating a magnetic field, a magnetic field detecting device constituted by first, second and third magnetic field detecting elements detecting the magnetic field, and a piezoelectric actuator moving the magnetic field generating member. When executing a relative positioning between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field detecting device on the basis of a detection result by the magnetic field detecting device, a first positioning is executed on the basis of the detection result of the first and second magnetic field detecting elements in a predetermined region, and a second positioning is executed on the basis of the detection result of the third magnetic field detecting element at a predetermined point apart from the predetermined region, within a movable range in which the magnetic field generating member moves. In accordance with the structure, it is possible to position the movable body at a high precision, even in the case that a plurality of position detecting points of the movable body of the drive unit exist at a wide interval.
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Fujii Shuichi
Hata Yoshiaki
Hoshino Takayuki
Nakanishi Hideaki
Sueyoshi Hirohisa
Konica Minolta Opto Inc.
Patidar Jay M
Sidley Austin LLP
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