Patents by Inventor Wladimir Wischnewskij
Wladimir Wischnewskij has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8604665Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator, especially for an ultrasonic motor, includes an acoustic oscillation resonator, wherein the acoustic oscillation resonator is substantially formed as a rectangular piezoelectric plate with two main surfaces, two side surfaces and two end faces and has a multilayer structure in its interior which represents a layer of excitation electrodes taking turns with the layers of the common electrodes and the layers of polarized ceramic provided therebetween, with the polarization vector extending perpendicularly with respect to the surface of the electrodes, wherein all excitation electrodes are divided into two groups not connected to each other, which are disposed symmetrically with respect to the symmetry surface of the aforementioned plate, wherein this symmetry surface extends perpendicularly with respect to the main and side surfaces of the plate, namely through the center thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Patent number: 8253304Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic linear drive unit comprising a driving element as an ultrasonic oscillator with two generators for ultrasonic vibrations and a driven element that forms a frictional contact with the driving element, and an electrical excitation source for the driving element. According to the invention, the ultrasonic oscillator is designed as a hollow thin-walled piezoelectric cylinder, the height H of which is identical to or smaller than the mean diameter D thereof. The generators for ultrasonic vibrations are symmetrically disposed on both sides relative to the sectional plane S that extends through the center of the height of the ultrasonic oscillator, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L thereof. The cylinder surface of the driving element is in contact with the driven element, and the electrical excitation source is connected to the ultrasonic linear drive unit in such a way that the drive unit excites only the first or the second generator for ultrasonic vibrations.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Patent number: 7973451Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic linear motor (1) comprising a plate-type ultrasonic oscillator (2) with two planar parallel main faces, two end faces and two lateral faces and a displaceable element (9) that engages with at least one guide rail (10) and has two friction parts, said element interacting with the ultrasonic oscillator to cause friction via the lateral faces of the friction parts. The lateral faces of the ultrasonic oscillator are planar and are inclined at the same angle in relation to a longitudinal plane of symmetry, in such a way that the intersection lines between the planes of the lateral faces and the longitudinal plane of symmetry run parallel to the main faces of the ultrasonic oscillator. The friction parts of the displaceable element are interconnected by springs.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Physic Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20110018392Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic linear drive unit comprising a driving element as an ultrasonic oscillator with two generators for ultrasonic vibrations and a driven element that forms a frictional contact with the driving element, and an electrical excitation source for the driving element. According to the invention, the ultrasonic oscillator is designed as a hollow thin-walled piezoelectric cylinder, the height H of which is identical to or smaller than the mean diameter D thereof. The generators for ultrasonic vibrations are symmetrically disposed on both sides relative to the sectional plane S that extends through the center of the height of the ultrasonic oscillator, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L thereof. The cylinder surface of the driving element is in contact with the driven element, and the electrical excitation source is connected to the ultrasonic linear drive unit in such a way that the drive unit excites only the first or the second generator for ultrasonic vibrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Patent number: 7834518Abstract: The invention relates to a linear ultrasound piezoelectric motor comprising a mobile element that is in frictional contact with a plate-like rectangular resonance plate, wherein the frictional surface is embodied by means of at least one of the longitudinal narrow sides of the resonance plate, and electrodes for producing acoustic vibrations which are arranged on the longitudinal wide sides of the resonance plate. According to the invention, the generator for producing acoustic vibrations is asymmetrically arranged in relation to a plane which symmetrically cross-cuts the resonance plate, and comprises two opposing electrodes generating a stationary asymmetrical space wave when excited.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Physik Instŕumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Patent number: 7795782Abstract: The invention relates to a miniaturizable motor (1) comprising a rotor (12) that is driven by a hollow cylindrical piezo oscillator (2). Said rotor is effectively connected to a frictional face (13) of the piezo oscillator while a main electrode or counter electrode (3) and excitation electrodes (4, 5, 6) are disposed on the surface of the hollow cylinder. The hollow cylindrical piezo oscillator is made of a monocrystalline material with a trigonal crystal system which is provided with three main electrical axes that are placed at a 120° angle relative to each other as well as an optical axis. Said optical axis encloses a 90° angle along with the point of intersection of the electrical axes while coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylindrical piezo oscillator. Furthermore, the axial axis of symmetry of the respective excitation electrode intersects one of the main electrical axes while said axial axis of symmetry extends parallel to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Patent number: 7737605Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound linear piezoelectric motor comprising an ultrasound oscillator (1) embodied in the form of a piezoelectric plate (4) or a cylinder shell part (3), acoustic oscillation generators (5) and a friction element (6) which frictionally interacts with a driven element (8) and is disposed in a holder. The inventive holder is embodied in the form of an elastic clamp (13) which embraces a driven element, is fixed to the ultrasound oscillator and made of a sound-conducting material.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2005Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20100085649Abstract: The invention relates to an objective module comprising an optical zoom lens group (2) and a focusing optical lens group (4), the combined optical axes forming the optical axis (7) of the objective, and an electrical drive for the two lens groups. According to the invention, the electrical drive of the cited lens groups is embodied in the form of two linear ultrasonic motors (9, 11), each of the two ultrasonic motors consisting of a piezoelectric plate (12) comprising two friction elements (14) which are pressed against the opposing front sides and form the mobile elements of the ultrasonic motors together with the pressure elements (15). Each of the mobile elements is elastically connected to the corresponding lens group. The ultrasonic motors are arranged in such a way that the direction of displacement of the mobile elements is parallel to the optical axis of the optical module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: PHYSIK INSTRUMENTE (PI) GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Oleksiy Vyshnewskyy
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Publication number: 20100072857Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic linear motor (1) comprising a plate-type ultrasonic oscillator (2) with two planar parallel main faces, two end faces and two lateral faces and a displaceable element (9) that engages with at least one guide rail (10) and has two friction parts, said element interacting with the ultrasonic oscillator to cause friction via the lateral faces of the friction parts. The lateral faces of the ultrasonic oscillator are planar and are inclined at the same angle in relation to a longitudinal plane of symmetry, in such a way that the intersection lines between the planes of the lateral faces and the longitudinal plane of symmetry run parallel to the main faces of the ultrasonic oscillator. The friction parts of the displaceable element are interconnected by springs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2006Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20100013353Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric actuator, especially for an ultrasonic motor, comprising an acoustic oscillation resonator, wherein the acoustic oscillation resonator is substantially formed as a rectangular piezoelectric plate with two main surfaces, two side surfaces and two end faces and has a multilayer structure in its interior which represents a layer of excitation electrodes taking turns with the layers of the common electrodes and the layers of polarized ceramic provided therebetween, with the polarization vector extending perpendicularly with respect to the surface of the electrodes, wherein all excitation electrodes are divided into two groups not connected to each other, which are disposed symmetrically with respect to the symmetry surface of the aforementioned plate, wherein this symmetry surface extends perpendicularly with respect to the main and side surfaces of the plate, namely through the center thereof, with each group of the excitation electrodes forming together with the common eType: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Patent number: 7598656Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric ultrasound motor with an oscillator in the form of a piezoelectric plate of the length L and the height H as well as with one or two friction elements which are arranged at the oscillator and elastically pressed against the friction surface of the part to be moved. According to the invention, the piezoelectric plate is divided into two identical parts by a section plane extending vertically to the large surfaces, with at least one of these parts including an asymmetrical generator of an asymmetrical acoustic standing wave, which upon its activation generates an asymmetrical two-dimensional standing wave, so that the friction elements which are arranged in the center of the long end face of the plate carry out a movement with an inclination relative to the end face, so that the energy of motion is transferred to the element to be moved.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20090009032Abstract: The invention relates to a linear ultrasound piezoelectric motor comprising a mobile element that is in frictional contact with a plate-like rectangular resonance plate, wherein the frictional surface is embodied by means of at least one of the longitudinal narrow sides of the resonance plate, and electrodes for producing acoustic vibrations which are arranged on the longitudinal wide sides of the resonance plate. According to the invention, the generator for producing acoustic vibrations is asymmetrically arranged in relation to a plane which symmetrically cross-cuts the resonance plate, and comprises two opposing electrodes generating a stationary asymmetrical space wave when excited.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2005Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20080297001Abstract: The invention relates to a miniaturizable motor (1) comprising a rotor (12) that is driven by a hollow cylindrical piezo oscillator (2). Said rotor is effectively connected to a frictional face (13) of the piezo oscillator while a main electrode or counter electrode (3) and excitation electrodes (4, 5, 6) are disposed on the surface of the hollow cylinder. The hollow cylindrical piezo oscillator is made of a monocrystalline material with a trigonal crystal system which is provided with three main electrical axes that are placed at a 120° angle relative to each other as well as an optical axis. Said optical axis encloses a 90° angle along with the point of intersection of the electrical axes while coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylindrical piezo oscillator. Furthermore, the axial axis of symmetry of the respective excitation electrode intersects one of the main electrical axes while said axial axis of symmetry extends parallel to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: PHYSIK INSTRUMENTE (PI) GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20080211348Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound linear piezoelectric motor comprising an ultrasound oscillator (1) embodied in the form of a piezoelectric plate (4) or a cylinder shell part (3), acoustic oscillation generators (5) and a friction element (6) which frictionally interacts with a driven element (8) and is disposed in a holder. The inventive holder is embodied in the form of an elastic clamp (13) which embraces a driven element, is fixed to the ultrasound oscillator and made of a sound-conducting material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewskij
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Publication number: 20080073999Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric ultrasound motor with an oscillator in the form of a piezoelectric plate of the length L and the height H as well as with one or two friction elements which are arranged at the oscillator and elastically pressed against the friction surface of the part to be moved. According to the invention, the piezoelectric plate is divided into two identical parts by a section plane extending vertically to the large surfaces, with at least one of these parts including an asymmetrical generator of an asymmetrical acoustic standing wave, which upon its activation generates an asymmetrical two-dimensional standing wave, so that the friction elements which are arranged in the centre of the long end face of the plate carry out a movement with an inclination relative to the end face, so that the energy of motion is transferred to the element to be moved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2005Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: PHYSIK INSTRUMENTE (PI) GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Wladimir Wischnewskij, Alexej Wischnewsklj