JPH1032969A - Turning actuator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a turning actuator that can drive and control a rotor at two positions so that it can be stopped, has a high output efficiency, is more compact, and can be manufactured inexpensively and easily. SOLUTION: An actuator has a rotor 10 made of a permanent magnet, a body case 20 that supports and houses the rotor 10 turnably within a predetermined angle around the axial line and comprises a nonmagnetic body, a coil 30 that is arranged at the outside of one edge in the direction of the axial line of the body case 20 and is formed while a coil winding is wound around a bobbin 34, and a yoke 32 comprising a magnetic body whose body edges are bent in nearly U shape in terms of the section and where a middle part 32b is inserted into the inside of the coil 30, at the same time one edge 32a is located on one outer surface of the body case 20 and the other edge 32c is located on the other outer surface of the body case 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a rotary actuator. More specifically, the present invention relates to a rotary actuator that can generate rotary power by energizing a winding. This rotary actuator is used, for example, for a video or a step meter (drive device) for operating an automatic iris of a camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an electric rotary actuator shown in FIG. 11 which rotates within a predetermined angle range and drives a driven member. In this rotary actuator, a rotor 52 made of a permanent magnet (cylindrical magnet) is rotatably disposed in a non-magnetic frame 50, and a magnetic pole of the internal rotor 52 is provided outside the non-magnetic frame 50. A pair of windings (coils 54, 54) are wound in a direction perpendicular to the movable direction of the rotor 52, and a magnetic path of the rotor 52 is strengthened outside the pair of coils 54, and an external magnetic field Is formed by fitting a cylindrical yoke 56 for blocking the air. The operating principle of this rotary actuator is based on Fleming's left-hand rule. By adjusting the current flowing through the pair of coils 54, the linked magnetic flux is changed to rotate the rotor 52. Because of the operation described above, the driven member can be driven and moved so as to be able to stop steplessly.

[0003]

However, in the above-described rotary actuator, it is necessary to fit the cylindrical yoke 56, and the outer diameter becomes large. Also, the rotor 52
Since the diameter of the windings of the pair of coils 54, 54 is added to the outside of the outer shape, the length must be increased in the longitudinal direction. Also, since the length of one turn of the coil conductor becomes longer,
It is necessary to wind a thick copper wire so as to prevent the resistance from increasing. Therefore, there is a problem that the output efficiency is low and the volume must be large. In addition, from the viewpoint of cost, the cylindrical yoke 56 has a step of making the roundness and the internal magnetic spin uniform in order to distribute the magnetic flux uniformly and to smooth the movement of the rotor 52. There is a problem that it becomes. Further, the above-described rotary actuator can drive the driven member so that it can be stopped steplessly. For example, when it is used as a drive device for operating an automatic aperture of an electronic camera, fine adjustment of the aperture is required. Can be performed on a liquid crystal screen whose light transmittance can be changed, and only a function that can be driven so as to be able to be stopped at two positions for rough adjustment may be required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary actuator which can control the rotor so that it can be stopped at two positions, has a high output efficiency, is smaller, is inexpensive and can be easily manufactured.

[0005]

The present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention provides a rotor made of a permanent magnet, a main body case made of a non-magnetic material that rotatably supports and stores the rotor in a predetermined angle range around its axis, and an axis of the main body case. A coil formed by winding a coil around a bobbin, and a magnetic body having both ends bent in a substantially U-shape in cross section, and an intermediate portion is inserted into the coil. And one end is arranged on one outer surface of the main body case,
A yoke disposed at the other end on the other outer surface of the main body case.

The yoke having a substantially U-shaped cross section has a pair of L-shaped iron pieces divided at an intermediate portion thereof, and a portion corresponding to the middle of the yoke of the L-shaped iron piece is provided. By inserting the coil into the through hole of the bobbin from both sides so that the coil passes through the yoke, assembly becomes easy and manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The rotor includes a cylindrical magnet as the permanent magnet, a rotating shaft extending coaxially with an axis at both ends of the cylindrical magnet, and an outer end fixed to the outside of one end of the cylindrical magnet. The main body case is provided with a pair of bearing portions for receiving rotation shafts at both ends of the rotor, and the arm portion so that the rotor rotates within a predetermined angle range. A pair of stopper portions for restricting rotation of the rotor are provided, and between the one bearing portion and the cylindrical magnet, the arm portion is brought into contact with the stopper portion on one side to stop the rotor. A biasing member for biasing is provided, and when the winding is energized, the rotor rotates to a position where the arm portion contacts the stopper portion on the other side against the biasing force of the biasing member. Move And in, it is possible to obtain a rotation actuator of the smooth operation.

The rotor has a cylindrical magnet as the permanent magnet, a rotating shaft extending coaxially with the axis at both ends of the cylindrical magnet, and an outer end fixed to the outside of one end of the cylindrical magnet. The main body case is provided with a pair of bearing portions for receiving rotation shafts at both ends of the rotor, and the arm portion so that the rotor rotates within a predetermined angle range. A pair of stopper portions for regulating rotation of the arm are provided, and the holding torque in the stopper portion of the arm portion is adjusted by adjusting the arc widths of both ends of the yoke opposed to the cylindrical magnet via the main body case. When the wire is not energized, the arm is held in contact with one of the stoppers, and when energized, the arm is rotated to a position where it contacts the other stopper. The arm part is rotated and held by the stopper part on the opposite side by switching the polarity and the polarity immediately before the current supply, thereby reducing the energy consumption and the number of parts. Thus, a rotated actuator can be obtained.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the principle of a rotary actuator according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. Reference numeral 10 denotes a rotor, which is a cylindrical magnet (180 ° in a cylindrical shape) which is a permanent magnet.
A magnet (two-pole magnetized) and a connecting portion (not shown) connected to the driven member are integrally provided (hereinafter, when simply referred to as "rotor 10", it refers to a cylindrical magnet). Reference numeral 20 denotes a main body case which rotatably supports the rotor 10 within a predetermined angle range around an axis thereof and accommodates the rotor 10 therein. Rotor 10 includes rotating shafts 14a and 14b extending from both ends of a cylindrical magnet.
Is rotatably supported by the main body case 20 via the. The main body case 20 is made of a non-magnetic material. Although not shown,
The main body case 20 is provided with a pair of stopper portions so that the rotor 10 can be stopped at predetermined two points so as to be rotatable between the two points, and the rotor 10 side is in contact with the pair of stopper portions. Part is provided. As a result, the rotor 10 can rotate around its axis in a predetermined angle range.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a coil, which is disposed outside one end of the main body case 20, and is formed by winding a coil (such as a copper wire) around a bobbin 34 (see FIG. 3). Numeral 32 denotes a yoke, which is made of a magnetic material having both ends 32a and 32c bent in a substantially U-shaped cross section. A halfway portion 32b is inserted into the coil 30 and one end 32a is connected to the main body case 20.
The other end 32c is arranged on the other outer side of the main body case 20.

According to the rotary actuator having the above configuration, when the coil 30 is energized, the rotor 10 is magnetized by the magnetism of the rotor 10 and the magnetic repulsion generated at both ends 32a and 32c of the yoke 32. And stops (for example, position B in FIG. 2) until it comes into contact with one of the stopper portions. When a current opposite to that described above is applied, the magnetism generated at both ends 32a and 32c of the yoke 32 is reversed, so that the rotor 10 rotates to the opposite side and comes into contact with the stopper on the other side of the main body case 20. (For example, position A in FIG. 2). Alternatively, instead of the method of switching the direction of the current as described above, the rotor 10 is urged by an urging member (for example, a coil spring) so as to come into contact with one of the stopper portions, and the current is supplied to the coil 30. The flow may cause the rotor 10 to rotate to the other side and stop, and return to one side when the current is cut off.

[0012]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] Next, a first embodiment of a rotary actuator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 is a front view of the rotary actuator, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the rotary actuator of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a left side view of the rotary actuator of FIG. The basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the rotary actuator shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. A bobbin 34 has a through hole 34a at the center, and a coil is wound therearound to form the coil 30. 32A and 32B are iron pieces, which are members corresponding to a state in which the yoke 32 is divided and formed at an intermediate portion thereof. That is, the pair of L-shaped iron pieces 32A and 32B are butted so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, thereby forming the substantially U-shaped yoke 32. Portions of the pair of L-shaped iron pieces 32A, 32B corresponding to the intermediate portions 32b, 32b of the yoke are inserted into the through holes 34a of the bobbin 34 from both sides, respectively.
The yoke 32 is configured to insert the coil 30. Reference numeral 33 denotes a plate material, which is formed in a strip shape by a magnetic material. This plate material 33 is inserted into the through hole 34a of the bobbin.
Middle part 3 of yoke of a pair of L-shaped iron pieces 32A, 32B
It is press-fitted together with portions corresponding to 2b and 32b. Thereby, the pair of L-shaped iron pieces 32A and 32B can be suitably fixed to the bobbin 34, and the middle portion 32 of the yoke can be fixed.
b, 32b can increase the passing magnetic flux.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an arm portion,
And is extended outwardly in the form of an arm. The circumferential position of the arm 16 with respect to the rotor 10 is determined by the N of a cylindrical magnet that is two-pole magnetized at 180 °.
It is arranged so as to be located at the interface between the pole and the S pole. In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the arm portion 16 extends outward from an opening 21 provided in the main body case 20 within a predetermined angle range (60 ° in this embodiment), and is formed in an L-shape. And the distal end acts as a connecting portion that connects to the driven member. In order to connect the rotor 10 to the driven member, for example, the driven member may be directly connected to the rotating shaft 14a.

The main body case 20 includes the rotor 10
A pair of bearings 22 and 24 for receiving the rotating shafts 14a and 14b at both ends of the arm and a pair of stoppers 26 and 28 for restricting the rotation of the arm 16 so that the rotor 10 rotates within a predetermined angle range. Is provided. In this embodiment, the inner surface on which the opening 21 is formed is formed by a pair of stoppers 26 and 28.
The contact surface comes into contact with the arm portion 16 of FIG. 40
Is a coil spring, which is disposed between one bearing portion 22 and the rotor 10 and urges the arm portion 16 against one side stopper portion 26 to stop when the coil 30 is not energized. When the coil 30 is energized, the arm 16 rotates from a position where it contacts the stopper 26 on one side and rotates until it contacts the stopper 28 on the other side. Works. That is, the coil spring 40 acts to return the rotor 10 having the arm portion 16 to the original position when no power is supplied.

The coil portion of the coil spring 40 is fitted on the rotating shaft 14a, one end 40a is locked by the stopper portion 28 on one side, and the other end 40b is provided so as to project from the arm portion 16. It is elastically mounted while being locked by the locked portion 16a. By arranging the return coil spring 40 inside the bearing portion 22 in this manner, the lateral pressure load generated on the shaft is reduced, and the rotor 1
Zero movement (rotation) can be realized. In this regard, in the conventional rotary actuator, a coil spring is arranged outside the bearing portion, and a large lateral load is applied to the rotary shaft of the coil spring, so that a large axial load is generated and the rotor 10 rotates smoothly. I can't move. Reference numeral 42 denotes a mounting portion, and the two through holes 42a and 4
2b.

The operation of the rotary actuator having the above configuration will be described. When the coil 30 is energized, an N pole and an S pole are generated in the pair of iron pieces 32A and 32B. In other words, a horseshoe-shaped electromagnet composed of the coil 30 and the pair of iron pieces 32A and 32B is activated. As a result, the two poles of N and S disposed inside the main body case 20 have 180 poles.
The rotor 10, which is a permanent magnet magnetized by degrees, rotates against the biasing force of the coil sling 40 by the principle of the attraction and repulsion of the magnet described above. According to this principle, the rotor 10 can be suitably rotated at an angle of less than 90 °. In this embodiment, the rotor 10 is set at 60 °
A pair of stopper portions 26 and 28 are provided rotatably.

In order to smoothly rotate the rotor 10, the shapes of the iron pieces 32A and 32B are important factors. A magnetic flux is generated between the rotor 10 and both ends 32a, 32c of the yoke 32 constituted by the pair of iron pieces 32A, 32B, but the magnetic flux does not prevent the rotor 10 from rotating smoothly. Both ends 32
It is important to determine the shapes of the a and 32c, particularly the yoke width (center angle). Both ends 32a, 32c of this yoke 32
May be appropriately set depending on conditions such as the size of the entire rotary actuator or the operating angle of the rotor 10. In the present embodiment, the coil spring 4
The yoke width (center angle) was set to 135 ° in response to a request to make the holding torque of the rotor 10 as close to 0 as possible in order to perform the home return operation with the elastic force of 0.

According to the present invention, unlike the conventional rotary actuator, the coil 30 is disposed on one side outside the main body case 20 on which the rotor 10 is rotatably supported.
It does not have a structure in which the outer diameter increases concentrically. This has made it possible to reduce the size of the product. Further, according to this rotary actuator, a large torque can be obtained for the output torque with respect to the volume and the constant power consumption, and the structure is simple, so that it is inexpensive and highly reliable.
It can be performed by a very simple method of only OFF. However, the rotation actuator of the present invention cannot be rotated so as to be able to stop in a stepless manner, but this point is not a disadvantage if the application is limited.

Next, a pair of L-shaped iron pieces 32A and 32B will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Iron piece 32
The shapes of A and 32B are as shown in FIG.
4 is inserted into the through hole 34a,
Of the yoke 32 (both ends 32a, 3
2c) are bent in an L-shape. In addition, portions corresponding to both ends 32 a and 32 c are formed to be curved and wide along the side surface of the main body case 20.

Since the iron pieces 32A and 32B have a shape in which the yoke 32 is halved, the iron pieces 32A and 32B can be easily formed without requiring a complicated press die. In addition, bobbin 3
After forming the coil 30 by winding the winding around 4, the iron pieces 32A and 32B can be incorporated from both sides of the through hole 34a of the bobbin 34, thereby facilitating the manufacturing process. That is, after the coil 30 is formed in advance, the pair of iron pieces 32A and 32B are inserted from both sides. According to this, the pressing of the iron pieces 32A and 32B and the step of winding the coil on the bobbin 34 are extremely easy, the productivity can be improved, and the cost and reliability can be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, a yoke 32 having a shape in which a pair of iron pieces 32A and 32B are integrated is formed, and a bobbin 3 is formed.
Considering the case where a conductive wire is wound around No. 4, there are the following disadvantages. First, since the yoke 32 has a complicated shape, its molding becomes difficult. If the bobbin 34 is not divided, the middle portion 32b of the yoke 32 cannot be properly inserted into the bobbin 34. Further, if the coil 30 is formed in a state where the bobbin 34 and the yoke 32 are integrated, the shape is complicated, and it is difficult to form a winding. Even if it can be manufactured, it lacks reliability as a product.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the rotary actuator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 are principle diagrams showing a pivoting operation of the rotor and the yoke due to the repulsion of the suction, and FIG. 10 is a graph showing the relationship between the yoke angle and the minimum operating voltage and the yoke angle and the holding torque. The basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the rotary actuator shown in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same components, and a duplicate description will be omitted. .

In the configuration of the rotary actuator shown in the first embodiment, for example, the arm 16 is connected to the coil spring 4
In order to resist the urging force of zero and keep the other stopper portion 28 in contact with the other stopper portion 28, the coil 30 must be continuously energized. For this reason, the energy consumption increases, the output efficiency decreases, and the number of components increases as much as the coil spring 40 is required, and the manufacturing cost increases. In this embodiment, the above-described coil spring 40 is omitted, and the arm portion 16 is provided with an appropriate operating voltage, operating torque and holding torque.
Are rotated.

First, the principle of the pivoting operation of the arm 16 will be described based on the experimental results with reference to the principle diagrams showing the suction repulsion operation of the rotor and the yoke shown in FIGS.
The rotation range of the arm portion 16 in the main body case 20 is set to 60 °, the position where the arm portion 16 contacts the stopper portion 26 is set to 0 °, and the rotation angle in the counterclockwise direction until the position where the arm portion 16 contacts the stopper portion 28 is set to 60 °. Shall be performed. Also,
The outer diameter of the rotor 10 is 4.4 mm and the inner diameter of the yoke is 5.6.
The experiment was conducted by setting the outer diameter to φ7.2 mm and the same outer diameter φ7.2 mm. First, in FIG. 7, if the lower left half of the two-pole magnetized rotor 10 is an S pole and the upper right half is an N pole,
Before energization at the position where 6 is rotated by 60 °, the rotor 10 is attracted to magnetize the yoke 32 as a magnetic body, and the arm 16 is kept held in contact with the stopper 28 side.

Next, the coil 30 is energized and the yoke 3
2 is an electromagnet and has polarity so that rotor 1
Suction repulsion occurs between zero and zero. Specifically, the yoke 32
When one end 32a is magnetized to the S pole and the other end 32c is magnetized to the N pole, the N pole of the rotor 10 and the S pole of the one end 32a, the S pole of the rotor 10 and the N pole of the other end 32c are attracted, respectively. Since the fitting force is strong and a counterclockwise torque is generated in the rotor 10, the arm portion 16 is kept held in contact with the stopper portion 28. By energizing the coil 30 with the polarity changed from the immediately preceding energized state, one end 32a of the yoke 32 is magnetized to the N pole and the other end 32c is magnetized to the S pole, and the magnetic pole of the rotor 10 is rotated clockwise by the repulsion and suction operation. (See FIG. 7). When the arm 16 rotates 30 ° in the clockwise direction (see FIG. 8), the rotor 10 and both ends 32 a and 3 of the magnetized yoke are rotated.
Since the suction and repulsion area 2c is equal on both sides of the arm 16, the torque acting on the rotor 10 becomes almost zero, so that the rotor 10 can be turned in any of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Then, when the arm 16 further rotates clockwise (see FIG. 8), torque is generated again by the suction repulsion between the magnetic poles of the yoke 32 and the rotor 10, and the arm 16 attempts to further rotate clockwise.

In FIG. 9, since a clockwise torque is generated, the arm unit 1 can be operated even when the power is turned off.
6 is kept in contact with the stopper 26 side.
If the polarity of the current supplied to the coil 30 is reversed while the arm 16 is in contact with the stopper 26, it goes without saying that the arm 30 rotates counterclockwise.

The arm 16 is provided with stoppers 26, 28
It has been found through experiments that the holding torque required to hold the yoke 32 in contact with the yoke 32 depends on the yoke angle (arc width) of the yoke 32 in the circumferential direction. The relationship between the yoke angle and the holding torque and the relationship between the yoke angle and the operating voltage (minimum starting voltage) are shown in the graph of FIG. The yoke 32
According to the relationship between the yoke angle (arc width) and the holding torque, the holding torque decreases as the arc width of both ends 32a and 32c of the yoke 32 increases, and when the arc width exceeds a certain arc width, no torque is applied to the rotor 10. Does not occur. That is, even if the rotor 10 is rotated in any direction within the rotation range, the rotor 10 stops at that position.

The holding torque of the rotor 10 when no power is supplied in this embodiment will be described. Referring to FIG. 7, the magnetic flux generated from the N pole of the rotor 10 causes the yoke one end 32 to rotate.
a, the magnetic loop P entering the S pole of the rotor 10
Is formed, there is a difference between the N-pole area and the S-pole area of the rotor 10 facing the yoke one end 32a, so that all the magnetic fluxes emitted from the N-pole cannot enter this magnetic loop, and the remaining magnetic flux is A magnetic loop Q is formed through the middle portion 32b of the yoke 32 shown in FIG. As described above, two types of magnetic loops P and Q are formed, and any of the magnetic loops increases the area of each magnetic loop, that is,
Acting in the direction of increasing the magnetic flux in the magnetic loop, the rotor 1
0 and a torque are generated in the yoke 32. That is, in FIG. 7, a torque in the direction indicated by the arrow A based on the magnetic loop P and a torque in the direction indicated by the arrow B based on the magnetic loop Q are generated. Torque is generated. The arm 16 fixed to the rotor 10 by the torque in the direction of arrow c.
Is kept in contact with the stopper portion 28. In FIG. 9, similarly, torque in the direction of arrow D (clockwise) is generated by the torque balance between the torque in the direction of arrow A based on the magnetic loop P and the torque in the direction of arrow B based on the magnetic loop Q. Arm section 16
Is kept in contact with the stopper portion 26. As shown in the graph of FIG. 10 showing the relationship between the yoke angle and the holding torque, an arbitrary holding torque can be selected by adjusting the yoke angle.

In FIG. 10, both ends 32a, 3a of the yoke 32 are determined from the relationship between the yoke angle and the holding torque.
It was found that the operating voltage (minimum starting voltage) was sufficient as the arc width of 2c was widened, and the operating voltage (minimum starting voltage) was high as the arc width was narrowed.

In the case of this embodiment, the holding torque at the stoppers 26 and 28 of the arm 16 is set to about 0.5 g · c.
The experiment was conducted by setting m as a target value and setting the yoke angles of both ends 32a and 32c of the yoke 32 to about 115 ° (that is, about 57.5 ° on one side with respect to the center line in the vertical direction). The operating voltage at this time is about 2.4 V,
The power consumption was about 27 mW. As a result, a rotary actuator that consumes very little energy and has high output efficiency as compared with the related art can be realized. In this embodiment, the time for energizing the coil 30 is sufficient until the arm 16 rotates at least 30 ° from one of the stoppers 26 and 28, and the energizing time required for reciprocating is about 0.2 sec. Is enough. The setting of the holding torque is too small, the arm 16 moves to the opposite side due to vibration or shock, causing a malfunction. If the holding torque is too large, power consumption is required. In the case of the iris (aperture) described above, it is preferable that the holding torque is set to about 0.5 V · cm and the operating voltage is set to about 3 V at the maximum.

According to the above configuration, since the coil spring 40 shown in the first embodiment can be omitted, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Arm part 1
It is not necessary to energize the coil 30 to hold it in contact with the stopper portions 26 and 28, respectively.
Since an appropriate operating torque is generated and the arm 16 is rotated and held by the stoppers 26 and 28 with an appropriate holding torque, a rotary actuator with low energy consumption and high output efficiency can be obtained.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Of course it is.

[0033]

According to the rotary actuator of the present invention,
A coil is arranged outside one end of a main body case that houses the rotor, and one end of a substantially U-shaped cross-section yoke constituting an electromagnet is formed on one outer surface of the main body case by energizing the coil, The other end of the yoke is arranged on the other outer surface of the main body case. For this reason, by setting the rotation angle of the rotor, the drive control can be suitably performed so as to be able to stop at two positions, and the output efficiency is high, the size can be reduced, and the production is easy and inexpensive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a rotary actuator according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the rotation actuator according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the rotation actuator of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the rotary actuator of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an iron piece and a bobbin.

FIG. 7 is a principle view showing a rotation operation of a rotor and a yoke according to a second embodiment due to suction repulsion.

FIG. 8 is a principle diagram showing a rotation operation of a rotor and a yoke according to a second embodiment due to suction repulsion.

FIG. 9 is a principle view showing a rotation operation of the rotor and the yoke according to the second embodiment due to suction repulsion.

FIG. 10 is a graph showing a relationship among a yoke angle and a minimum operating voltage, and a yoke width and a holding torque.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view and a side view illustrating a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rotor 14a Rotation axis 14b Rotation axis 16 Arm part 20 Main body case 22 Bearing part 24 Bearing part 26 One side stopper part 28 The other side stopper part 30 Coil 32 Yoke 32a One end of yoke 32b Intermediate part of yoke 32c Other end 32A iron piece 32B iron piece 34 bobbin 34a through hole 40 coil spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rotor made of a permanent magnet, a main body case made of a non-magnetic material that houses the rotor so as to be rotatable around an axis thereof within a predetermined angle range, and an axial direction of the main body case. A coil formed by winding a coil around a bobbin, and a magnetic body having both ends bent in a substantially U-shape in cross section, and an intermediate portion is inserted into the coil. And a yoke having one end disposed on one outer surface of the main body case and the other end disposed on the other outer surface of the main case. 2. The yoke having a substantially U-shaped cross section has a pair of L-shaped iron pieces divided at an intermediate part thereof, and a portion corresponding to the middle part of the yoke of the L-shaped iron piece is provided. 2. The rotary actuator according to claim 1, wherein the yoke is inserted into the through hole of the bobbin from both sides, and the coil is inserted through the yoke. 3. The rotor includes a cylindrical magnet as the permanent magnet, a rotating shaft extending coaxially with an axis at both ends of the cylindrical magnet, and an outer end fixed to the outside of one end of the cylindrical magnet. The main body case is provided with a pair of bearing portions for receiving rotation shafts at both ends of the rotor, and the arm portion so that the rotor rotates within a predetermined angle range. A pair of stopper portions for restricting the rotation of the rotor are provided, and between the one bearing portion and the cylindrical magnet, the arm portion is brought into contact with the stopper portion on one side to stop the rotor. An energizing member is provided, and when the winding is energized, the rotor rotates to a position where the arm portion abuts the stopper portion on the other side against the urging force of the urging member. To move The rotation actuator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The rotor has a cylindrical magnet as the permanent magnet, a rotating shaft extending coaxially with an axis at both ends of the cylindrical magnet, and an outer end fixed to the outside of one end of the cylindrical magnet. The main body case is provided with a pair of bearing portions for receiving rotation shafts at both ends of the rotor, and the arm portion so that the rotor rotates within a predetermined angle range. A pair of stopper portions for restricting rotation of the arm portion are provided, and the holding torque in the stopper portion of the arm portion is adjusted by adjusting the arc width of both ends of the yoke opposed to the cylindrical magnet via the main body case, In a state in which no current is supplied to the winding, the arm portion is held in a state in which the arm portion is in contact with one of the stopper portions, and when the current is supplied, the arm portion is brought into contact with the other stopper portion. The arm is rotated and moved to the opposite stopper by turning on and off the current, and the current is maintained even when the power is turned off. Or the rotation actuator according to 2.