WO2011074256A1 - 振動素子、光走査装置、アクチュエータ装置、映像投影装置及び画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to, for example, a vibration element, an optical scanning device, an actuator device, an image projection device, and an image forming device.
- an optical scanning device such as an optical scanner
- a torsion beam portion made of stainless steel is provided on the substrate, a plate wave is induced on the substrate by a piezoelectric body or the like, and the optical mirror portion supported by the torsion beam portion is oscillated. It has become.
- the nonlinearity of the spring appears strongly as the stress of the torsion beam portion increases, the asymmetry of the frequency characteristic becomes large, and the vibration near the resonance frequency The problem of becoming unstable occurs.
- the asymmetry that appears in this frequency characteristic is largely affected by the vibration damping rate, and if the spring non-linearity is the same and only the vibration damping rate is reduced, the asymmetry changes in the direction of increasing. For this reason, it is necessary to combine the non-linearity of the spring and the reduction of the vibration damping rate in order to miniaturize the vibrating element by avoiding the phenomenon that the vibration in the vicinity of the resonance frequency becomes unstable.
- the vibration damping rate depends on the damping property (internal friction) of the material forming the torsion beam part, the air resistance of the optical mirror part, and the like.
- the vibration damping rate is reduced, so the vibration near the resonance frequency becomes unstable. And the miniaturization of the vibrating element becomes more difficult.
- the above-described problem is also caused when the various optical devices provided with the vibration element, for example, an optical scanning device, an actuator device, an image projection device, an image forming device, etc. are miniaturized.
- the present invention provides a vibrating element, an optical scanning device, an actuator device, an image projection device, and an image forming device capable of achieving downsizing while securing desired fatigue characteristics and vibration characteristics. is there.
- the vibration element of the present invention includes a vibration portion formed by being subjected to a work hardening process for reducing the Young's modulus and an age hardening process for recovering or raising the Young's modulus lowered by the work hardening process.
- an optical scanning device for achieving the above object is a vibrating portion including a work hardening process for reducing a Young's modulus and an age hardening process for recovering or increasing the Young's modulus lowered by the work hardening process.
- an optical mirror portion provided in the vibration portion, a drive portion for vibrating the vibration portion, and a light source for irradiating light to a mirror surface of the optical mirror portion, and vibration of the optical mirror portion by the vibration portion Make light scanning based on.
- the image projection apparatus for achieving the above object is a vibrating portion including a work hardening process for reducing the Young's modulus and an age hardening process for recovering or increasing the Young's modulus reduced by the work hardening process.
- an optical mirror portion provided in the vibration portion, a drive portion for vibrating the vibration portion, and a light source for irradiating light to a mirror surface of the optical mirror portion, and vibration of the optical mirror portion by the vibration portion It projects light based on light scanning.
- an image forming apparatus for achieving the above object is a vibrating portion including a work hardening process for reducing a Young's modulus and an age hardening process for recovering or increasing the Young's modulus reduced by the work hardening process.
- an optical mirror portion provided in the vibration portion, a drive portion for vibrating the vibration portion, and a light source for irradiating light to a mirror surface of the optical mirror portion, and vibration of the optical mirror portion by the vibration portion The light is scanned on the basis of to form an image.
- the present invention has the effect of being able to realize a vibration element, an optical scanning device, an actuator device, an image projection device, and an image forming device which are advantageous for downsizing while securing desired fatigue characteristics and vibration characteristics.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of a drive unit connected to the actuator device of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an actuator device provided with the vibration element of Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic view of an image forming apparatus provided with a vibrating element according to a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a video projector including the vibration element according to the sixth embodiment.
- the vibration element of the present invention comprises a vibration portion to which a work hardening process for reducing the Young's modulus and an age hardening process for recovering or raising the Young's modulus after the work hardening process are applied.
- a material which temporarily lowers the Young's modulus of the base material (the object to be processed) by work hardening treatment, and recovers or raises the Young's modulus of the base material by subsequent age hardening treatment.
- Form a vibrating portion More specifically, the material forming the vibration portion is, for example, a material which is work hardened by hard working at room temperature, and then is age hardened by strain aging heat treatment, and is plasticized during work hardening. It is a material in which dislocations are introduced at a high density to the extent that the Young's modulus decreases by processing, and the movement of dislocations is inhibited to the extent that the Young's modulus recovers or rises by the subsequent age hardening.
- “to recover or raise Young's modulus by age hardening treatment” means, for example, raising from the Young's modulus before work hardening treatment, or raising it to about the same as or higher than the Young's modulus before work hardening treatment. Shall be included.
- “reducing the Young's modulus by work hardening treatment” includes, for example, lowering the Young's modulus to such an extent that the Young's modulus can be recovered or increased by the subsequent age hardening treatment.
- a material for forming the vibrating portion for example, a metal material such as a work-hardening and age-hardening type Co-Ni-based alloy or a Co-Cr-based alloy can be suitably used.
- the term “work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy (or Co—Cr-based alloy)” means, for example, a Co—Ni-based alloy (or Co—coated with a work-hardening treatment and an age-hardening treatment effectively. Cr-based alloy).
- the vibrating portion is formed, for example, by subjecting a material (starting material) to be a work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy to a work hardening treatment to form a strain, and then performing an age hardening treatment.
- a material starting material
- starting material to be a work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy
- work hardening treatment to form a strain
- the starting material for forming the vibration portion contains at least Co and Ni containing a substitution type solute element obtained through the steps of hot forging, homogenizing heat treatment, etc. after melting. It is a matrix.
- the starting material is subjected to work hardening by cold rolling, and then subjected to forming processing such as press processing, laser processing, wire cutting and the like to a predetermined shape, for example, a long beam shape. After that, by performing age-hardening heat treatment in vacuum or in a reducing atmosphere, it is possible to obtain a vibrating portion in which good vibration characteristics are effectively expressed, such as high strength, low damping ability, high elastic limit, etc. it can.
- the forming process of processing the source material into a predetermined shape as the vibrating part is performed before the work hardening process, the forming process can be easily performed because the target of the forming process is the starting material before curing. However, since the shape of the vibrating portion changes with the work hardening process after the forming process, it is necessary to perform the forming process again in order to make the vibrating portion into a predetermined shape. On the other hand, if the forming process is performed after the age hardening process, the forming process for processing the vibrating portion into a predetermined shape may be performed only once.
- the hardness of the raw material that has undergone work hardening, age hardening and two-stage hardening has increased significantly, it is difficult to form and process it into a predetermined shape. Therefore, in the present invention, although the hardness of the raw material is increased by work hardening, it is still in a state where shape processing can be performed relatively easily, between the work hardening and the age hardening, A forming process is performed to process the substance into a predetermined shape as a vibrating portion.
- a material for forming such a vibration portion a material whose mechanical characteristics (each characteristic such as tensile strength, hardness, elongation rate, etc.) change according to the change of the heat treatment temperature for age hardening
- the material has uniform mechanical properties and enhanced by performing heat treatment from a normal temperature environment.
- the material is such a material that the desired tensile strength and hardness characteristics are obtained and the elongation rate is also increased when the heat treatment conditions exceed a predetermined temperature or temperature range.
- the spring material be such a spring material that the mechanical characteristics to be imparted to the vibrating portion can be appropriately adjusted by changing the composition, composition and the like depending on the conditions of heat treatment.
- the vibrating portion has a beam portion provided in a beam shape (long and thin shape) from the base, and torsionally vibrates in a direction intersecting the longitudinal axis of the beam portion, ie, high vibration characteristics ( When ultra-high elasticity, high mechanical strength, and excellent durability) are required, a material forming the above-described vibrating portion is effective.
- the material forming the vibration portion is a material having a face-centered cubic lattice structure with low stacking fault energy, and the “Suzuki effect” can be effectively used in which solute elements segregate in stacking faults and fix extended dislocations. It can be done.
- the width of the expanded dislocations is expanded, and at the time of work hardening and age hardening, it is possible to promote the Suzuki effect and firmly fix the expanded dislocations.
- the Suzuki effect is a fixing mechanism that works effectively even at high temperatures, and is particularly effective during aging heat treatment.
- the Cottrell effect of segregating at dislocation cores or the mechanism of inhibiting dislocation slip due to formation of fine transformation twins may be used together.
- the internal friction due to the vibration of the dislocation line is reduced and the Q value of the vibrating element is significantly improved.
- the elastic limit is improved by the increase of the yield point and the reduction of the internal friction due to the strength improvement, and the linear elastic region on the stress-strain diagram is expanded, that is, the linearity of the spring characteristics is improved.
- the Young's modulus depends on the distance between atoms, and the ⁇ 110> orientation is maximum and the ⁇ 111> orientation is minimum, and the ⁇ 100> orientation is in between.
- the Young's modulus has anisotropy and is maximized in the direction in which a ⁇ 110> texture is formed.
- the cold-drawn wire may be cold-rolled to use a material in which the formation of the texture is controlled.
- the age hardening treatment based on the temperature conditions such that the age hardening proceeds effectively, for example, the temperature conditions appropriately adjusted in accordance with the processing conditions of the work hardening treatment.
- the age-hardening treatment can be performed by heat treatment at a temperature lower than the recrystallization temperature, for example, about 400 to 700 ° C., for several tens minutes to several hours.
- the Suzuki effect may be promoted by performing the heat treatment in a high magnetic field environment of 1 T or more, for example, to shorten the treatment time.
- the vibrating portion is configured as a long beam, and includes a first region and a second region to which the optical mirror portion is not attached along the length direction, and a third region to which the optical mirror portion is attached.
- the first and second regions may be sandwiched between the first region and the second region in the longitudinal direction of the vibrating portion, and the age hardening may be performed under different temperature conditions in the first region and the third region.
- the spring material be such that the mechanical characteristics to be imparted to the vibrating portion can be appropriately adjusted by changing the composition, composition and the like depending on the conditions of the heat treatment.
- heating conditions are changed individually Heat treatment may be performed.
- the mechanical properties mentioned here refer to, for example, the properties against external force (external force) such as tension, bending, compression, shear, hardness, impact, fatigue, etc.
- the third part to which the optical mirror part is attached It is preferable that mechanical characteristics in the region be high hardness, and mechanical characteristics in the first and second regions where the optical mirror part is not attached be strong in the tensile direction and high fatigue characteristics.
- the vibrating portion is formed on which the work hardening process for reducing the Young's modulus and the age hardening process for recovering or increasing the Young's modulus lowered by the work hardening process are performed.
- the non-linearity of the spring is so low that the vibration damping rate is very low, and in particular, the instability does not occur with respect to the low vibration damping rate, and the strain amplitude dependency of the vibration damping rate Also very small. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the vibration element having desired fatigue characteristics and vibration characteristics, the actuator device including the vibration element, and the like, and to reduce power consumption.
- the vibration portion constituting the strain deformation portion of the vibration element is formed of, for example, the above-described work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy.
- the vibrating portion is a portion having high strength, a wide linear elastic region, and small internal friction.
- the characteristic that the peak shape of the resonance characteristic curve showing the relationship between the change amount of the resonance frequency and the magnitude of the distortion amplitude is sharp and axisymmetric, that is, the Q value is high and the spring characteristic is non-linear. It is possible to obtain very small characteristics.
- Such a vibration part does not cause instability even if the maximum strain amplitude due to vibration deformation is increased to about 3 ⁇ 10 -3 , and power consumption is low.
- the vibration part has a Q value indicating ease of vibration of 1000 or more, the vibration damping rate is very small, and the non-linearity of the spring characteristics is also small.
- the present invention can realize a vibration element, an optical scanning device, and an image projection device which are advantageous for downsizing while securing desired fatigue characteristics and vibration characteristics.
- the “Co—Ni base alloy” is an alloy containing cobalt [Co] and nickel [Ni].
- the "Co-Ni base alloy” is preferably chromium [Cr] that reduces stacking fault energy, and solid solution strengthening of the matrix, and a solute that fixes dislocations by segregation and contributes to aging, and improvement of work hardening ability. Molybdenum [Mo], iron [Fe], etc. are included as elements.
- the "Co-Ni-based alloy” is, for example, a Co-Ni-Cr-Mo alloy, a Co-Ni-Fe-Cr alloy or the like.
- these alloys have the same function as solute elements such as niobium [Nb], manganese [Mn] which stabilizes the face-centered cubic lattice phase and lowers stacking fault energy, strengthening of the matrix and stacking fault energy.
- it may contain carbon [C] or the like which forms carbides with Cr, Mo, Nb or the like to strengthen the grain boundary.
- the main composition of Co-Ni-Cr-Mo alloy is 20.0-50.0% by weight, 20.0-45.0% Ni, 20.0-40.0% Cr + Mo (Cr: 18-26% by weight ratio) , Mo: 3 to 11%), and in particular, Co 31.0 to 37.3%, Ni 31.4 to 33.4%, Cr 19.5 to 20.5%, Mo 9.5 to 10.5 More preferably, it is%.
- a ⁇ 100> texture is formed in the rolling direction
- a ⁇ 110> texture is formed in the direction orthogonal to the rolling direction. Therefore, a material in the direction orthogonal to the rolling direction is used for the vibrating portion Is preferred.
- the aging heat treatment with such an alloy is optimally performed at a temperature of 500 ° C. to 600 ° C. for about 2 hours.
- the vibrating portion is formed from a non-magnetic work-hardened and age-hardened Co-Ni-based alloy.
- a drive part is not limited to a magnetic field generation
- a piezoelectric element etc. may be employ
- the vibration element from the work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy in the reduced pressure space forming portion (sealing structure) forming the reduced pressure space.
- the vibration characteristics can be further enhanced as compared to normal pressure.
- the functional parts etc. which are at least a part of the above-mentioned vibrating part are disposed in the decompression space forming part Is more preferred.
- the influence of the air resistance concerning a function part etc. can be reduced, and a vibration characteristic can be raised further.
- the whole of the structure such as the vibration unit and the functional unit may be covered by the decompression space forming unit.
- the vibrating portion it is preferable to form the vibrating portion using a work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy.
- the present invention is not particularly limited thereto.
- the Young's modulus decreases due to work hardening
- the Young's modulus increases due to the subsequent age hardening, or recovers to the same level as that after the work hardening, or from after the work hardening Any material that can rise also can be suitably used.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 1A is a schematic top view
- 1b is an AA ′ sectional view
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of a drive unit connected to the actuator device of FIG.
- the actuator device 1 is a vibrating mirror device, and includes a substrate 10, a holding member 20 on which the substrate 10 is mounted, and a vibrating element 30.
- the holding member 20 is provided with an annular flange 21 along the peripheral edge of the substrate 10, and the central portion thereof forms a recess 22.
- the vibration element 30 is mounted in the recess 22 and disposed in the decompression space 50 configured (partitioned) by the substrate 10, the holding member 20, and the cover member 40.
- the vibration element 30 straddles the frame (outer frame portion) 60 serving as a joint with the holding member 20 and the recess (opening) 22 of the holding member 20 at both opposing ends of the frame 60. It has one beam portion 31 to be bridged as described above, and a mass (functional portion) 32 provided in the longitudinal direction central portion of the beam portion 31, that is, a portion corresponding to the opening center of the holding member 20.
- a magnetic field generation unit 70 is provided on the substrate 10 at a portion facing the mass body 32.
- the beam portion 31 constituting the deformed portion of the vibration element 30 has a material such that the Young's modulus decreases due to work hardening and the Young's modulus increases due to the subsequent age hardening, for example, this embodiment
- it is formed of a non-magnetic work-hardened and age-hardened Co-Ni based alloy.
- a work-hardening and age-hardenable Co-Ni-based alloy exhibiting nonmagnetic properties for example, a Co-Ni-Cr-Mo alloy of SPRON 510 (trade name: SPRON (registered trademark) manufactured by Seiko Instruments Inc.), etc. Can be used.
- SPRON 510 trade name: SPRON (registered trademark) manufactured by Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Such a material such as SPRON 510 is subjected to heat treatment after the strength thereof is increased by, for example, strong working such as rolling to form the beam portion 31, thereby having high vibration characteristics such as low damping ability.
- the vibrating element 30 can be obtained.
- the beam portion 31 can be formed into a predetermined shape, for example, a long beam shape, by press processing, laser processing, wire cutting or the like.
- a forming method for example, superplasticity processing may be used.
- the beam portion 31 may be formed by joining a nonmagnetic work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy wire to the frame 60.
- the beam 31 formed in this manner is obtained, for example, by heat treatment as an age hardening treatment for enhancing the vibration characteristics after the above-described work hardening treatment.
- the heat treatment to the beam 31 here may be performed at a temperature of 400 to 700 ° C. for several dozen minutes to several hours, but in order to shorten the treatment time, for example, using a heat treatment in a strong magnetic field Is also possible.
- the vibrating portion is configured by the tensioned beam portion or the tensioned and drawn beam portion or the beam portion subjected to the ironing operation after tension processing while drawing the linear material. Is preferred.
- the beam portion can be obtained, for example, by heat treatment as an age hardening treatment after the work hardening treatment in order to enhance vibration characteristics.
- curvature may generate
- Such warping of the beam impairs the smooth rocking motion of the rocking body such as an optical mirror provided on the beam, and as a result, the swing angle of the light reflecting surface becomes smaller with respect to the input energy. It is concerned that it works.
- the term "deflection angle" as used herein means, for example, the angle between two swinging ends at which the swinging direction of the swinging body switches when the swinging body swings around the longitudinal axis of the beam. .
- tension processing or ironing of the linear material is performed, that is, squeezing while applying tension (tension), or It is particularly effective to improve the vibration characteristics by applying ironing after drawing.
- the processing mark by such tension processing may be formed in the outer peripheral surface of a beam part.
- the beam portion may be subjected to an etching process after the forming process or after the heat treatment.
- the above-mentioned heat treatment temperature and treatment time are set optimally depending on the material composition and the processing rate of hard working, etc., but if the strain and heat history differ between the outer periphery and the inside of the cross section of the beam due to stress and heat applied during forming.
- the heat treatment is insufficient or heat treatment is excessive at the outer peripheral portion, and the deteriorated layer is low in Young's modulus and hardness and large in material non-linearity. This deteriorated layer functions as a vibration damping material that absorbs the vibration of the beam and causes a decrease in Q value.
- Co-Ni base alloys are materials that are difficult to etch because they have excellent corrosion resistance, but if necessary, use an etching solution such as a mixture of cerium ammonium nitrate and perchloric acid, and apply a temperature of about 50 to 70 ° C. The surface can be removed by about several tens of ⁇ m by treatment for several minutes to several hours, which is effective for removing the deteriorated layer.
- a plate-like member (not shown) is produced by performing work-hardening treatment by rolling or the like using a material (starting material) to be a work-hardened and age-hardened Co-Ni base alloy.
- the beam portion 31 was formed by performing an age hardening process after forming and processing the plate-like member into a predetermined shape.
- the crystal orientation is made so that the ⁇ 100> crystal orientation is in the rolling direction, and the ⁇ 110> crystal orientation is in the plane of the plate member.
- the crystal orientation was performed so as to be in the direction orthogonal to the rolling direction, and the treatment was performed so as to increase the Young's modulus in the direction orthogonal to the rolling direction.
- a mirror installation portion 311 for installing an optical mirror portion 322 described later on the substantially central portion of the beam portion 31 is provided wider than the beam portion 31.
- the mirror installation portion 311 is provided integrally with the beam portion 31 and is simultaneously formed when forming the beam portion 31 into a shape.
- the mass body 32 provided in such a beam portion 31 includes an optical mirror portion 322 installed in the mirror installation portion 311 and a back surface of the mirror installation portion 311, that is, an optical mirror It comprises the magnet 323 provided in the surface on the opposite side to the part 322.
- the optical mirror portion 322 and the mirror installation portion 311 have an outer shape larger than the width dimension of the beam portion 31.
- the optical mirror portion 322 and the mirror installation portion 311 have a plate shape and an outer shape Is rectangular.
- the magnets 323 are provided so as to reach both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the mirror installation portion 311.
- the magnet 323 is provided such that the NS direction is horizontal, that is, parallel to the surface direction of the substrate 10.
- the magnetic field generation unit 70 on the substrate 10 is made of a coiled metal pattern, and is provided in a region facing the mass body.
- the optical mirror unit 322 may be, for example, a reflective film of Al, Au, Ag, or the like formed by evaporation or the like, or a member having a mirror surface, such as a silicon wafer, is bonded or adhered and disposed. And may not be particularly limited.
- Co-Ni based alloys have a problem in ozone resistance, and when exposed to ozone gas etc., passive films of Co and Cr react to form pits on the surface, so they are used in image forming apparatus etc.
- an ozone resistant member for the optical mirror portion.
- the pit formation by ozone has a greater influence on the flatness of the surface of the optical mirror portion and the joint than the influence on the mechanical properties of the beam, which causes a decrease in reflectance and a decrease in joint strength.
- a protective film such as SiO 2 or TiO 2 .
- the type of the magnet 323 it is required to be as small as possible, to contribute little to the weight of the vibrating element 30, and to have a sufficient magnetic force. Therefore, Nd-Fe-B based magnets and Sm-Co based magnets Etc. can be used suitably.
- the form of the magnet 323 may be, for example, a sintered magnet or a bond magnet, or a thin film magnet formed by a sputtering method or the like, and is not particularly limited.
- the magnetic field generating unit 70 for applying a magnetic field to such a magnet 323 is not particularly limited as long as a torque capable of exciting torsional vibration to the vibrating element 30 is applied to the magnet, for example, as shown in FIG.
- a coil including a soft magnetic material to be a yoke may be included.
- the magnetic field generating units 70 may be provided on both sides so as to sandwich the vibration element 30 within the range in which the optical mirror unit 322 is not hidden.
- the magnetic field generation unit 70 is connected to the drive circuit 75 as shown in FIG. 2 which constitutes a part of the drive unit, and can output a signal including a frequency near the resonant frequency of the vibrating element 30 particularly.
- a signal including a frequency near the resonant frequency of the vibrating element 30 particularly For example, in addition to the sine wave, a triangular wave, a pulse output, or the like may be used.
- the magnet 323 is subjected to rotational force by the magnetic field from the magnetic field generating unit 70 driven by the drive circuit 75, and the vibration composed of the mass body 32 and the beam portion 31
- the torsional vibration is excited in the element 30.
- the magnet 323 is subjected to the action of the magnetic field to apply a rotational force to the mass body 32, and in conjunction with this, the beam 31 is twisted and deformed.
- the torsional deformation of the beam 31 is repeatedly operated under the control of the drive circuit 75, whereby the optical mirror 322 becomes a vibrating mirror (functional unit) that operates in a one-dimensional manner.
- the shapes of the beam portion and the mirror portion may be set so as to obtain desired characteristics.
- the element's resonant frequency is increased to increase the speed by decreasing the moment of inertia of the mirror section and the beam section is thickened to increase the spring constant, the nonlinearity appears and the vibration becomes unstable. There is a problem. This phenomenon is particularly remarkable when the shape of the mirror portion is devised to reduce air resistance, and instability occurs due to the improvement of the Q value and the appearance of nonlinearity due to the reduction of the moment of inertia of the mirror portion.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the torsion angle of the beam when the shape of the beam portion is made the same and the moment of inertia of the mirror portion is changed.
- the horizontal axis indicates the position in the twist axis direction of the beam portion, and the position x is indicated by x / L normalized by the length L of the beam portion.
- the vertical axis is the twist angle ⁇ of each position x / L, and is shown by a value normalized by the maximum twist angle ⁇ o of the connection position with the mirror portion.
- FIG. 11 is a view showing the distribution of shear stress at each position at this time, the horizontal axis is based on normalized position x / L, and the vertical axis is based on shear stress when the twist angle is uniform. Indicates shear stress. As the moment of inertia ratio Im / It decreases, the stress at the fixed position increases. Due to the increase in stress, non-linearity of the material is likely to be developed on the fixed position side, and instability of vibration is more likely to occur than in the case where the twist angle is uniform.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the stress maximum value on the fixed position side of FIG. 11 with respect to the moment of inertia ratio Im / It.
- the moment of inertia of the entire mirror portion is at least twice the moment of inertia of the beam portion. It is even better if it is twice or more.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the thickness relative to the width of the beam, that is, the change in the flexural rigidity of the beam according to the cross-sectional aspect ratio, and the change in the moment of inertia of the beam. Each graph is normalized with the value when the cross-sectional aspect ratio is 1.
- the flexural rigidity EI is better as the cross-sectional aspect ratio is closer to 1.
- the moment of inertia ratio Im / It of the mirror portion and the beam portion should be as large as possible, and for that purpose, the moment of inertia of the beam portion should be as small as possible. From FIG. 13, the moment of inertia of the beam rapidly increases at an aspect ratio of 0.3 or less. Therefore, the aspect ratio t / w of the cross section of the beam should be 0.3 or more in order to prevent the instability of the vibration and to improve the flexural rigidity to suppress the vibration other than the torsional vibration. .5 or more is even better.
- the beam portion 31 to be torsionally deformed is made of a work-hardening and age-hardening type Co-Ni-based alloy, the fatigue characteristics and the mechanical characteristics are compared with, for example, stainless steel. Etc. can be greatly enhanced.
- the vibration element 30 has a very low vibration damping rate, and in particular, the non-linearity of the spring is so small that instability does not occur with respect to the low vibration damping rate, and the strain amplitude dependency of the vibration damping rate is also very high. It becomes a small vibration element 30.
- downsizing of the vibration element 30 can be achieved by shortening the beam portion 31 while securing desired fatigue characteristics and vibration characteristics.
- a device structure such as a MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) mirror, an optical switch or the like, it is possible to reduce the size together with the parts related to driving, In addition to contributing to the overall miniaturization, desired vibration characteristics can be obtained, so that a high-performance device with low power consumption can be realized.
- MEMS Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
- the vibration element 30 made of the above-described work-hardened and age-hardened Co—Ni-based alloy in the decompression space 50, the vibration characteristics can be further enhanced as compared to normal pressure. Moreover, the influence of the air resistance concerning a function part etc. can be reduced, and it contributes also to the improvement of functionality.
- the vibration element 30 applied to the actuator device 1 of the present embodiment resonance is achieved by forming the beam portion 31 constituting the main portion of the vibration portion from a work-hardened and age-hardened Co-Ni-based alloy. It is possible to obtain the characteristic that the peak shape of the resonance characteristic curve showing the relationship between the amount of change in frequency and the magnitude of the strain amplitude is axisymmetric, that is, the vibration characteristic with very small non-linearity of the spring characteristic.
- FIG. 3 shows the variation of the resonant frequency of the vibrating element of Example 1 manufactured based on the structure (FIG. 1) of the vibrating element 30 according to Embodiment 1 described above and each of the vibrating elements of Comparative Examples 1 to 3.
- the resonance characteristic curve (frequency characteristic) which shows a relation with the size of distortion amplitude is shown.
- the horizontal axis is the normalized angular frequency ⁇ / ⁇ 0
- the vertical axis is the magnitude ⁇ (deg) of the torsional amplitude.
- the angular frequency (extrapolation) value when the torsional amplitude is zero is used as the value of ⁇ 0 .
- Example 1 Heat treated at 550 ° C. for 2 hours as an aging treatment using a rolling material of SPRON 510 having a composition of 35% Co, 32% Ni, 20% Cr, 10% Mo as a work hardening and age hardening type Co-Ni base alloy
- the vibrating element of Example 1 was used as having the vibrating portion formed by applying.
- the resonant frequency of the vibration element of Example 1 was about 2 kHz.
- Comparative Example 1 Among the same austenitic stainless steel as SUS304, one having a structure similar to that of Example 1 except that it was a vibrating part made of SUS301 with good mechanical properties was manufactured, and this was used as a vibrating element of Comparative Example 1.
- Comparative Example 2 A vibrating element having a structure similar to that of Example 1 was produced except that the vibrating part was formed of SUS 631 of a precipitation hardening stainless steel, and this was used as a vibrating element of Comparative Example 2.
- Comparative Example 3 The vibration element of Comparative Example 3 was the one having the same structure as that of Example 1 except that only work hardening was performed.
- the characteristic that the peak shape of the resonance characteristic curve is line symmetrical in either the atmospheric pressure environment or the reduced pressure environment, that is, the nonlinearity of the spring characteristic
- the nonlinearity of the spring characteristic There is a very small vibration characteristic.
- the vibration element of Example 1 in spite of the very sharp characteristics under the reduced pressure environment, the nonlinearity is hardly observed and the vibration characteristics are high.
- the vibration element of Example 1 exhibits vibration characteristics with very small non-linearity of spring characteristics and can obtain high vibration characteristics, so that design freedom is given while securing desired vibration characteristics.
- the vibration element of Example 1 can significantly improve the vibration characteristics as compared with the case where the materials of Comparative Example 1 (SUS 301) and Comparative Example 2 (SUS 631) are used as the material of the vibrating portion, for example. . Therefore, for example, when mounting the vibration element of the first embodiment on an electronic device such as a light scanning device, freedom of design for miniaturizing the vibration element, or reviewing the element structure or changing dimensions etc. The degree can be significantly improved. Therefore, according to the vibration element of the first embodiment, various small electronic devices can be realized while maintaining the device performance.
- FIG. 4 shows vibration damping for a Co-Ni-based alloy subjected to work hardening and age hardening and used for the vibrating element of Example 1, and SUS301 and SUS631 used for the vibrating elements of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. It shows the torsional amplitude dependence of the rate. Since the torsion amplitude dependency varies depending on the cross-sectional shape and length of the beam portion 31, the torsion amplitude ⁇ is the maximum strain amplitude ⁇ corresponding to the maximum shear stress applied to the beam portion 31 as the characteristic of the material not depending on the shape. It is shown converted.
- FIG. 4 is a measurement result under reduced pressure where air resistance can be neglected, and shows the vibration damping rate (Q ⁇ 1 ) of the material itself, that is, the vibration control characteristic.
- the vibration damping rate of the material has no strain amplitude dependency, and the region having a large strain amplitude. Even when used in the case, it does not require a large driving force.
- FIG. 5 shows the influence of the vibration damping rate of the material and the non-linearity of the spring characteristics on the frequency characteristics of the vibrating element.
- the horizontal axis is the normalized frequency
- the vertical axis is the torsional amplitude.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the vibration damping rate of the vibrating element and the non-linearity together.
- the horizontal axis is the magnitude of the distortion amplitude
- the vertical axis is the vibration damping rate Q ⁇ 1 and the amount of change in resonant frequency ( ⁇ / ⁇ o ) representing the magnitude of nonlinearity.
- 6a in FIG. 6 is the measurement result under atmospheric pressure
- 6b is that under reduced pressure.
- the characteristic of 6b in FIG. 6 is in a state in which the air resistance can be almost ignored, and becomes an intermediate characteristic between 6a and 6b in FIG. 6 according to the magnitude of the air resistance.
- the point of intersection between the vibration damping rate and the resonance frequency change graph is the limit allowable distortion amplitude that can be stably driven at the resonance frequency, as described in FIG. 5, and it is necessary to use a distortion amplitude smaller than that.
- the graph of the vibration damping rate at atmospheric pressure of 6a varies depending on the size and shape of the mirror because it includes the influence of the air resistance of the mirror.
- the graph 6a in FIG. 6 is for the case of using a 2 ⁇ 3 mm 2 rectangular mirror.
- the distortion amplitude at the intersection is three to four times that of SUS301 and SUS631.
- FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the rate of change of the allowable strain amplitude ⁇ and the rate of change of the length L of the torsion beam 31.
- the cross-section of the beam 31 is made circular or rectangular with a constant aspect ratio, and the length required to obtain the same resonance frequency and the same torsional amplitude is obtained with the same mirror shape. That is, when the allowable strain amplitude is ⁇ 0 and the length of the beam 31 is L 0 in the vibrating portion using a certain material, the vibrating portion having the same specification as the allowable strain amplitude ⁇ is manufactured. It is a ratio representing how long the length L is required. From this graph, it can be seen that if the allowable strain amplitude is increased by 3 to 4 times, the length of the beam 31 can be reduced to 1/4 or less, and the size of the vibrating mirror can be significantly reduced.
- the allowable strain amplitudes of SUS301 and SUS631 are of the same size. This indicates that although the vibration element using SUS 631 can improve the driving efficiency by the amount of the vibration damping rate lower than the vibration element of SUS 301, the vibration element can not be miniaturized.
- the non-linearity of SUS 631 is less than that of SUS 301, but not so small as to improve the allowable strain amplitude, and in order to miniaturize the actuator device (vibrating mirror device etc.), the vibration damping rate and the non-linearity Both indicate that it is important to have the optimal characteristics.
- the allowable strain amplitudes of SUS301 and SUS631 are lower than the characteristics under atmospheric pressure of 6a. This indicates that when the air resistance is reduced, it is necessary to increase the length of the beam 31 in order to operate stably at the resonant frequency. That is, jitter can be reduced by the arrangement in the depressurized space or by a shape in which the part projecting outward from the part facing the beam part 31 of the optical mirror part 322 as shown in 8a to 8c in FIG. If done, it has shown that miniaturization becomes more difficult.
- the beam portions 31 shown in 8a to 8c of FIG. 8 are provided in a double-supported beam shape.
- the allowable strain amplitude of the vibrator element when using a Co-Ni base alloy subjected to work hardening and age hardening treatment is also lowered, it is 40% higher than SUS301 and SUS631. It keeps the value. From the graph of FIG. 7, the length of the beam portion 31 can be miniaturized to about 60% of SUS301 and SUS631. Measures against jitter are essential in applications such as laser beam printers and laser projectors that require highly accurate beam scanning, and in these applications, the effect of downsizing according to the present invention is extremely large.
- FIG. 9 the characteristic data of each vibration element of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 are shown.
- the allowable strain amplitude also describes the actual twist angle.
- the Q value is the reciprocal of the vibration damping rate, and the value when the twisting amplitude is 25 ° is described.
- the power consumption is also described when the torsional amplitude is 25 °.
- the value of 25 ° of the torsional amplitude is an approximate tolerance under reduced pressure in Comparative Examples 1 and 2, and the characteristics of the respective vibration elements are compared under the same conditions as long as the vibration near the resonance frequency does not become unstable. ing.
- each of the vibration elements of Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 is 1/5 or less under atmospheric pressure, 1/30 under reduced pressure, and Example 1 compared with Comparative Example 2. Power consumption can be significantly reduced. For this reason, in the vibration element of the first embodiment, the drive efficiency is greatly improved, and when the vibration element of the first embodiment is used, the actuator device can be miniaturized.
- the allowable strain amplitude of the vibrating elements of Example 1 and Comparative Example 3 is larger than 3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 , which is superior to the allowable strain amplitude of the vibrating elements of Comparative Examples 1 and 2.
- the vibrating element of Comparative Example 3 since the vibrating portion is formed only by work hardening, the Q factor is smaller and the power consumption is larger than that of the vibrating element of Example 1, that is, the vibration damping rate is Because it is very high and drive efficiency is low, it is disadvantageous for miniaturization.
- the strain amplitude may be increased to the allowable limit with respect to the required twist amplitude.
- the values of the Q value under reduced pressure of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 9 are values when operating at a distortion amplitude substantially at the tolerance limit, and regardless of the mirror shape and the torsion amplitude, the minimum vibration When the element is manufactured, this value is obtained. At atmospheric pressure, air resistance is added, so the value is lower than this value. That is, when the smallest vibration element is manufactured in a range in which the vibration does not become unstable, the Q values of the materials of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 are about 550 to 740, and a Q value of over 1000 can not be obtained.
- the characteristic data of the vibrating element of Example 1 shown in FIG. 9 are obtained by producing each vibrating element having the same shape as that of Comparative Examples 1 to 3 for comparison with Comparative Examples 1 to 3 to the last. It does not limit the characteristics of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the actuator device 1 ⁇ / b> A of this embodiment is the same as Embodiment 1 described above except that the vibration element 30 is opened to the atmosphere without providing a cover member for sealing the vibration element 30.
- the same components as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.
- the beam portion 31 constituting the vibrating portion is open to the atmosphere, and is used under normal pressure. Further, the holding member 20A is provided with a through hole 21A at the center except for the peripheral edge portion. Even in a use environment affected by such air resistance, the beam portion 31 is formed of a Co-Ni base alloy subjected to work hardening and age hardening treatment, so that desired fatigue characteristics and vibration characteristics are secured. It is an advantageous device for downsizing.
- the vibrating portion including the beam portion 31 is open to the atmosphere, the area of a portion having a large moving speed far from the rotational center of the torsional vibration is also reduced to reduce the influence of air resistance. For example, it is preferable to adopt the shapes of the optical mirror portion 322 and the beam portion 31B as shown in 8d to 8f of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
- 15a of FIG. 15 is a top view
- 15b is a BB 'sectional view
- 15c is a cover mounting structure It is an example.
- the actuator apparatus 1B of this embodiment is the same as that of Embodiment 1 except having provided the beam part 31B in cantilever shape, and having comprised the vibrating element 30B.
- the same components as those described in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.
- the beam portion 31B is provided only on one side with respect to the frame 60, that is, in a cantilever shape. Further, the mass body 32B is provided at the free end side of the beam portion 31B at the end. By adopting such a structure, the center of gravity of the mass body 32B is located on the extension of the beam portion 31B, and stable vibration is possible even with a configuration supported on one side.
- the Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction of the beam be large, and it is preferable to form the beam in the direction in which the ⁇ 110> texture is formed.
- the cover member 40 is provided as in the first embodiment described above while adopting the structure of the actuator device 1B, and the vibration element 30B is disposed in the decompression space 50.
- the air resistance can be reduced to obtain more stable vibration characteristics.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing an example of an actuator device provided with a vibration element according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention
- 16a of FIG. 16 is a top view
- 16b is a CC 'sectional view
- 16c is DD FIG.
- the actuator device 1 ⁇ / b> C includes a pair of first beam portions 31 a bridged in a beam shape from the frame 70 C and a second beam portion 31 b bridging the pair of first beam portions 31 a.
- a plurality of piezoelectric elements 100 capable of applying a voltage from the outside is provided to the first beam portion 31a, and a mass body 32C is provided to the second beam portion 31b to configure the vibrating element 30C.
- the same components as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.
- piezoelectric elements 100 are respectively provided on both sides of a connecting portion with the second beam portion 31b in the pair of first beam portions 31a that bridge the frame 70C substantially in parallel.
- the piezoelectric element 100 is formed by laminating a piezoelectric film of lead zirconate titanate, barium titanate, lead titanate, lead niobate or the like, and an upper electrode (not shown). Then, although not shown, a voltage is applied to each piezoelectric element 100 from the drive circuit via the frame 70C and the upper electrode to cause the piezoelectric element 100 to generate bending vibration in mutually opposite directions, thereby the first beam 31a. Torque can be applied to the Thus, torsional vibration is excited in the vibration element 30C.
- the optical mirror units 322C are disposed on both sides of the mirror installation unit 311C.
- film stress is balanced to prevent deformation of the optical mirror portion 322C, and when joining a member having a mirror surface formed, the center of gravity Play a role in balancing the
- the mass body 32C and the first beam portion 31a and the second beam portion 31b integrally formed with the frame 70C are formed of a work-hardened and age-hardened Co-Ni-based alloy as in the first embodiment described above. .
- a piezoelectric film such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is used as the piezoelectric film of the piezoelectric element 100 and the reaction between the metal material and lead becomes a problem due to heat treatment, lead diffusion between the metal material and the piezoelectric film It is preferable to form an intermediate layer to prevent the formation of the piezoelectric layer in order to improve the piezoelectric characteristics.
- An aerosol deposition method is suitably used to form the piezoelectric element 100.
- the first beam portion 31a in which the piezoelectric element 100 is formed is heat-treated together with the piezoelectric element 100, and the characteristic improvement of the piezoelectric element 100 and the age hardening of the Co—Ni-based alloy are simultaneously performed.
- the heat treatment conditions are preferably performed at 500 to 700 ° C. for 1 to 3 hours in a reducing atmosphere.
- the Co-Ni-based alloy after age hardening is excellent in heat resistance, it is also possible to form the piezoelectric element 100 on the Co-Ni-based alloy after age hardening and heat treat the piezoelectric film. .
- the characteristics of the vibrating element 30C are the same as those of the first embodiment described above, and downsizing of the vibrating element 30C is possible as well. Further, in the present embodiment, as compared with the case where the piezoelectric element 100 is disposed by adhesion or the like, the drive voltage of the piezoelectric element 100 can be significantly reduced, so that the miniaturization of the drive portion such as a power supply circuit is possible. .
- the first beam portion 31a and the second beam portion 31b are made of a work-hardened and age-hardenable Co-Ni-based alloy. The same effect as that of the first embodiment described above can be obtained.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic view of an image forming apparatus provided with a vibrating element according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the image forming apparatus 200 of this embodiment can apply the vibration element 30 etc. (shown as the vibration element 30 in FIG. 17) described in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the image forming apparatus 200 is a laser beam printer (LBP) or the like, and light emitted from the light 201 of the laser passes through the emission optical system 202 and is reflected by the optical mirror portion of the vibration element 30. It passes by and is scanned by the photosensitive member 204. The scanned laser light is detected by the BD sensor 205, and a control signal of the scanning angle is output from the control circuit 206 based on the detection signal, and is fed back to the drive circuit 207 of the vibration element 30.
- LBP laser beam printer
- the image forming apparatus 200 of the present embodiment is advantageous for downsizing because it has the vibration element 30 provided with the vibration portion (beam portion) made of a work-hardened and age-hardened Co-Ni-based alloy. And the like, and stable laser beam scanning is possible, and highly accurate control of the scanning angle is possible.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a video projector provided with a vibrating element according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the image projection apparatus 300 of the present embodiment can apply the vibration element 30 etc. (shown as the vibration element 30 in FIG. 1814) described in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the light emitted from the light source 301 containing the RGB three primary colors is irradiated on the mirror surface provided in the vibrating element 30, is two-dimensionally scanned by the vertical scanning device 302, and is projected as an image on the screen 303.
- the scanning speed of the vertical scanning device 302 is slower than that of the vibrating element 30.
- the vertical scanning device 302 uses a galvano mirror which can perform highly accurate positioning by non-resonance driving.
- the scanning angle of the vibrating element 30 is controlled by the drive circuit 305 based on the control signal output from the control circuit 304.
- the scanning angle is controlled based on the output from the control circuit 304.
- the control circuit 304 changes the scanning angles of the vibrating element 30 and the vertical scanning device 302 based on the setting of the projection angle of view and the projection size by the input unit 306 and the distance measuring device 307 and the size and aspect ratio of the image.
- the projection size of the image can be controlled by the ON / OFF control of the light source 301 without changing the scanning angle, the OFF time of the light source 301 can be reduced by changing the scanning angle to effectively use the light. Can.
- the image projection apparatus 300 of the present embodiment has the vibration element 30 provided with the beam portion that constitutes the vibration portion made of the work-hardening and age-hardening type Co-Ni-based alloy, so it is advantageous for downsizing. Instability such as jitter can be reduced, and stable operation is possible even if the scanning angle is changed. In addition, since the distortion amplitude dependency of the vibration damping rate is small, there is no rapid increase in power consumption when the scanning angle is increased. Furthermore, the drive power of the light source 301 can be reduced by effective use of light. As a result, in addition to the downsizing, the volumes of the drive unit and the battery can be reduced, and a compact and high-performance video projection apparatus 300 can be realized.
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図1は、本発明の実施形態1に係る振動素子を備えたアクチュエータ装置の一例を示す概略図であり、図1の1aは概略上面図、1bはA-A´断面図である。また、図2は、図1のアクチュエータ装置に接続される駆動部の一例を示す概略図である。
f=(1/2π){k/(Im+It)}1/2
で表され、所望の特性が得られるように梁部、及び、ミラー部の形状を設定すればよい。しかし、特に素子の共振周波数を上げて高速化するためにミラー部の慣性モーメントを下げ、梁部を太くしてばね定数を上げる場合などに、非線形性が発現して振動が不安定になるという課題がある。この現象は、空気抵抗低減のためにミラー部の形状を工夫した場合に特に顕著であり、Q値の向上とミラー部の慣性モーメントの低下による非線形性の発現により不安定性が生じる。
加工硬化及び時効硬化型Co-Ni基合金として、35%Co、32%Ni、20%Cr、10%Moの組成を有するSPRON510の圧延材を用い、時効処理として550℃で2時間の熱処理を施して形成した振動部を有するものを実施例1の振動素子とした。なお、実施例1の振動素子の共振周波数は約2kHzとした。
SUS304と同じオーステナイト系ステンレス鋼の中で、機械特性のよいSUS301からなる振動部とした以外は実施例1と同様の構造を有するものを作製し、これを比較例1の振動素子とした。
析出硬化系ステンレス鋼のSUS631からなる振動部とした以外は実施例1と同様の構造を有するものを作製し、これを比較例2の振動素子とした。
加工硬化のみを施した以外は実施例1と同様の構造を有するものを比較例3の振動素子とした。
図14は、本発明の実施形態2に係る振動素子を備えたアクチュエータ装置の一例を示す概略断面図である。
図15は、本発明の実施形態3に係る振動素子を備えたアクチュエータ装置の一例を示す概略図であり、図15の15aは上面図、15bはB-B´断面図、15cはカバー装着構造例である。
図16は、本発明の実施形態4に係る振動素子を備えたアクチュエータ装置の一例を示す概略図であり、図16の16aは上面図、16bはC-C´断面図、16cはD-D´断面図である。
図17は、本発明の実施形態5に係る振動素子を備えた画像形成装置の概略図である。
図18は、本発明の実施形態6に係る振動素子を備えた映像投影装置の概略図である。
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- ヤング率を低下させる加工硬化処理と当該加工硬化処理で低下されたヤング率を回復又は上昇させる時効硬化処理とが施されてなる振動部を備えていることを特徴とする振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、ヤング率を低下させる加工硬化処理が施された素材に対して所定の形状に加工する成形加工処理が施された後に前記加工硬化処理で低下されたヤング率を回復又は上昇させる時効硬化処理が施されたものであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、ベースから梁状に設けられる梁部を有し、前記梁部の長手方向軸線に対して交差する方向に捻り振動するものであることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、引張り加工が施されたものであることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、前記引張り加工に加えてしごき加工が施されたものであることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、線状に引張りながらしごくことで形成されたものであることを特徴とする請求項4又は5に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部の外周面には、前記引張り加工による加工痕が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項4~6のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、ベースから梁状に設けられる梁部を有し、当該梁部の幅wとして厚みをtとしたときの断面アスペクト比t/wが0.3より大きいことを特徴とする請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、ベースから梁状に設けられる梁部を有する一方、当該振動部には、光学ミラー部が設けられており、前記光学ミラー部の慣性モーメントは、前記梁部の慣性モーメントの2倍以上であることを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、長尺梁状に設けられて光学ミラー部が取り付けられない第1領域及び第2領域と前記光学ミラー部が取り付けられる第3領域とを含み、前記第2領域は前記振動部の長手方向において前記第1領域と前記第3領域とによって挟まれ、
前記時効硬化処理は、前記第1領域及び前記第2領域と前記第3領域とで互いに異なる温度条件の下で行われる、
ことを特徴とする請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。 - 前記振動部は、共振周波数の変化量と歪み振幅の大きさとの関係を示す共振特性曲線のピーク形状が線対称となる振動特性を有することを特徴とする請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、歪み振幅が3×10-3より大きいことを特徴とする請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、振動のし易さを示すQ値が1000以上であることを特徴とする請求項1~12のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、加工硬化及び時効硬化型Co-Ni基合金からなることを特徴とする請求項1~13のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、加工硬化及び時効硬化処理が施されたCo-Ni基合金からなることを特徴とする請求項1~14のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部の少なくとも一部が配置される減圧空間を形成する減圧空間形成部をさらに備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~15のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部に設けられる光学ミラー部をさらに備え、
前記光学ミラー部は、前記振動部の上に設けられると共に、前記振動部の幅寸法より大きい外形形状であり且つ前記振動部に対向する部分から外側に突出した部分が先端ほど漸小する形状を有することを特徴とする請求項1~16のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。 - 前記振動部は、その組成が重量比でCo31.0~37.3%、Ni31.4~33.4%、Cr19.5~20.5%、Mo9.5~10.5%である請求項1~17のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、非磁性を示すことを特徴とする請求項1~18のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- 前記振動部は、両持ち梁状又は片持ち梁状に設けられている請求項1~19のいずれか1項に記載の振動素子。
- ヤング率を低下させる加工硬化処理と当該加工硬化処理で低下されたヤング率を回復又は上昇させる時効硬化処理とが施されてなる振動部と、
前記振動部に設けられる光学ミラー部と、
前記振動部を振動させる駆動部と、
前記光学ミラー部のミラー面に光を照射する光源と、
を備え、
前記振動部による前記光学ミラー部の振動に基づいて光走査させることを特徴とする光走査装置。 - ヤング率を低下させる加工硬化処理と当該加工硬化処理で低下されたヤング率を回復又は上昇させる時効硬化処理とが施されてなる振動部と、
前記振動部を振動させる駆動部と、
を備えることを特徴とするアクチュエータ装置。 - ヤング率を低下させる加工硬化処理と当該加工硬化処理で低下されたヤング率を回復又は上昇させる時効硬化処理とが施されてなる振動部と、
前記振動部に設けられる光学ミラー部と、
前記振動部を振動させる駆動部と、前記光学ミラー部のミラー面に光を照射する光源と、
を備え、
前記振動部による前記光学ミラー部の振動に基づいて光走査して映像を投影することを特徴とする映像投影装置。 - ヤング率を低下させる加工硬化処理と当該加工硬化処理で低下されたヤング率を回復又は上昇させる時効硬化処理とが施されてなる振動部と、
前記振動部に設けられる光学ミラー部と、
前記振動部を振動させる駆動部と、前記光学ミラー部のミラー面に光を照射する光源と、
を備え、
前記振動部による前記光学ミラー部の振動に基づいて光走査して画像を形成することを特徴とする画像形成装置。
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