阅读说明：本技术 致动器及触觉装置 (Actuator and haptic device ) 是由 武居勇一 于 2019-07-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种致动器及触觉装置,能够确实地防止收容于筒状的壳体的支撑体的脱落。收容于壳体(20)而保持线圈(31)的固持器构件(30)的固持器侧板部(34)具有第一凸部(332)与第二凸部(334),第一凸部(332)在第一方向(Z)上的一侧(Z1)与第一壳体盖板部(211)卡合,第二凸部(334)在第一方向(Z)上的另一侧(Z2)与第二壳体盖板部(221)卡合。第一壳体盖板部(211)卡止于第一凸部(332),并且第二壳体盖板部(221)卡止于第二凸部(334),因此即使第一壳体侧板部(212)或第二壳体侧板部(222)打开,也能够防止支撑体(11)从壳体(20)脱落。(The invention provides an actuator and a haptic device, which can reliably prevent a support body accommodated in a cylindrical shell from falling off. A holder-side plate (34) of a holder member (30) that is housed in a case (20) and holds a coil (31) has a first protrusion (332) and a second protrusion (334), one side (Z1) of the first protrusion (332) in the first direction (Z) engages with a first case cover plate (211), and the other side (Z2) of the second protrusion (334) in the first direction (Z) engages with a second case cover plate (221). The first case cover plate (211) is locked to the first protrusion (332), and the second case cover plate (221) is locked to the second protrusion (334), so that the support body (11) can be prevented from falling off the case (20) even if the first case side plate (212) or the second case side plate (222) is opened.)

1. An actuator, comprising:

a movable body;

a support body;

a connecting body including at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and the support body at a position where the movable body and the support body face each other; and

a magnetic drive circuit including an air-core coil provided on one member of the movable body and the support, and a permanent magnet provided on the other member of the movable body and the support so as to face at least one side of the coil in a first direction, the magnetic drive circuit vibrating the movable body relative to the support in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and is

The support body includes:

a holder member holding any one of the coil and the permanent magnet;

a first housing member that covers and is locked to the holder member on one side in the first direction; and

a second housing member covering and locked to the holder member on the other side in the first direction;

the first housing member includes: a first housing cover portion that covers the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a first housing side plate portion provided extending from one side to the other side in the first direction and from the first housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction;

the second housing member includes: a second housing cover portion covering the holder member on the other side in the first direction; and a second housing side plate portion provided extending from the other side in the first direction to one side and from the second housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction;

the holder means includes a holder side plate portion that coincides with the first case side plate portion and the second case side plate portion,

the side plate portion of the holder is formed,

a first end portion on one side in the first direction, having a first convex portion engaged with the first housing cover plate portion,

the second end portion on the other side in the first direction has a second protruding portion that engages with the second case cover plate portion.

2. The actuator of claim 1, wherein

The first housing cover portion includes a notch to be fitted with the first projection,

the second housing cover includes a notch that fits into the second protrusion.

3. An actuator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

In the first direction, the first direction is parallel to the second direction,

the height of the first projection is equal to or greater than the thickness of the first housing cover,

the height of the second projection is equal to or greater than the thickness of the second housing cover.

4. An actuator according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein

The holder side plate portion includes a third convex portion protruding in the second direction,

the first convex part and the second convex part are formed by extending the third convex part to two sides in the first direction in a columnar shape,

the third projection engages with an end surface of the first case side plate and an end surface of the second case side plate in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.

5. An actuator according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein

The second case side plate portion is at least partially covered over the first case side plate portion as viewed from the second direction,

the holder side plate portion includes:

a first locking projection for locking the first housing side plate; and

a second locking projection for locking the second housing side plate; and is

The second locking projection is provided on the other side in the first direction than the end of the first case side plate in the first direction.

6. An actuator according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein

At a position where the movable body faces the first case member and the second case member,

the connecting body is configured to be in contact with both the movable body and a housing member, the housing member being the first housing member and the second housing member.

7. A haptic device, comprising:

a movable body;

a support body;

a connecting body including at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and the support body at a position where the movable body and the support body face each other; and

a magnetic drive circuit including an air-core coil provided on one member of the movable body and the support, and a permanent magnet provided on the other member of the movable body and the support so as to face at least one side of the coil in a first direction, the magnetic drive circuit vibrating the movable body relative to the support in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and is

The support body includes:

a holder member holding any one of the coil and the permanent magnet;

a first housing member that covers and is locked to the holder member on one side in the first direction; and

a second housing member covering and locked to the holder member on the other side in the first direction;

the first housing member includes: a first housing cover portion that covers the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a first housing side plate portion provided extending from one side to the other side in the first direction and from the first housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction;

the second housing member includes: a second housing cover portion covering the holder member on the other side in the first direction; and a second housing side plate portion provided extending from the other side in the first direction to one side and from the second housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction;

the holder means includes a holder side plate portion that coincides with the first case side plate portion and the second case side plate portion,

the side plate portion of the holder is formed,

a first end portion on one side in the first direction, having a first convex portion engaged with the first housing cover plate portion,

the second end portion on the other side in the first direction has a second protruding portion that engages with the second case cover plate portion.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an actuator (actuator) and a haptic device that vibrate a movable body.

Background

As a device for reporting information by vibration, an actuator has been proposed which includes a movable body including a permanent magnet, and a support body including a coil facing the permanent magnet, the movable body being housed in the support body and vibrating inside the support body. The movable body and the support are incorporated in the housing (see patent document 1).

[ Prior art documents ]

[ patent document ]

[ patent document 1] Japanese patent laid-open No. 2016-127789

Disclosure of Invention

[ problems to be solved by the invention ]

As the case of the actuator, a case is exemplified in which a pair of case members having a cross section of コ letter shape are connected to each other to form a cylindrical shape as a whole, but when an impact is applied to the actuator in a state where the opening at one end side of the case is directed downward, there is a possibility that the movable body and the support body incorporated in the case may fall off from the case.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an actuator and a haptic device which can reliably prevent a support body housed in a cylindrical housing from coming off.

[ means for solving problems ]

An actuator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a movable body; a support body; a connecting body having at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and the support body at a position where the movable body and the support body face each other; and a magnetic drive circuit including an air-core coil and a permanent magnet, the coil being provided on one member of the movable body and the support, the permanent magnet being provided on the other member of the movable body and the support so as to face at least one side of the coil in a first direction, the magnetic drive circuit vibrating the movable body relative to the support in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and the support body includes: a holder member holding any one of the coil and the permanent magnet; a first housing member that covers and is locked to the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a second housing member covering and locked to the holder member on the other side in the first direction; the first housing member includes: a first housing cover portion that covers the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a first housing side plate portion provided extending from one side to the other side in the first direction and from the first housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the second housing member includes: a second housing cover portion covering the holder member on the other side in the first direction; and a second housing side plate portion provided extending from the other side in the first direction to one side and from the second housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the holder member includes a holder side plate portion that overlaps the first case side plate portion and the second case side plate portion, and the holder side plate portion has a first protruding portion that engages with the first case cover plate portion at a first end portion on one side in the first direction, and a second protruding portion that engages with the second case cover plate portion at a second end portion on the other side in the first direction.

Further, a haptic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a movable body; a support body; a connecting body having at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and the support body at a position where the movable body and the support body face each other; and a magnetic drive circuit including an air-core coil and a permanent magnet, the coil being provided on one member of the movable body and the support, the permanent magnet being provided on the other member of the movable body and the support so as to face at least one side of the coil in a first direction, the magnetic drive circuit vibrating the movable body relative to the support in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and the support body includes: a holder member holding any one of the coil and the permanent magnet; a first housing member that covers and is locked to the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a second housing member covering and locked to the holder member on the other side in the first direction; the first housing member includes: a first housing cover portion that covers the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a first housing side plate portion provided extending from one side to the other side in the first direction and from the first housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the second housing member includes: a second housing cover portion covering the holder member on the other side in the first direction; and a second housing side plate portion provided extending from the other side in the first direction to one side and from the second housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the holder member includes a holder side plate portion that overlaps the first case side plate portion and the second case side plate portion, and the holder side plate portion has a first protruding portion that engages with the first case cover plate portion at a first end portion on one side in the first direction, and a second protruding portion that engages with the second case cover plate portion at a second end portion on the other side in the first direction.

[ Effect of the invention ]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an actuator and a haptic device which can reliably prevent a support body housed in a cylindrical housing from coming off.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an actuator as a whole, viewed from above on one side in a third direction, illustrating an example of the actuator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the actuator taken along line II-II.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the actuator with the first and second housing members removed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the movable body taken out of the support body.

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the movable body.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a coil of the magnetic drive circuit.

Fig. 7(a) is a perspective view of the first locking protrusion, and fig. 7(B) is a side view of the first locking protrusion.

Fig. 8(a) is a perspective view of the second locking protrusion, and fig. 8(B) is a side view of the second locking protrusion.

Fig. 9(a) is a side view showing a process of covering the coil holder with the first housing member, and fig. 9(B) is a side view showing a process of further covering the coil holder with the second housing member.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the function of the second locking projection.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view of a modification of the actuator.

Description of the symbols

10: actuator

11: support body

12: movable body

13: damper (connector)

20: shell body

21: first housing member

211: first housing cover plate part

212: first case side plate part

213: first shell gap (gap)

22: second housing member

221: second housing cover plate part

222: second case side plate part

223: second casing gap (gap)

30: retainer member

31: coil

332: first convex part

334: second convex part

335: third convex part

34: side plate part of holder

341: first end part

342: second end portion

37: a first stop protrusion

38: second locking protrusion

40: magnetic drive circuit

41: permanent magnet

H1: height of the first convex part

H2: height of the second convex part

T1: thickness of the first housing cover

T2: thickness of the second housing cover

X: second direction

Y: third direction

Z: a first direction

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, X is given in the vibration direction (second direction) of the movable body 12, Z is given in the first direction intersecting the second direction X, and Y is given in the third direction intersecting the first direction Z and the second direction X. Note that X1 is marked on one side in the second direction X, X2 is marked on the other side in the second direction X, Z1 is marked on one side in the first direction Z, Z2 is marked on the other side in the first direction Z, Y1 is marked on one side in the third direction Y, and Y2 is marked on the other side in the third direction Y.

(Overall Structure)

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of the actuator 10 as viewed from above on a side Y1 in the third direction Y. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the actuator 10 taken along line II-II. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the actuator 10 with the first and second housing members 21 and 22 removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the movable body 12 taken out of the support body 11. Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the movable body 12. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the coil 31 of the magnetic drive circuit 40.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the actuator 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with its longitudinal direction oriented in the third direction Y, and information is reported to the user holding the actuator 10 by vibration of the movable body 12 in the second direction X. The actuator 10 can be used as an operation member of a game machine, for example. Also, the actuator 10 can be used as a haptic device that presents a haptic sensation by vibration.

The actuator 10 includes: a support 11 including a square housing 20 defining the outer shape of the actuator 10; and a movable body 12 supported by the support body 11 so as to be movable in the second direction X inside the housing 20; and outputs information by the vibration of the movable body 12 in the second direction X.

The support body 11 includes a case 20, a holder member 30, a coil 31, and a power supply substrate 32, and the movable body 12 includes a permanent magnet 41 (first and second permanent magnets 411 and 412) and a yoke 42 (first and second yokes 421 and 422). The coil 31 and the permanent magnet 41 constitute a magnetic drive circuit 40 (see fig. 5). The movable body 12 is supported by the support body 11 via a damper (connector) 13, and the damper (connector) 13 is provided in contact with the movable body 12 and the support body 11 at a position where the movable body and the support body are opposed to each other. The damper 13 has at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity.

(Structure of Movable body 12)

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the movable body 12 includes: a first yoke 421 disposed on one side Z1 in the first direction Z with respect to the coil 31 and including a magnetic plate; and a first permanent magnet 411 in a flat plate shape, which is held on a surface of the other side Z2 of the first yoke 421 in the first direction Z so as to face the one side Z1 of the coil 31 in the first direction Z. The movable body 12 includes: a second yoke 422, which is arranged on the other side Z2 in the first direction Z with respect to the coil 31, and includes a magnetic plate; and a second permanent magnet 412 in a flat plate shape, which is held on a surface of the second yoke 422 on one side Z1 in the first direction Z so as to face the other side Z2 of the coil 31 in the first direction Z. The movable body 12 includes a first yoke 421, a first permanent magnet 411, a second yoke 422, and a second permanent magnet 412.

The first yoke 421 includes: a plate portion 431 to which the first permanent magnet 411 is fixed; and a pair of coupling portions 44 bent from both end portions of the flat plate portion 431 in the second direction X to the other side Z2 in the first direction Z. The coupling portion 44 has a convex portion 441 protruding toward the second yoke 422 side at the center portion in the third direction Y. The second yoke 422 includes a flat plate portion 432 to which the second permanent magnet 412 is fixed, and a pair of protruding portions 45 that protrude toward one side X1 and the other side X2 in the second direction X are provided at an intermediate portion of the flat plate portion 432 in the third direction Y. The protruding portion 45 has a pair of protruding plates 451, 451 along the third direction Y, and a recess 452 is provided between the pair of protruding plates 451, 451.

When the first yoke 421 is coupled to the second yoke 422, the convex portion 441 of the coupling portion 44 of the first yoke 421 is fitted into the concave portion 452 of the extension portion 45 of the second yoke 422. The first yoke 421 and the second yoke 422 are integrally coupled to each other by connecting the extension portion 45 to the coupling portion 44 by, for example, welding. The first permanent magnet 411 and the second permanent magnet 412 magnetize one side X1 in the first direction and the other side X2 in the first direction to different poles, respectively.

(Structure of support body 11 (case 20))

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the support body 11 includes a housing 20, a holder member 30, a coil 31, and a power supply substrate 32, the power supply substrate 32 supplying power to the coil 31, and the holder member 30 holding the coil 31. The housing 20 includes: a first case member 21 located on one side Z1 in the first direction Z; and a second case member 22, the other side Z2 in the first direction Z coinciding with the first case member 21. The first case member 21 includes: a flat plate-like first case cover plate portion 211 covering the holder member 30 on one side Z1 in the first direction Z; and a first case side plate portion 212 extending from the first case cover plate portion 211 from one side Z1 to the other side Z2 in the first direction Z, and covering the holder member 30 on both sides in the second direction X.

Also, the second case member 22 includes: a flat plate-like second case cover portion 221 that covers the holder member 30 on the other side Z2 in the first direction Z; and a second case side plate portion 222 extending from the second case cover plate portion 221 from the other side Z2 to the one side Z1 in the first direction Z, and covering the holder member 30 on both sides in the second direction X. The case 20 is configured by covering the second case side plate portion 222 of the second case member 22 on the outside of the first case side plate portion 212 of the first case member 21, and is formed in a cylindrical shape with both ends open in the third direction Y.

In the first housing cover portion 211 of the first housing member 21, rectangular first housing notches (notches) 213 are provided at both ends in the third direction Y and at both ends, i.e., four corners in the second direction X. Similarly, a rectangular second case notch (notch) 223 is provided in the second case cover portion 221 of the second case member 22 at both ends in the third direction Y and at both ends in the second direction X, that is, at four corners.

The first case side plate portion 212 of the first case member 21 has a first case extension portion 214 extending toward the other side Z2 in the first direction Z at the center portion in the third direction Y, and is convex as a whole. In the vicinity of both ends of the first housing extension portion 214 in the third direction Y, rectangular first locking holes 23 are provided, respectively, and the rectangular first locking holes 23 are used for locking the first housing member 21 to the holder member 30.

On the other hand, the second case side plate portion 222 of the second case member 22 has a pair of second case extension portions 224 extending to one side Z1 in the first direction Z at both end portions in the third direction Y, and is concave as a whole. The second housing extension portions 224 are provided with rectangular second locking holes 24, respectively, and the rectangular second locking holes 24 are used for locking the second housing member 22 to the holder member 30.

(Structure of support body 11 (holder member 30))

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the holder member 30 is in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and includes: a pair of holder side plate portions 34 parallel to the YZ plane at both ends in the second direction X; and a pair of holder side plate portions 35 parallel to the XZ plane at both ends in the third direction Y. The holder side plate portion 34 has a notch portion 36 at the center in the third direction Y, and is divided in the third direction Y. Further, the holder member 30 has a plate portion 39 inside thereof, the plate portion 39 opens a coil arrangement hole 391 including a long circular through hole in the first direction Z, and the coil 31 is arranged inside the coil arrangement hole 391.

The holder side plate 34 is disposed to overlap the first case side plate 212 of the first case member 21 and the second case side plate 222 of the second case member 22. The first end 341 of the holder side plate 34 on one side Z1 in the first direction Z has a first convex portion 332 that engages with the first housing cover plate 211. The first protrusions 332 are provided at both ends of the first end 341 extending in the third direction Y, and are fitted into the first housing notches 213 of the first housing member 21 to regulate the movement of the first housing member 21 in the third direction Y. The second end 342 of the other side Z2 of the holder side plate 34 in the first direction Z has a second convex portion 334 that engages with the second case cover plate 221. The second convex portion 334 is provided at both ends of the second end portion 342 extending in the third direction Y, and is fitted into the second case notch 223 of the second case member 22 to restrict the movement of the second case member 22 in the third direction Y. The height H1 of the first protrusion 332 in the first direction Z is preferably equal to or greater than the thickness T1 of the first housing cover 211, and the height H2 of the second protrusion 334 in the first direction Z is preferably equal to or greater than the thickness T2 of the second housing cover 221.

The holder side plate portion 34 has third convex portions 335 protruding in the second direction X, and the third convex portions 335 are provided at both ends of the holder side plate portion 34 extending in the third direction Y. The third convex portion 335 extends in a columnar shape in the first direction Z, the first convex portion 332 is formed by an end portion of one side Z1 of the third convex portion 335 in the first direction Z, and the second convex portion 334 is formed by an end portion of the other side Z2 of the third convex portion 335 in the first direction Z. The third protruding portion 335 engages with an end surface of the first case side plate portion 212 and an end surface of the second case side plate portion 222 in the third direction Y, and restricts movement of the first case side plate portion 212 and the second case side plate portion 222 in the third direction Y.

The outer surface of the holder side plate 34 is provided with a first locking projection 37 for locking the first case side plate 212 of the first case member 21 and a second locking projection 38 for locking the second case side plate 222 of the second case member 22.

Fig. 7(a) and 7(B) show the first locking projection 37, and fig. 8(a) and 8(B) show the second locking projection 38. As shown in fig. 7(a) and 7(B), the first locking projection 37 has a locking surface 371 parallel to the XY plane on the other side Z2 in the first direction Z, and has an inclined surface 372 on one side Z1 in the first direction Z, the inclined surface 372 being inclined to the other side Z2 in the first direction Z toward the outside in the second direction X. On the other hand, as shown in fig. 8(a) and 8(B), the second locking projection 38 has an inclined surface 382 on the other side Z2 in the first direction Z, the inclined surface 382 being inclined to the one side Z1 in the first direction Z toward the outside in the second direction X, and the locking surface 381 parallel to the XY plane is provided on the one side Z1 in the first direction Z.

Therefore, as shown in fig. 9(a), when the first case member 21 is slid from one side Z1 to the other side Z2 in the first direction Z to cover the holder member 30, the end of the other side Z2 of the first case side plate portion 212 abuts against the inclined surface 372 of the first locking projection 37 and slides along the inclined surface 372, thereby spreading in the second direction X. When the first case member 21 is pushed to the other side Z2 in the first direction Z in this state, the first locking protrusion 37 is fitted into the first locking hole 23 of the first case member 21, and the locking surface 371 of the first locking protrusion 37 is locked in the first locking hole 23, so that the first case member 21 is attached to the holder member 30.

Similarly, as shown in fig. 9(B), when the second case member 22 is slid from the other side Z2 to the one side Z1 in the first direction Z to cover the holder member 30, the end of the one side Z1 of the second case side plate portion 222 abuts against the inclined surface 382 of the second locking protrusion 38 and slides along the inclined surface 382, thereby spreading in the second direction X. When the second case member 22 is pushed to the side Z1 in the first direction Z in this state, the second locking projection 38 is fitted into the second locking hole 24 of the second case member 22, and the locking surface 381 of the second locking projection 38 is locked in the second locking hole 24, whereby the second case member 22 is attached to the holder member 30.

At least a part of the second case side plate 222 is covered with the first case side plate 212 when viewed in the second direction X, and in this example, the concave edge 225 of the second case side plate 222 is covered with the convex edge 215 of the first case side plate 212 (see fig. 3). The second locking projection 38 is provided at a position closer to the other side Z2 than the end of the other side Z2 of the first case side plate 212 in the first direction Z, and when the second case member 22 is attached to the holder member 30 in a state where the first case member 21 is attached to the holder member 30, the end of the one side Z1 of the second case side plate 222 in the first direction Z is expanded in the second direction X by the inclined surface 382 of the second locking projection 38, thereby avoiding contact with the end of the other side Z2 of the first case side plate 212.

(Structure of magnetic drive Circuit 40)

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the magnetic drive circuit 40. As shown in fig. 2, 5 and 6, the magnetic drive circuit 40 has an air-core coil 31 wound in an oblong shape, and a coil wire 311 of the coil 31 is connected to the power supply substrate 32 of the holder member 30 (see fig. 3). A first plate 471 is provided on one side Z1 of the coil 31 in the first direction Z, and a second plate 472 (not shown in fig. 6) is provided on the other side Z2 of the coil 31 in the first direction Z. That is, the coil 31 is sandwiched between the first plate 471 and the second plate 472. At both sides of the first plate 471 in the second direction X, locking pieces 473 protruding outward in the second direction X are provided at the ends in the third direction Y. Similarly, locking pieces 474 protruding outward in the second direction X are provided at the ends in the third direction Y on both sides of the second plate 472 in the second direction X.

The first permanent magnet 411 is provided on the other side Z2 of the first plate 471 in the first direction Z, and the second permanent magnet 412 is provided on the one side Z1 of the second plate 472 in the first direction Z. The first plate 471 and the second plate 472 include a non-magnetic metal plate, and for example, a non-magnetic stainless steel plate can be used.

(action)

When power is supplied to the coil 31 from the outside (higher-order apparatus) via the power supply board 32, the movable body 12 is reciprocated in the second direction X along the plate portion 39 of the holder member 30 inside the support body 11 by the magnetic drive circuit 40, and the magnetic drive circuit 40 includes the coil 31, the first permanent magnet 411, and the second permanent magnet 412. Thereby, a user holding the actuator 10 can obtain information by vibration from the actuator 10.

(action and Effect)

In the actuator 10, the movable body 12 and the support body 11 are in contact with the damper 13 at positions facing each other, and the damper 13 has elasticity or viscoelasticity. Therefore, the occurrence of resonance in the movable body 12 can be suppressed. Further, a magnetic drive circuit 40 is provided, and the magnetic drive circuit 40 is configured to generate vibration in a second direction X intersecting the first direction Z with respect to the movable body 12 with respect to the support body 11. Thereby, the movable body 12 vibrates in the second direction X with respect to the support 11. The support body 11 includes a first case member 21 and a second case member 22 that cover and are locked to the holder member 30, the holder member 30 holds the coil 31, the first case member 21 includes a first case cover portion 211 and a first case side plate portion 212, one side Z1 of the first case cover portion 211 in the first direction Z covers the holder member 30, the first case side plate portion 212 is provided extending from the first case cover portion 211 and covers the holder member 30 on both sides in the second direction X, the second case member 22 includes a second case cover portion 221 and a second case side plate portion 222, the other side Z2 of the second case cover portion 221 in the first direction Z covers the holder member 30, the second case side plate portion 222 is provided extending from the second case cover portion 221 and covers the holder member 30 on both sides in the second direction X. The holder member 30 has the holder side plate 34 overlapping the first case side plate 212 and the second case side plate 222, the first end 341 of one side Z1 of the holder side plate 34 in the first direction Z has the first protrusion 332, the second end 342 of the other side Z2 in the first direction Z has the second protrusion 334, the first case cover plate 211 is locked to the first protrusion 332, and the second case cover plate 221 is locked to the second protrusion 334, so that the support body 11 can be reliably prevented from falling off from the case 20 even if the first case side plate 212 or the second case side plate 222 is opened.

In the actuator 10, the first housing cover 211 of the first housing member 21 has the first housing notch 213 fitted with the first protrusion 332, and the second housing cover 221 of the second housing member 22 has the second housing notch 223 fitted with the second protrusion 334. Therefore, the first and second convex portions 332 and 334 can be prevented from protruding from the housing 20 or prevented from protruding from the housing 20, and therefore the appearance of the actuator 10 is not spoiled.

In the actuator 10, the height of the first protrusion 332 is equal to or greater than the thickness of the first housing cover 211 of the first housing member 21, and the height of the second protrusion 334 is equal to or greater than the thickness of the second housing cover 221. Therefore, even if the first housing cover 211 or the second housing cover 221 is slightly deformed, the first protrusion 332 and the second protrusion 334 are engaged with each other, so that the first housing cover 211 and the second housing cover 221 can be reliably engaged with each other, and the support 11 can be reliably prevented from falling off the housing 20.

In the actuator 10, the holder-side plate portion 34 has the third projecting portion 335 projecting in the second direction X, and the third projecting portion 335 extends in a columnar shape on both sides in the first direction Z so as to form the first projecting portion 332 and the second projecting portion 334, and engages with the end surface of the first housing-side plate portion 212 and the end surface of the second housing-side plate portion 222 in the third direction Y, so that the support body 11 can be more reliably prevented from coming off the housing 20.

In the actuator 10, the first locking protrusion 37 is fitted into and locked to the first locking hole 23, the first locking protrusion 37 is provided on the outer surface of the pair of holder side plate portions 34 of the holder member 30, and the first locking hole 23 is provided in the pair of first case side plate portions 212 of the first case member 21. The second locking projections 38 are fitted into and locked to the second locking holes 24, the second locking projections 38 are provided on the outer surfaces of the pair of holder side plate portions 34 of the holder member 30, and the second locking holes 24 are provided on the pair of second case side plate portions 222 of the second case member 22. Since the first case side plate portion 212 covers at least a part of the second case side plate portion 222, the outward deformation of the first case side plate portion 212 is restricted, and the first locking projection 37 can reliably lock the first case member 21. Further, since the second locking projection 38 is provided on the holder-side plate portion 34 at a position closer to the second end 342 than the end of the first case-side plate portion 212, the second case member 22 can be locked at a position where the second case-side plate portion 222 is less likely to be deformed. When the second housing member 22 is slid toward the first housing member 21 and covers the first housing member 21, the inclined surface 382 of the second locking projection 38 opens the second housing side plate portion 222 first, so that the end surface of the second housing side plate portion 222 can be covered without colliding with the end surface of the first housing side plate portion 212.

In the actuator 10, the damper 13 is disposed so as to contact both the movable body 12 and the first and second case members 21, 22 at a position where the movable body 12 faces the first and second case members 21, 22. Therefore, since the damper 13 is not in the same plane as the movable body 12, the permanent magnet 41 in the movable body 12 can be increased in size.

In the actuator 10, the damper 13 (see fig. 2) is provided between the yoke 42, which is the movable body 12, and the housing 20, which is the support body 11, but the damper 13 may be provided between the yoke 42, which is the movable body 12, and the plate 47, which is the support body 11, as shown in fig. 11. Even if the actuator 10 is provided as described above, the actuator 10 can be further thinned while obtaining the same operation and effect as those of the actuator 10. In the actuator 10, the coil 31 is provided on the support 11, the permanent magnet 41 (the first permanent magnet 411 and the second permanent magnet 412) is provided on the movable body 12, and the coil 31 is held by the holder member 30 of the support 11, but the coil 31 may be provided on the movable body 12, the permanent magnet 41 may be provided on the support 11, and the permanent magnet 41 may be held by the holder member 30.

As described above, the actuator disclosed in the present specification includes: a movable body; a support body; a connecting body having at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and the support body at a position where the movable body and the support body face each other; and a magnetic drive circuit including an air-core coil and a permanent magnet, the coil being provided on one member of the movable body and the support, the permanent magnet being provided on the other member of the movable body and the support so as to face at least one side of the coil in a first direction, the magnetic drive circuit vibrating the movable body relative to the support in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and the support body includes: a holder member holding any one of the coil and the permanent magnet; a first housing member that covers and is locked to the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a second housing member covering and locked to the holder member on the other side in the first direction; the first housing member includes: a first housing cover portion that covers the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a first housing side plate portion provided extending from one side to the other side in the first direction and from the first housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the second housing member includes: a second housing cover portion covering the holder member on the other side in the first direction; and a second housing side plate portion provided extending from the other side in the first direction to one side and from the second housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the holder member includes a holder side plate portion that overlaps the first case side plate portion and the second case side plate portion, and the holder side plate portion has a first protruding portion that engages with the first case cover plate portion at a first end portion on one side in the first direction, and a second protruding portion that engages with the second case cover plate portion at a second end portion on the other side in the first direction. With this configuration, the first case cover plate portion is locked to the first convex portion, and the second case cover plate portion is locked to the second convex portion, so that the support body can be prevented from falling off from the case even if the first case side plate portion or the second case side plate portion is opened.

In the actuator disclosed in the present specification, the first housing cover portion has a notch to be fitted with the first convex portion, and the second housing cover portion has a notch to be fitted with the second convex portion. According to this configuration, the first and second protrusions do not protrude from the housing, or protrude from the housing can be suppressed, so that the appearance of the actuator is not spoiled.

In the actuator disclosed in the present specification, the height of the first protruding portion is equal to or greater than the thickness of the first housing cover portion, and the height of the second protruding portion is equal to or greater than the thickness of the second housing cover portion in the first direction. According to the above configuration, since the height of the first convex portion and the second convex portion is larger than the plate thickness of the cover plate portion, even if the cover plate portion is deformed to an extent corresponding to the plate thickness, the cover plate portion is reliably locked, and the support body can be reliably prevented from falling off from the housing.

In the actuator disclosed in the present specification, the holder side plate portion has a third convex portion protruding in the second direction, the first convex portion and the second convex portion are formed such that the third convex portion extends in a columnar shape on both sides in the first direction, and the third convex portion engages with an end surface of the first case side plate portion and an end surface of the second case side plate portion in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. According to the above configuration, the end surface of the first case side plate portion and the end surface of the second case side plate portion can be locked by the third convex portion, and the support body can be more reliably prevented from coming off the case.

In the actuator disclosed in the present specification, the second housing side plate portion covers at least a part of the first housing side plate portion when viewed in the second direction, the holder side plate portion includes a first locking protrusion that locks the first housing side plate portion, and a second locking protrusion that locks the second housing side plate portion, and the second locking protrusion is provided on the other side in the first direction than an end portion of the first housing side plate portion in the first direction. According to the above configuration, when the second housing member is slid toward the first housing member and covers the first housing member, the second housing side plate is first opened by the second locking projection, and therefore the end surface of the second housing side plate and the end surface of the first housing side plate can smoothly cover the second housing member without colliding with each other.

In the actuator disclosed in the present specification, the connecting body is disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and a housing member, the housing member being the first housing member and the second housing member, at a position where the movable body faces the first housing member and the second housing member.

Further, a haptic device disclosed in the present specification includes: a movable body; a support body; a connecting body having at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and disposed so as to be in contact with both the movable body and the support body at a position where the movable body and the support body face each other; and a magnetic drive circuit including an air-core coil and a permanent magnet, the coil being provided on one member of the movable body and the support, the permanent magnet being provided on the other member of the movable body and the support so as to face at least one side of the coil in a first direction, the magnetic drive circuit vibrating the movable body relative to the support in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and the support body includes: a holder member holding any one of the coil and the permanent magnet; a first housing member that covers and is locked to the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a second housing member covering and locked to the holder member on the other side in the first direction; the first housing member includes: a first housing cover portion that covers the holder member on one side in the first direction; and a first housing side plate portion provided extending from one side to the other side in the first direction and from the first housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the second housing member includes: a second housing cover portion covering the holder member on the other side in the first direction; and a second housing side plate portion provided extending from the other side in the first direction to one side and from the second housing cover plate portion, and covering the holder member on both sides in the second direction; the holder member includes a holder side plate portion that overlaps the first case side plate portion and the second case side plate portion, and the holder side plate portion has a first protruding portion that engages with the first case cover plate portion at a first end portion on one side in the first direction, and a second protruding portion that engages with the second case cover plate portion at a second end portion on the other side in the first direction. With this configuration, the first case cover plate portion is locked to the first convex portion, and the second case cover plate portion is locked to the second convex portion, so that the support body can be prevented from falling off from the case even if the first case side plate portion or the second case side plate portion is opened.