A locking isolator includes one or more joints. The one or more joints are configured to transition between a clearance fit state and an interference fit state in response to a change in temperature. The locking isolator includes a dampener. The dampener is configured to attenuate transmission of vibration through the one or more joints when the one or more joints are in the clearance fit state.

A piezoelectric device includes a piezoelectric element, a mounting plate, an electronic element including a temperature sensor therein, a base on which the piezoelectric element is mounted with the mounting plate therebetween and on which the electronic element is mounted, and a lid joined to the base and hermetically sealing at least the piezoelectric element and the mounting plate.

A piezoelectric motor may include a stator, a rotor rotating about a rotational axis and at least one piezoelectric element driving the rotor and maintained by the stator. Mechanical reliability and performance levels of a piezoelectric motor may be increased in that the at least one piezoelectric element may be mounted in an oscillating housing that oscillates with respect to the stator about the pivot axis.

A vibration actuator includes a vibrator including an elastic body and an electro-mechanical energy conversion element; a contact body provided so as to be brought into contact with the vibrator; a flexible printed board configured to feed power to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element; and a temperature detection unit provided on a region of the flexible printed board, in which the flexible printed board and the electro-mechanical conversion element overlap each other.

Disclosed is a thermo-mechanical actuator (100) comprising a piezo¬electric module (110), the piezo-electric module comprising at least one piezo-electric element (120), wherein the thermo-mechanical actuator is configured to: receive a thermal actuation signal (132) for controlling a thermal behaviour of the piezo-electric module, or provide a thermal sensing signal (132) representative of a thermal state of the piezo-electric module, and, wherein the thermo-mechanical actuator is configured to: receive a mechanical actuation (134) signal for controlling a mechanical behaviour of the piezo-electric module, or provide a mechanical sensing signal (134) representative of a mechanical state of the piezo-electric module.

A photosensitive element driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a first movable assembly and a first driving assembly. The first movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly, and the first movable assembly is configured to be connected to a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element corresponds to an optical element. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The first movable assembly includes a heat dissipation structure corresponding to the first driving assembly, the optical element or the photosensitive element.

An ultrasonic motor includes an actuator with a piezo-electric plate, at least one friction element, an element to be driven in active contact with the friction element, a tensioning device for pressing the friction element against the element to be driven, and a thermo-compensation platform having abutting sections by which displacement of the actuator is only possible along abutting side surfaces of the piezo-electric plate. The tensioning device includes two rotation angle levers of which two tension lever arms are connected to one another via a tensioned tension spring, to exert torque on the rotation angle lever such that pressure lever arms will act on the actuator to be linearly guided by the abutting sections in the direction of the element to be driven.

A locking isolator includes one or more joints. The one or more joints are configured to transition between a clearance fit state and an interference fit state in response to a change in temperature. The locking isolator includes a dampener. The dampener is configured to attenuate transmission of vibration through the one or more joints when the one or more joints are in the clearance fit state.

A haptic feedback device includes a mechanical ground and a haptic surface. A plurality of connection points is connected to the mechanical ground and a plurality of connection points is connected to the haptic surface. An electroreactive wire extends around the plurality of connection point connected to the mechanical ground and the plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface.

A photosensitive element driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a first movable assembly and a first driving assembly. The first movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly, and the first movable assembly is configured to be connected to a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element corresponds to an optical element. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The first movable assembly includes a heat dissipation structure corresponding to the first driving assembly, the optical element or the photosensitive element.