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Drive circuit for piezoelectric stack

US4595854A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1984
Grant dateJun 17, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N2/067
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A drive circuit for a piezoelectric stack which drives a desired mechanical object such as a printing head of a dot matrix printer or an ink jet printer. A winding is connected in series with one of electrodes of the piezoelectric stack so that an excitation voltage is applied to the stack via the winding. An excessive charge current at each time of drive and an excessive discharge current at each time of recovery are prevented.

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