Piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator having at least one piezoelectric/electrostrictive film
US5691593A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/42
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator including a ceramic substrate, and at least one piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator unit formed on at least a portion of at least one surface of the substrate, each piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator unit having a first electrode film, a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and a second electrode film which are laminated in the order of description, with the piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator unit formed on the substrate by heat treatment.
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