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Actuator with piezoelectric member

US6724580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2001
Grant dateApr 20, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/2043
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An actuator of the present invention includes a shape maintaining sheet, a piezoelectric member provided integrally on the shape maintaining sheet, and a pair of electrodes formed to sandwich the piezoelectric member, wherein the shape maintaining sheet is formed of synthetic resin. Since the piezoelectric member is thin, the stiffness is increased by the shape maintaining sheet made of synthetic resin, and thus resonance frequency can be adjusted.

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