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Piezoelectric motors and motor driving configurations

US6979936B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2000
Grant dateDec 27, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/2023
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A piezoelectric motor comprising: a layer of piezoelectric material having narrow edge surfaces and first and second large face surfaces, formed with at least three arms, each extending radially outward from a common central region and terminating in an end; and at least one electrode on the first face surface and at least one electrode on the second face surface.

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