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Laminated piezoelectric/electrostrictive device

US7443080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2006
Grant dateOct 28, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/508

Abstract

There is realized a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device of a laminated type from which a large displacement is obtained and which is highly reliable over a long period. A laminated piezoelectric/electrostrictive device 1 has: a laminated columnar article 10 constituted by alternately laminating a plurality of piezoelectric/electrostrictive layers 14 and inner electrode layers 18, 19; and a pair of outer electrodes 28, 29 disposed on a peripheral surface of the laminated columnar article 10 to connect layers having the same polarity to each other among the inner electrode layers 18, 19. This laminated piezoelectric/electrostrictive device 1 is characterized in that interfaces 2a, 2b having a relatively low interface strength as compared with the other interfaces are disposed at a specific interval among the interfaces between layers of the laminated columnar article 10.

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