Piezoactuator and drive circuit therefor
USRE40709E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A piezoactuator has a diaphragm, and the diaphragm has flat piezoelectric elements that oscillate in a longitudinal oscillation mode and a sinusoidal oscillation mode. A first electrode for detecting oscillation in the longitudinal oscillation mode, and a second electrode for detecting the amplitude of oscillation in the sinusoidal oscillation mode, are disposed on the surface of the diaphragm. When the piezoactuator is driven with a drive signal, the phase difference of a first detection signal output from the first electrode and a second detection signal output from the second electrode is detected. The frequency at which the detected phase difference becomes the maximum phase difference is then obtained, and a drive signal of a matching frequency is applied to the piezoelectric elements.
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