Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device and method of producing the same
First Claim
1. A method of producing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising a base having a pair of right and left movable parts and a fixing part that connects the two movable parts with each other at one end thereof as well as a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element disposed on at least one side of said two movable parts of the base, wherein said method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible and bendable flat plate as a material for forming said base, stamping said flat plate into a shape that delineates a plane development of said base to form a stamped structure, and bending said stamped structure at a predetermined site to form the base having said movable parts and said fixing part.
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Abstract
A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device includes a base having a pair of right and left movable parts and a fixing part disposed at one end thereof, and piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements disposed on the sides of the movable parts of the base. Accordingly, the piezoelectric/electrostrictive device is fabricated to have a construction with fewer components. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive device having a construction with fewer components is provided by adopting a base having an integral structure formed by bending an original plate stamped into a shape that delineates a plane development of the base.
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- 1. A method of producing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising a base having a pair of right and left movable parts and a fixing part that connects the two movable parts with each other at one end thereof as well as a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element disposed on at least one side of said two movable parts of the base, wherein said method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible and bendable flat plate as a material for forming said base, stamping said flat plate into a shape that delineates a plane development of said base to form a stamped structure, and bending said stamped structure at a predetermined site to form the base having said movable parts and said fixing part.
- 3. A method of producing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising a base having a pair of right and left movable parts, a fixing part that connects the two movable parts with each other at one end thereof, and a mounting part that is separate from said fixing part and connects the two movable parts with each other at the other end thereof as well as a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element disposed on at least one side of said two movable parts of the base, wherein said method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible and bendable flat plate as a material for forming said base, stamping said flat plate into a shape that delineates a planar development of said base to form a stamped structure, and bending said stamped structure at a predetermined site to form the base having said movable parts, said fixing part, and said mounting part.
- 6. A method of producing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising a base having a pair of right and left movable parts, a fixing part that connects the two movable parts with each other at one end thereof, a mounting part that is separate from said fixing part and connects the two movable parts with each other at the other end thereof, and a connecting part that is integral with said mounting part and surrounds said mounting part, said movable parts, and said fixing part as well as a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element disposed on at least one side of said two movable parts of the base, wherein said method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible and bendable flat plate as a material for forming said base, stamping said flat plate into a shape that delineates a plane development of said base to form a stamped structure, and bending said stamped structure at a predetermined site to form the base having said movable parts, said fixing part, said mounting part, and said connecting part.
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