Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device
First Claim
1. A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising:
- a substrate having two pairs of concave recesses formed therein, the bottom of each recess defining a diaphragm extending in a first longitudinal direction;
a connection plate having a first end secured between two of said diaphragms and an opposed second end secured between the other two diaphragms, said connection plate extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to said first longitudinal direction and being spanned between and connected to the bottoms of said pairs of concave recesses;
piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements arranged on at least a part of a planar surface of each diaphragm; and
a fixing plate connected to the connection plate and extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to said first longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device is provided in which a connection plate whose one end in the longitudinal direction is held by two diaphragms and whose other end is held by two other diaphragms is spanned between bottoms of faced concave portions formed on a substrate, and piezoelectric elements are arranged on at least a part of at least one-side plane surface of each of the diaphragms, and the diaphragms are connected with the sides of the concave portions in at least the direction for the diaphragms to hold the connection plate, and a fixing plate is connected to the connection plate so that the longitudinal direction of the fixing plate becomes parallel with the direction for the diaphragms to hold the connection plate. A displacement of the fixing plate generated by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric element is utilized or an electromotive force of the piezoelectric element based on a displacement of the fixing plate is utilized. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive device is preferably used as a positioning- or angle-adjustment mechanism of an optical unit or precision unit, a vibrator or resonator for communication or motive power, an oscillator, a discriminator, an ultrasonic sensor, or an acceleration sensor because the device is able to convert electric energy into mechanical energy such as a mechanical displacement, force, or vibration and vice versa.
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45 Claims
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1. A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising:
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a substrate having two pairs of concave recesses formed therein, the bottom of each recess defining a diaphragm extending in a first longitudinal direction;
a connection plate having a first end secured between two of said diaphragms and an opposed second end secured between the other two diaphragms, said connection plate extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to said first longitudinal direction and being spanned between and connected to the bottoms of said pairs of concave recesses;
piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements arranged on at least a part of a planar surface of each diaphragm; and
a fixing plate connected to the connection plate and extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to said first longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44)
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13. A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device comprising:
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a substrate having a concave recess formed therein, said recess being defined by at least two opposed sides and a third side between said two opposed sides;
a connection plate spanned between opposed sides of said concave recess;
at least two diaphragms, on which piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements are arranged on at least a part of at least one planar surface thereof, said diaphragms being spanned between the connection plate and the third side of said concave recess; and
a fixing plate connected to the connection plate, the longitudinal direction of the fixing plate being substantially parallel with the spanning direction of the diaphragms. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45)
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