Piezoelectric generating apparatus

• US 6,411,016 B1
• Filed: 11/08/2000
• Issued: 06/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: USC, LLC
• Original Assignee: USC, LLC
• Inventors: Umeda, Mikio, Sakai, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Nestor
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEDLEY, PETER M
• Application Number:
  US09/707,920
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 310/339, 310/330, 310/332
• US Class Current: 310/339
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/183 using impacting bodies high voltage generators in spark lighters F23Q

Abstract

A structure comprises a piezoelectric ceramics plate formed by two plate-shaped piezoelectric ceramics elements which are layered and joined to each other with inverse polarization, in which electricity is generated by beating one or both surface of the piezoelectric ceramics plate. Therefore, an excellent generating efficiency is obtained.

Claims

1. A piezoelectric generating apparatus comprising a piezoelectric ceramics plate formed by two plate-shaped piezoelectric ceramics elements which are layered and joined to each other with inverse polarization, and a cushion member joined to a center of one surface of said piezoelectric ceramics plate, in which electricity is generated by beating the other surface of said piezoelectric ceramics plate.

2. A piezoelectric generating apparatus comprising two of said piezoelectric ceramics plates, each joined with said cushion material, according to claim 1, arranged facing each other, and further comprising a hard beater provided between said piezoelectric ceramics plates and reciprocated between said piezoelectric ceramics plates so as to beat each of said piezoelectric ceramics plates.

3. A piezoelectric generating apparatus comprising a piezoelectric ceramics plate formed by two plate-shaped piezoelectric ceramics elements which are layered and joined to each other with inverse polarization, and cushion material for supporting both ends of said piezoelectric ceramics plate, respectively, in which electricity is generated by beating at least one surface of said piezoelectric ceramics plate.

4. A piezoelectric generating apparatus comprising said piezoelectric ceramics plate supported and arranged by said cushion material, according to claim 3, and further comprising a hard beater provided on at least one side of said piezoelectric ceramics plate and reciprocated relative to said piezoelectric ceramics plate so as to beat said piezoelectric ceramics plate.