Piezoelectric composite device, method of manufacturing same, method of controlling same, input-output device, and electronic device
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1. A piezoelectric composite device comprising:
- a first laminate and a second laminate each of which is formed by laminating three or more lead electrodes and two or more piezoelectric elements, and having two leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes;
a third laminate having three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements laminated together and three leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, said third laminate positioned between said first laminate and said second laminate; and
piezoelectric elements positioned between said first laminate and said third laminate and between said second laminate and said third laminate functioning as cushion elements,wherein,the three or more lead electrodes of each of said first laminate and said second laminate are alternately connected to each other within said piezoelectric composite device,the three or more lead electrodes of said third laminate are alternately connected to each other within said piezoelectric composite device,when power is supplied to the lead electrodes of said first laminate and said second laminate, the piezoelectric elements of said first laminate and said second laminate vibrate, andwhen an external contact force is applied to said piezoelectric composite device by an operating object, the piezoelectric elements of said third laminate output a force detection signal from the lead electrodes of said third laminate.
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Abstract
A piezoelectric composite device including: a feeding electrode; a common electrode; a signal detecting electrode; a first piezoelectric element joined between the feeding electrode and the common electrode; and a second piezoelectric element joined between the common electrode and the signal detecting electrode; a predetermined voltage being supplied between the feeding electrode and the common electrode; and a force detection signal based on an external force being extracted from the detecting electrode.
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1. A piezoelectric composite device comprising:
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a first laminate and a second laminate each of which is formed by laminating three or more lead electrodes and two or more piezoelectric elements, and having two leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes; a third laminate having three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements laminated together and three leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, said third laminate positioned between said first laminate and said second laminate; and piezoelectric elements positioned between said first laminate and said third laminate and between said second laminate and said third laminate functioning as cushion elements, wherein, the three or more lead electrodes of each of said first laminate and said second laminate are alternately connected to each other within said piezoelectric composite device, the three or more lead electrodes of said third laminate are alternately connected to each other within said piezoelectric composite device, when power is supplied to the lead electrodes of said first laminate and said second laminate, the piezoelectric elements of said first laminate and said second laminate vibrate, and when an external contact force is applied to said piezoelectric composite device by an operating object, the piezoelectric elements of said third laminate output a force detection signal from the lead electrodes of said third laminate. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric composite device, comprising the steps of:
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forming an overall laminate with a plurality of piezoelectric elements and electrodes; electrically dividing said laminate to demarcate at least three laminates each having two or more piezoelectric elements; drawing out three or more electrodes from piezoelectric elements situated in a central laminate of the demarcated laminates; drawing out two or more electrodes from piezoelectric elements of the other laminates situated on both sides of said central laminate; and alternately connecting within the piezoelectric composite device the electrodes of the other laminates situated on both sides of said central laminate, wherein, when power is supplied to the electrodes of said laminates situated on both sides of said central laminate, the piezoelectric elements of said laminates situated on both sides of said central laminate vibrate, and when an external contact force is detected by said central laminate in response to a contact by an operating object, the piezoelectric elements of said central laminate output a force detection signal from the lead electrodes of said central laminate.
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4. A method of controlling a piezoelectric composite device including (1) a first laminate and a second laminate each of which is formed by laminating three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements, and having two leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, which three or more lead electrodes of each of said first laminate and said second laminate are alternately connected to one another within the piezoelectric composite device, (2) a third laminate having three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements laminated together and three leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, said third laminate positioned between said first laminate and said second laminate, (3) piezoelectric elements positioned between said first laminate and said third laminate and between said second laminate and said third laminate functioning as cushion elements, and (4) a control device connected to the lead electrodes of each of said first laminate, said second laminate, and said third laminate, the method comprising the steps of:
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supplying power via said control device to the lead electrodes of each of said first laminate and said second laminate according to a preset control signal so that the piezoelectric elements of said first laminate and said second laminate vibrate, and supplying power to the lead electrodes of said third laminate or detecting a force detection signal from the lead electrodes of said third laminate when a contact force is applied to said piezoelectric composite device by an operating object. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An input-output device comprising:
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an input unit for detecting a contact position of an operating object and outputting input information; and a tactile sense providing and information determining unit for (1) providing a tactile sense to said operating object operating said input unit, and (2) detecting a force at the contact position of said operating object and determining said input information, said tactile sense providing and information determining unit including a piezoelectric composite device, wherein, said piezoelectric composite device includes a first laminate and a second laminates each of which is formed by laminating three or more lead electrodes and two or more piezoelectric elements, and each having two leads alternately connected to the corresponding three or more lead electrodes, a third laminate having three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements laminated together and three leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, said third laminate positioned between said first laminate and said second laminate, and piezoelectric elements positioned between said first laminate and said third laminate and between said second laminate and said third laminate functioning as cushion elements. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An input-output device comprising:
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an input section for detecting a contact position of an operating object and outputting input information; and a tactile sense providing and information determining section for providing a tactile sense to said operating object operating said input section, and detecting a force at the contact position of said operating object and determining said input information, said tactile sense providing and information determining section includes a piezoelectric composite device, wherein, said piezoelectric composite device includes a first laminate and a second laminate each of which is formed by laminating three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements, and having two leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, three or more lead electrodes of each of said first laminate being connected to one another within the piezoelectric composite device, three or more lead electrodes of each of said second laminate being alternately connected to each other within said piezoelectric composite device, a third laminate having three or more lead electrodes, two or more piezoelectric elements laminated together and three leads alternately connected to the three or more lead electrodes, said third laminate positioned between said first laminate and said second laminate, and piezoelectric elements positioned between said first laminate and said third laminate and between said second laminate and said third laminate functioning as cushion elements, a predetermined voltage can be supplied to the lead electrodes of said first laminate and the lead electrodes of said second laminate, and a force detection signal based on an external force can be extracted from the lead electrodes of said third laminate.
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