Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited

Terumo Corporation

Mitsubishi Petro. Co.

Mitsubishi Petrochemical

Masahiro Sasaki

Tadashi Fujii

Iwao Seo

Hiroyuki Yagami

Fumio Ohta

Yoshinao Mukasa

Tomonobu Tomita

Kazuo Yorihiro

This invention relates to an acceleration sensor having less output drift due to temperature change and noise due to external induction which includes a piezoelectric device formed of a piezoelectric member having one or more electrodes provided on each of sides thereof and a lining member of low linear expansion coefficient adhered to one side thereof. A low linear expansion coefficient circuit substrate is provided having the piezoelectric device adhered to one side thereof and having a signal processing electronic circuit formed on the other side thereof. A cabinet having three layers, including an internal conductive resin layer, an adiabatic resin layer, and an external conductive metal layer, completely enclose the piezoelectric device and the circuit substrate.

Acceleration sensor

An ultrasonic transducer includes a piezoelectric member consisting of either a unpolarized piezoelectric polymer material or the like, or an in-advance polarized piezoelectric polymer material or the like, a first flexible substrate on which a first electrode set and their connecting leads are formed, these being bonded to one surface of the piezoelectric member, and a second flexible substrate on which a second electrode and its connecting lead are formed, these being bonded to the other surface of the piezoelectric member, wherein the piezoelectric member is sandwiched between the first electrode set and second electrode. The electrodes can apply a voltage to polarize the unpolarized piezoelectric polymer material in a manufacturing process of the piezoelectric member, or apply a drive voltage to the finished ultrasonic transducer.

Method of manufacturing an ultrasonic transducer

An ultrasonic transducer includes a plate-shaped piezoelectric body made of a piezoelectric polymer material and having a polarized portion obtained by polarizing a prescribed region thereof, as well as first and second unpolarized portions contiguous to the polarized portion. A first electrode is formed on one main surface of the piezoelectric body to cover the polarized portion and has an edge portion extending over the first unpolarized portion. A second electrode is formed on the other main surface of the piezoelectric body to cover the polarized portion and has an edge portion extending over the second unpolarized portion. A first conductive lead is electrically connected to the edge portion of the first electrode, and a second conductive lead is electrically connected to the edge portion of the second electrode.

Ultrasonic transducer and method of manufacturing same

An ultrasonic transducer includes a piezoelectric member consisting of either a unpolarized piezoelectric polymer material or the like, or an in-advance polarized piezoelectric polymer material or the like, a first flexible substrate on which a first electrode set and their connecting leads are formed, these being bonded to one surface of the piezoelectric member, and a second flexible substrate on which a second electrode and its connecting lead are formed, these being bonded to the other surface of the piezoelectric member, wherein the piezoelectric member is sandwiched between the first electrode set and second electrode. The electrodes can apply a voltage to polarize the unpolarized piezoelectric polymer material in a manufacturing process of the piezoelectric member, or apply a drive voltage to the finished ultrasonic transducer. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the ultrasonic transducer.

Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer with flexible electrodes adhered

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Masahiro Sasaki