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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kiichi Kajino, Matsumoto, JP;
Yutaka Arakawa, Hara, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/107 (2006.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); F04B 43/08 (2006.01); F04B 43/09 (2006.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61M 5/142 (2013.01); F04B 43/082 (2013.01); F04B 43/095 (2013.01); F04B 43/1223 (2013.01); H02N 2/004 (2013.01); H02N 2/0075 (2013.01); H02N 2/103 (2013.01); B25J 9/12 (2013.01); B25J 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A piezoelectric actuator includes a first piezoelectric element that outputs a first signal when being driven, a second piezoelectric element that outputs a second signal when being driven, a signal combining part that delays phase of the second signal and outputs a composite signal by combination of the second signal and the first signal, and a drive state determination part that determines respective drive states of the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element based on the composite signal.