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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuneaki Kondoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuko Arizumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichiro Natori, Kanagawa, JP;
Mayuka Araumi, Tokyo, JP;
Mizuki Otagiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Megumi Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/053 (2006.01); H02N 2/08 (2006.01); H01L 41/113 (2006.01); H02N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/053 (2013.01); H01L 41/1134 (2013.01); H02N 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power generating device is provided. The power generating device includes an element having flexibility and a support to support at least one portion of the element. The element is capable of undergoing a deformation when receiving a vibration and capable of generating power when undergoing the deformation. The deformation includes at least one of a bending deformation, a torsional deformation, and a bending-torsional complex deformation.