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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Okunogi, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Taki, Tokyo, JP;
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A piezoelectric unit includes a piezoelectric element that expands and contracts in a first direction, a drive shaft connected with a first end surface of the piezoelectric element, a weight connected with a second end surface of the piezoelectric element, a protection member covering at least a part of the piezoelectric element, the drive shaft, and the weight, and a movable member engaged with the drive shaft. An inner wall surface of the protection member includes a weight position regulating portion that regulates a position of the weight, an element position regulating portion that regulates a position of the piezoelectric element, and a shaft position regulating portion that regulates a position of the drive shaft. An outer wall surface of the protection member has a movable member regulating portion that prevents the movable member from approaching the piezoelectric element.