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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroto Sugahara, Ama, JP;
Kazuo Kobayashi, Kakamigahara, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 30/20 (2023.01); H10N 30/87 (2023.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); H10N 30/074 (2023.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 30/875 (2023.02); B41J 2/045 (2013.01); B41J 2/14233 (2013.01); B41J 2/161 (2013.01); B41J 2/164 (2013.01); B41J 2/1623 (2013.01); B41J 2/1642 (2013.01); B41J 2/1643 (2013.01); B41J 2/1646 (2013.01); H10N 30/074 (2023.02); H10N 30/20 (2023.02); H10N 30/2047 (2023.02); B41J 2002/14266 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14491 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49147 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49155 (2015.01);
Abstract
A piezoelectric actuator is disclosed that may include a insulating layer, individual electrodes, a common electrode, and a piezoelectric layer. The common electrode may include divisional electrodes that are connected with one another. The individual electrodes may be disposed between the insulating layer and the piezoelectric layer while the piezoelectric layer may be disposed between the individual electrodes and the common electrode. Further, the divisional electrodes may be configured to face the individual electrodes.