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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yutaka Kishimoto, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Nagaokakyo, JP;
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
In a piezoelectric device, a piezoelectric driving portion includes layers and is directly or indirectly supported by a base portion. The piezoelectric driving portion includes a piezoelectric layer, an upper electrode layer, and a lower electrode layer. The upper electrode layer is disposed on the upper side of the piezoelectric layer. The lower electrode layer faces at least a portion of the upper electrode layer with the piezoelectric layer interposed therebetween. The piezoelectric driving portion includes a through groove extending through the piezoelectric driving portion in the vertical direction, so that a pair of inner side surfaces are provided. The pair of inner side surfaces each include a first small-width portion in which the width of the through groove decreases in a downward direction from an upper end surface of the piezoelectric layer.