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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Tsutoh Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventor:

Tsutoh Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14298 (2013.01); B41J 2/14201 (2013.01); B41J 2/14233 (2013.01); B41J 2/14274 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14241 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14266 (2013.01); B41J 2/161 (2013.01);
Abstract

An actuator includes a substrate, a vibration film, and a piezoelectric element. The substrate has a void space having a first width, defined by opposed inner walls, in a width direction. The vibration film is disposed over the substrate in a lamination direction perpendicular to the width direction. The vibration film serves as a part of a wall of the void space. The piezoelectric element is disposed over the vibration film in the lamination direction. The piezoelectric element is opposed to the void space of the substrate via the vibration film. The piezoelectric element has a second width smaller than the first width in the width direction. The piezoelectric element has outer ends, defining the second width, within the opposed inner walls of the void space in the width direction.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Aoyama, Tsutoh. (2026). Actuator, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and method of manufacturing actuator (U.S. Patent No. 12545026). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12545026

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