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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1994
Osamu Ohnishi, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A piezoelectric ceramic transformer includes a piezoelectric plate, a pair of driving sections, and a power generating section. The piezoelectric plate is made of a piezoelectric ceramic material and has a long plate-like structure. The pair of driving sections are arranged at two end portions of the piezoelectric plate and formed by alternately stacking a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers polarized in a direction of thickness of the piezoelectric plate and first internal electrodes, and cause longitudinal vibration by a driving voltage applied to first and second input terminals. The power generating section is arranged at a central portion of the piezoelectric plate in a lengthwise direction thereof and polarized in the lengthwise direction of the piezoelectric plate, and generates an output voltage at a first output terminal by the longitudinal vibration transmitted from the driving sections.