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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Seok Jin Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Jai Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Phill Ko, Seoul, KR;
Chong Yun Kang, Seoul, KR;
Seok Jin Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Jai Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Phill Ko, Seoul, KR;
Chong Yun Kang, Seoul, KR;
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A piezoelectric linear motor for amplifying the change in at least one dimension of a piezoelectric material is disclosed. A shaft is connected axial-movably to a piezoelectric actuator. The actuator includes a piezoelectric ceramic that expands or contracts in response to an applied voltage. The expansion or contraction of the piezoelectric ceramic is amplified by converting the displacement due to expansion/contraction into a greater displacement of a top plate to which the shaft is coupled. The greater displacement is, for instance, by causing the expansion/contraction of the piezoelectric ceramic into a convex or concave bending of a complex of which the piezoelectric ceramic is a part. In a preferred embodiment the base plate is attached to the piezoelectric ceramic, a slanted plate conically extending from the base plate, and a top plate formed at the center of the slanted plate to form an assembly that changes its curvature to amplify the displacement.