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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Yasunori Kobayashi, Gifu, JP;
Inventor:
Yasunori Kobayashi, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); H01L 41/047 (2006.01); H01L 41/22 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A piezoelectric actuator may include a piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric actuator may also include an electrode layer which is disposed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric actuator may further include a metal terminal which is disposed on the electrode layer, and configured as a contact point with respect to an external terminal. The piezoelectric actuator may yet further include a metal layer which is disposed between the piezoelectric layer and each of the metal terminal and the electrode layer.