Abstract: A braille graphics cell module includes a unit substrate, a braille graphics display section which holds a plurality of tactile pins movably in a vertical direction to display braille graphics, a plurality of piezoelectric element pieces, which move the corresponding tactile pins in the vertical direction at a free end thereof by bending action, arranged on a surface of the unit substrate in association with the plurality of tactile pins, and a wiring part arranged at a lower end of the unit substrate so that an upper edge of the wiring part is located close to a node portion of each piezoelectric element piece for a bending operation and a lower edge thereof is located close to the fixed end of the piezoelectric element piece, and having an electric circuit in which the fixed ends of the plurality of piezoelectric element pieces are electrically connected to the wiring part.

Abstract: This invention discloses a tactile reading device including sensing rods that are supported to be vertically movable, piezo-electric actuating elements disposed in the vertical direction such that their free end portions are directed upward, and pushing-up cams having first levers which are axially and pivotally supported on support rods provided at an upper position of the free end portions of the piezo-electric actuating elements, extending downward from the support rods, and having side surfaces at distal end portions thereof which are freely abutted against the free end portions of the piezo-electric actuating elements, and second levers extending horizontally from the support rods and freely mounting, on their mounting planes, lower end portions of the sensing rods corresponding to the piezo-electric actuating elements.