Piezoelectric actuator

- NEC Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a piezoelectric actuator showing our new design, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator showing our new design, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator showing our new design, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator showing our new design, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator showing our new design, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D330363 October 20, 1992 Inoi
4701660 October 20, 1987 Baumgartner et al.
5113108 May 12, 1992 Yamashita et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
0261072 October 1990 JPX
0151676 June 1991 JPX
Other references
  • Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuator, ASB Series, May 1991. Movement+Positioning, May 1987, Issue 3.
Patent History
Patent number: D346364
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 1994
Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Takayuki Inoi (Tokyo), Kazumasa Ohya (Tokyo), Kiyotak Hamada (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: J. Sincavage
Law Firm: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas
Application Number: 7/930,304
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