US5083056A
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Displacement generating apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-02-14
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2010-02-14
Abstract
Abstract An electrostriction actuator comprises upper and lower electrostriction boards, having electrodes individually on either side thereof, and a conductive shim interposed between the inside electrodes. The actuator has a fixed end at one end thereof and a free end for bending movement at the other end. An amplifier for supplying driving voltage to the actuator is an inverted amplifier, whose output terminal is connected to the shim, so that an output voltage is supplied to the inside electrodes. The outside electrode of the upper electrostriction board is connected to a power source (not shown) for supplying constant voltage to the amplifier, and the outside electrode of the lower electrostriction board is connected to a power source (not shown) for supplying constant voltage to the amplifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuu Kondou
- 👤 Tomio Ono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:01
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/20; H10N30/204; H10N30/2041; H10N30/2042; H10N30/80; H10N30/802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A displacement generating apparatus comprising: an electrostriction actuator of a bimorph structure having two electrostriction boards stacked in layers, said actuator including an inside electrode disposed between the two electrostriction boards and two outside electrodes arranged outside the electrostriction boards; and means for supplying a variable driving voltage to the electrostriction actuator, said supply means supplying the driving voltage to the inside electrode, applying a constant voltage not lower than the maximum value of the driving voltage to one of the outside electrodes, and applying a constant voltage not higher than the minimum value of the driving voltage to the other outside electrodes; wherein said electrostriction boards produce a positive displacement with respect to an applied voltage of either polarity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A displacement generating apparatus comprising: an electrostriction actuator of a bimorph structure having two electrostriction boards stacked in layers, said actuator including an inside electrode disposed between the two electrostriction boards and two outside electrodes arranged outside the electrostriction boards; and means for supplying a variable driving voltage to the electrostriction actuator, said supply means supplying the driving voltage to the inside electrode, applying a constant voltage not lower than the maximum value of the driving voltage to one of the outside electrodes, and applying a constant voltage not higher than the minimum value of the driving voltage to the other outside electrodes; wherein said electrostriction boards produce a positive displacement with respect to an applied voltage of either polarity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
A displacement generating apparatus comprising: an electrostriction actuator of a bimorph structure having M(M≧2) number of electrostriction boards stacked in layers, said actuator including (M+1) number of electrodes arranged outside and between the electrostriction boards; and means for supplying a variable driving voltage to the electrostriction actuator, said supply means supplying the driving voltage to the (N+2n)th-layer (1<N<M+1; n=0, ±1, ±2, . . . ) electrode, applying a constant voltage not lower than the maximum value of the driving voltage to the (N+1+2n)th-layer (N=0, 1, 2, . . . ) electrode, and applying a constant voltage not higher than the minimum value of the driving voltage to the (N-1-2n)th-layer (n=0, 1, 2, . . . ) electrode; wherein said electrostriction boards produce a positive displacement with respect to an applied voltage of either polarity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
A displacement generating apparatus comprising: an electrostriction actuator of a bimorph structure having M(M≧2) number of electrostriction boards stacked in layers, said actuator including (M+1) number of electrodes arranged outside and between the electrostriction boards; and means for supplying a variable driving voltage to the electrostriction actuator, said supply means supplying the driving voltage to the (N+2n)th-layer (1<N<M+1; n=0, ±1, ±2, . . . ) electrode, applying a constant voltage not lower than the maximum value of the driving voltage to the (N+1+2n)th-layer (N=0, 1, 2, . . . ) electrode, and applying a constant voltage not higher than the minimum value of the driving voltage to the (N-1-2n)th-layer (n=0, 1, 2, . . . ) electrode; wherein said electrostriction boards produce a positive displacement with respect to an applied voltage of either polarity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said N is given by N=M/2 where M is an even number, and is given by N=(M±1)/2 where M is an odd number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said constant voltages not lower than the maximum value and not higher than the minimum value are equal to a constant voltage supplied to the supply means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said constant voltages not lower than the maximum value and not higher than the minimum value are equal to a constant voltage supplied to the supply means.
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