GB2375884B - Electro-active devices - Google Patents

Electro-active devices

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Publication number
GB2375884B
GB2375884B GB0112620A GB0112620A GB2375884B GB 2375884 B GB2375884 B GB 2375884B GB 0112620 A GB0112620 A GB 0112620A GB 0112620 A GB0112620 A GB 0112620A GB 2375884 B GB2375884 B GB 2375884B
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minor axis
electro
around
active
curved
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Gary Lock
Mark Richard Shepherd
Anthony Hooley
Gareth Mckevitt
David Pearce
Ursula Ruth Lenel
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/20—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
    • H10N30/204—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators using bending displacement, e.g. unimorph, bimorph or multimorph cantilever or membrane benders
    • H10N30/2041—Beam type
    • H10N30/2042—Cantilevers, i.e. having one fixed end
    • H10N30/2043—Cantilevers, i.e. having one fixed end connected at their free ends, e.g. parallelogram type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/20—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
    • H10N30/204—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators using bending displacement, e.g. unimorph, bimorph or multimorph cantilever or membrane benders
    • H10N30/2041—Beam type
    • H10N30/2042—Cantilevers, i.e. having one fixed end

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  • General Electrical Machinery Utilizing Piezoelectricity, Electrostriction Or Magnetostriction (AREA)

Abstract

The device has a layered piezoelectric structure extending along a minor axis 36 which is curved, for example in a helix around a major axis 37. The structure comprises successive portions extending around said minor axis and arranged with electrodes to bend around the minor axis 36 such that bending of the successive portions 35 is concomitant with rotation of the electro-active structure about the minor axis 36 adding incrementally along the minor axis 36. The structure generates displacement out of the local plane in which the minor axis is curved. The layers of the structure are arranged at an angle a of less than 90{ to the minor axis 36 (see fig 5). The structure may be corrugated 141. The structure may be a continuous electro-active member extending along and curving around the minor axis 35, for example helically to form a helical helix. Alternatively, the electro-active structure may be a plurality of discrete elements connected together. The device may be used as a driver, a sensor or a generator.
GB0112620A 2001-05-23 2001-05-23 Electro-active devices Expired - Fee Related GB2375884B (en)

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GB0112620D0 GB0112620D0 (en) 2001-07-18
GB2375884A GB2375884A (en) 2002-11-27
GB2375884B true GB2375884B (en) 2005-01-05

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Families Citing this family (8)

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GB2376795B (en) * 2001-06-20 2005-03-09 1 Ltd Electro-mechanical control using an electro-active device
GB2376796B (en) * 2001-06-20 2004-12-15 1 Ltd Motors and generators using an electro-active device
GB2405256B (en) * 2001-06-20 2005-08-31 1 Ltd Electro-active device
GB0115074D0 (en) * 2001-06-20 2001-08-15 1 Ltd Sensors using an electro-active device
GB0201458D0 (en) * 2002-01-23 2002-03-13 1 Ltd Curved electro-active actuators
GB0308810D0 (en) * 2003-04-16 2003-05-21 1 Ltd Recurved electro-active actuators
CN100555696C (en) * 2005-02-15 2009-10-28 诺基亚公司 Be used for little mobile piezoelectric actuator component
DE102005026717B4 (en) * 2005-06-09 2016-09-15 Epcos Ag Piezoelectric multilayer component

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2001047041A2 (en) * 1999-12-21 2001-06-28 1... Limited Electro-active devices

Patent Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2001047041A2 (en) * 1999-12-21 2001-06-28 1... Limited Electro-active devices

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