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US3961210A
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Piezoelectric dot resonator driven at a harmonic overtone
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1974-12-02
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Granted: 1976-06-01
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Expires: 1994-12-02
Abstract
Abstract A piezoelectric device comprisng a thin plate of a piezoelectric material which has a Poisson's ratio of less than one-third, and has an electrode region and a non-electrode region, wherein the thickness relation between the electode region and the non-electrode region is arranged so that the thickness of the electrode region is smaller than the thickness of the non-electrode region when a value of equations represented by ( pi p/4)+(4/k3)cot( pi kp/2) Q for the thickness-extensional mode, and ( pi q/4)+(4/k)cot( pi q/2k) Q for the thickness-shear mode is negative respectively for a desired vibratory mode, and that the thickness of the electrode region is larger than the thickness of the non-electrode region when the value of the above equations are positive respectively for a desired thickness vibration mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Nagata
- 👤 Raymond David Mindlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-28 12:03
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/15; H03H9/17; H03H9/177; H03H9/02; H03H9/02007; H03H9/02062; H03H9/0207; H03H9/46; H03H9/54; H03H9/56; H03H9/562; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/80; H10N30/87; H10N30/875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of electrodes provided on said electrode region, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-extensional mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said pair of electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than that of said electrode regions, the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said non-electrode regions being lower than the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said electrode regions, and the relation of said piezoelectric material and said harmonic overtone represented by {(πp/4)+4/k 3 )cot(πkp/2)} being negative, where π is a circular constant, p is a number of a harmonic overtone of the thickness-extensional mode (p=3,5 . . . ), and k is a function of Poisson's ratio σ and is represented by k={2(1-σ)/(1-2σ )} 1/2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of electrodes provided on said electrode region, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-extensional mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said pair of electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than that of said electrode regions, the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said non-electrode regions being lower than the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said electrode regions, and the relation of said piezoelectric material and said harmonic overtone represented by {(πp/4)+4/k 3 )cot(πkp/2)} being negative, where π is a circular constant, p is a number of a harmonic overtone of the thickness-extensional mode (p=3,5 . . . ), and k is a function of Poisson's ratio σ and is represented by k={2(1-σ)/(1-2σ )} 1/2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
121 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate having, as a main component, lead titanate piezoelectric ceramic material and having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of electrodes provided on said electrode region, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-extensional mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said pair of electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being less than that of said electrode regions, said material of said thin plate having a Poisson's ratio from 0.2 to 0.31, and said harmonic overtones being one of the third and fifth harmonic overtones of said thickness-extensional mode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
121 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate having, as a main component, lead titanate piezoelectric ceramic material and having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of electrodes provided on said electrode region, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-extensional mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said pair of electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being less than that of said electrode regions, said material of said thin plate having a Poisson's ratio from 0.2 to 0.31, and said harmonic overtones being one of the third and fifth harmonic overtones of said thickness-extensional mode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
172 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of input and output electrodes provided on said electrode regions, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in the thickness-extensional mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said input electrode, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than said thickness of electrode region, the cut-off frequency of said thickness-extensional mode at said non-electrode region being lower than the cut-off frequency of said thickness-extensional mode at said electrode region, the relation of said piezoelectric material and said thickness-extensional mode represented by {(πp/4)+(4/k 3 )cot(πkp/2)} being negative where π is a circular constant, p is a number of harmonic overtone of the thickness-extensional mode (p=1,3,5 . . . ) and k is a function of poisson's ratio σ and represented by k=}2(1-σ)/(1-2σ)} 1/2 , and said thin plate having both symmetric mode and antisymmetric mode of said thickness-extensional mode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
172 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of input and output electrodes provided on said electrode regions, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in the thickness-extensional mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said input electrode, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than said thickness of electrode region, the cut-off frequency of said thickness-extensional mode at said non-electrode region being lower than the cut-off frequency of said thickness-extensional mode at said electrode region, the relation of said piezoelectric material and said thickness-extensional mode represented by {(πp/4)+(4/k 3 )cot(πkp/2)} being negative where π is a circular constant, p is a number of harmonic overtone of the thickness-extensional mode (p=1,3,5 . . . ) and k is a function of poisson's ratio σ and represented by k=}2(1-σ)/(1-2σ)} 1/2 , and said thin plate having both symmetric mode and antisymmetric mode of said thickness-extensional mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
162 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of electrodes provided on said electrode regions, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-shear mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said pair of electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than the thickness of said electrode regions, the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said non-electrode regions being lower than the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said electrode regions, and the relation of said piezoelectric material and said harmonic overtone represented by }(πq/r)+(4/k)cot(πq/2K)} being negative, where π is a circular constant, q is a number of harmonic overtone of said thickness-shear mode (q=3,5,6 . . . ) and k is a function of Poisson's ratio σ and is represented by k={2(1-σ)/(1-2σ)} 1/2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
162 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of electrodes provided on said electrode regions, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-shear mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said pair of electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than the thickness of said electrode regions, the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said non-electrode regions being lower than the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said electrode regions, and the relation of said piezoelectric material and said harmonic overtone represented by }(πq/r)+(4/k)cot(πq/2K)} being negative, where π is a circular constant, q is a number of harmonic overtone of said thickness-shear mode (q=3,5,6 . . . ) and k is a function of Poisson's ratio σ and is represented by k={2(1-σ)/(1-2σ)} 1/2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A piezoelectric device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said thin plate comprises, as a main component, lead titanate piezoelectric ceramic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
182 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of input and output electrodes provided on said electrode regions, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-shear mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said input electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than said thickness of electrode regions, the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said non-electrode regions being lower than the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said electrode regions, the relation of said piezoelectric material and said harmonic overtone of the thickness-shear mode represented by }(πq/4)+(4/k)cot(πq/2k)} being negative where π is a circular constant q is a number of said harmonic overtone of the thickness-shear mode (q=3,5,7 . . . ) and k is a function of Poisson's ratio σ and is represented by k=}2(1-σ)/(1-2σ)} 1/2 , said thin plate having both symmetric mode and anti-symmetric mode overtone of the thickness-shear mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
182 words
A piezoelectric device comprising a thin plate of piezoelectric material having electrode regions and non-electrode regions on the major surfaces thereof and at least one pair of input and output electrodes provided on said electrode regions, said electrode regions having a thickness so as to vibrate in one of the harmonic overtones of the thickness-shear mode at a preselected frequency when an electrical signal is applied to said input electrodes, the thickness of said non-electrode regions being greater than said thickness of electrode regions, the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said non-electrode regions being lower than the cut-off frequency of said harmonic overtone at said electrode regions, the relation of said piezoelectric material and said harmonic overtone of the thickness-shear mode represented by }(πq/4)+(4/k)cot(πq/2k)} being negative where π is a circular constant q is a number of said harmonic overtone of the thickness-shear mode (q=3,5,7 . . . ) and k is a function of Poisson's ratio σ and is represented by k=}2(1-σ)/(1-2σ)} 1/2 , said thin plate having both symmetric mode and anti-symmetric mode overtone of the thickness-shear mode.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-06-01 | 1979-12-01 | 1980-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-01 | 1983-12-01 | 1984-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-01 | 1987-12-01 | 1988-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |