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Piezoelectric element of laminate type
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1989-07-07
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2009-07-07
Abstract
Abstract A piezoelectric element of laminate type comprising a plurality of films or thin sheets of piezoelectric material of the same size, each having an internal electrode formed on its entire surface, said films or sheets being laminated so that the end face of each internal electrode is exposed at the side of the laminate, wherein an insulating layer is formed by a photosensitive composition to electrically connect every second internal electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Oguri
- 👤 Noriaki Takahashi
- 👤 Yukio Chida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/80; H10N30/87; H10N30/872; H10N30/01; H10N30/06; H10N30/063; H10N30/85; H10N30/853; H10N30/8548; H10N30/8554; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A piezoelectric element of a laminate type, comprising: a plurality of films of thin sheets of piezoelectric material of the same size, each having an internal electrode formed on its entire surface, said films or sheets being laminated so that the end face of each internal electrode is exposed at the side of the laminate, the end face of every second electrode being covered with an insulating layer formed by a photosensitive composition and then the side of the laminate being covered with a connecting external electrode material which electrically connects every second internal electrode whose end face is not covered with photosensitive composition, said photosensitive composition being a photopolymerizable composition comprising (A) a vinyl-type binder polymer, (B) a polymerizable monomer having a polymerizable unsaturated group, (C) a photopolymerizaton initiator and (D) fine inorganic particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A piezoelectric element of a laminate type, comprising: a plurality of films of thin sheets of piezoelectric material of the same size, each having an internal electrode formed on its entire surface, said films or sheets being laminated so that the end face of each internal electrode is exposed at the side of the laminate, the end face of every second electrode being covered with an insulating layer formed by a photosensitive composition and then the side of the laminate being covered with a connecting external electrode material which electrically connects every second internal electrode whose end face is not covered with photosensitive composition, said photosensitive composition being a photopolymerizable composition comprising (A) a vinyl-type binder polymer, (B) a polymerizable monomer having a polymerizable unsaturated group, (C) a photopolymerizaton initiator and (D) fine inorganic particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The piezoelectric element according to claim 8, wherein said piezoelectric material is Pb(ZrTi)O 3 , (PbLa)(ZrTi)O 3 , or Pb(ZrTi)O 3 -Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The piezoelectric element according to claim 8, wherein each film or thin sheet has a thickness of from 100 to 500 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The piezoelectric element according to claim 8, wherein the internal electrode is made of Pt, Ag-Pd, Pt-Pd, Pd or Ag.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The piezoelectric element according to claim 1, wherein said photopolymerization initiator is benzoin, a benzoin alkyl ether, an anthraquinone derivative, a benzanthrone derivative, 2,2-dimethoxy-3-phenylacetophenone, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2-methyl-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholino-1-propanone, a benzyl derivative, a benzophenone derivative, 4,4'-bismethylaminobenzophenone, a xanthone derivative, a thoxanthone derivative, a biimidazole, a trichloromethyl-8-triazine, 3,4,3'4'-tetra(t-butylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, di-t-butylperoxyisophthalate or combinations thereof with pigments or amine compounds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The piezoelectric element according to claim 8, wherein the insulating layer has a thickness of from 5 to 50 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The piezoelectric element according to claim 8, wherein every second internal electrode is electrically connected by a connecting electrode made of Pt, Ag-Pd, Pt-Pd, Pd or Ag.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1, wherein said fine inorganic particles are particles of talc, silica, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, alumina, sintered talc, titanium dioxide, antomony oxide or zirconia.
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