US5057801A
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Filter device of piezo-electric type including divided co-planar electrodes
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-02-20
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2010-02-20
Abstract
Abstract A piezoelectric filter device of an energy-trapped type utilizing a higher harmonic in the thickness-extensional vibration mode, having a plate-shaped body made of a piezoelectric material. At least three electrodes are arranged so as to overlap each other while being separated by layers of the piezoelectric material in the direction of thickness of the plate-shaped body. At least one of the electrodes comprises a plurality of divided electrodes which are substantially coplanar. At least one of the divided edlectrodes constitutes an input terminal and at least one of the remaining divided electrodes constitutes an output terminal. A region of the body, around the vibrating region, where the electrodes are overlapped with each other, is uniformly subjected to polarization processing in the direction of thickness.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiko Kittaka
- 👤 Akira Ando
- 👤 Hiroshi Tamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:58
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/46; H03H9/54; H03H9/56; H03H9/562; H03H9/02; H03H9/02007; H03H9/02062; H03H9/0207; H03H9/15; H03H9/17; H03H9/176; H03H9/178
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A piezoelectric filter device of an energy-trapping-by-frequency-lowering type utilizing a higher harmonic in a thickness-extensional vibration mode, comprising: a plate-shaped body made of a piezoelectric material; and at least three electrodes arranged in said filter device so as to be overlapped with each other while being separated by layers of the piezoelectric material in a direction of thickness of said plate-shaped body; at least one of said electrodes comprising a plurality of substantially coplanar divided electrodes, at least one of said divided electrodes constituting an input terminal of said filter device and at least one of the remaining divided electrodes constituting an output terminal of said filter device, and a region of said plate-shaped body, where the electrodes are overlapped with each other, defining an energy trapping-by-frequency lowering vibrating region; and a region of said body adjacent to said vibrating region comprising said piezoelectric material which has been subjected to polarization by electric potentials applied uniformly in the direction of thickness to reduce the sporious response of said vibration mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A piezoelectric filter device of an energy-trapping-by-frequency-lowering type utilizing a higher harmonic in a thickness-extensional vibration mode, comprising: a plate-shaped body made of a piezoelectric material; and at least three electrodes arranged in said filter device so as to be overlapped with each other while being separated by layers of the piezoelectric material in a direction of thickness of said plate-shaped body; at least one of said electrodes comprising a plurality of substantially coplanar divided electrodes, at least one of said divided electrodes constituting an input terminal of said filter device and at least one of the remaining divided electrodes constituting an output terminal of said filter device, and a region of said plate-shaped body, where the electrodes are overlapped with each other, defining an energy trapping-by-frequency lowering vibrating region; and a region of said body adjacent to said vibrating region comprising said piezoelectric material which has been subjected to polarization by electric potentials applied uniformly in the direction of thickness to reduce the sporious response of said vibration mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The filter device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of layers of the piezoelectric-material forming said plate-shaped body are interposed between said electrodes and said plurality of layers are subjected to said polarization in alternately different directions in the direction of thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The filter device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of layers of the piezoelectric-material forming said plate-shaped body are interposed between said electrodes and said plurality of layers are subjected to said polarization in the same direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The filter device according to claim 1, wherein said piezoelectric-material has an effective Poisson's ratio such that the piezoelectric-material is unable to trap a fundamental mode energy of the thickness extensional vibration mode by lowering the resonance frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The filter device according to claim 4, wherein said effective Poisson's ratio is less than 1/3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The filter device according to claim 1, wherein a single one of said at least three electrodes, other than the at least one electrode which comprises said divided electrodes, comprises a plurality of linear electrode portions formed spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The filter device according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of linear electrode portions comprise a plurality of linear electrodes of said filter device.
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