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Piezoelectric composite material

Assignee: Niterra Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-12-04
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Granted: 1994-06-14
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Expires: 2012-12-04
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Abstract

Abstract A piezoelectric composite material including an organic matrix, and 72-78 % by volume of a piezoelectric ceramic powder dispersed in the matrix and consisting of 25-41.6 % by weight of a first group of lead titanate particles having a first average particle size, 25-41.6 % by weight of a second group of lead titanate particles having a second average particle size and 25-41.6 % by weight of a third group of lead titanate particles having a third average particle size. The first, second and third average particle sizes are different from each other and generally 2.5-4.5 μm, 5-10 μm and 20-40 μm, respectively. At least a portion of the lead titanate particles of one of the first to third groups may be substituted with lead titanate zirconate having a similar particle size.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisao Banno
  • 👤 Kohji Ogura

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:27
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C04B35/462; C04B35/472; H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/80; H10N30/85; H10N30/852; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12049; Y10T428/12146

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A piezoelectric composite material comprising an organic matrix, and a piezoelectric ceramic powder dispersed in said matrix and consisting of 25-41.6% by weight of a first group of lead titanate particles having a first average particle size, 25-41% by weight of a second group of lead titanate particles having a second average particle size and 25-41.6% by weight of a third group of lead titanate particles having a third average particle size, said first, second and third average particle sizes being different from each other and said piezoelectric ceramic powder being present in an amount of 72-78% based on the total volume of said piezoelectric ceramic powder and said organic matrix.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
A piezoelectric composite material comprising an organic matrix, and a piezoelectric ceramic powder dispersed in said matrix and consisting of 25-41.6% by weight of a first group of lead titanate particles having a first average particle size, 25-41% by weight of a second group of lead titanate particles having a second average particle size and 25-41.6% by weight of a third group of lead titanate particles having a third average particle size, said first, second and third average particle sizes being different from each other and said piezoelectric ceramic powder being present in an amount of 72-78% based on the total volume of said piezoelectric ceramic powder and said organic matrix.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
A piezoelectric composite material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first, second and third average particle sizes are 2.5-4.5 μm, 5-10 μm and 20-40 μm, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A piezoelectric composite material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first, second and third groups are present in substantially the same amount.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A piezoelectric composite material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said piezoelectric ceramic powder is present in an amount of 74-76% based on the total volume of said piezoelectric ceramic powder and said organic matrix.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 151 words
A piezoelectric composite material comprising an organic matrix, and a piezoelectric ceramic powder dispersed in said matrix and consisting of 25-41.6% by weight of a first group of particles of lead titanate having a first average particle size, 25-41.6% by weight of a second group of particles of lead titanate zirconate or a mixture of lead titanate zirconate with lead titanate having a second average particle size and 25-41.6% by weight of a third group of particles of lead titanate having a third average particle size, said first, second and third average particle sizes being different from each other and said piezoelectric ceramic powder being present in an amount of 72-78% based on the total volume of said piezoelectric ceramic powder and said organic matrix, said composite material having been prepoled by application of a high voltage and thereafter subjected to reverse poling so that d 31 thereof is substantially zero.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 151 words
A piezoelectric composite material comprising an organic matrix, and a piezoelectric ceramic powder dispersed in said matrix and consisting of 25-41.6% by weight of a first group of particles of lead titanate having a first average particle size, 25-41.6% by weight of a second group of particles of lead titanate zirconate or a mixture of lead titanate zirconate with lead titanate having a second average particle size and 25-41.6% by weight of a third group of particles of lead titanate having a third average particle size, said first, second and third average particle sizes being different from each other and said piezoelectric ceramic powder being present in an amount of 72-78% based on the total volume of said piezoelectric ceramic powder and said organic matrix, said composite material having been prepoled by application of a high voltage and thereafter subjected to reverse poling so that d 31 thereof is substantially zero.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A piezoelectric composite material as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first, second and third average particle sizes are 2.5-4.5 μm, 5-10 μm and 20-40 μm, respectively.

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