Piezoelectric actuator, piezoelectric motor, robot, and electronic component conveyance apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10658950
APP PUB NO 20180034387A1
SERIAL NO

15661306

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A piezoelectric actuator includes a vibrating plate having a piezoelectric material, and a contact part provided in an end portion of the vibrating plate in contact with a driven part, wherein the contact part has a first portion in contact with the driven part and a second portion provided between the first portion and the vibrating plate and having lower rigidity than the first portion. Further, a width of the second portion in a direction crossing an arrangement direction of the first portion and the second portion is smaller than a width of the first portion in the crossing direction.

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION4-1 NISHI-SHINJUKU 2-CHOME SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arakawa, Yutaka Hara, JP 75 365
Furuya, Noboru Chino, JP 20 93
Takahashi, Tomoaki Matsumoto, JP 131 1031
Tsuyuki, Yuichiro Matsumoto, JP 7 17

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