Piezoelectric actuator for use in micro engineering applications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8456068
APP PUB NO 20110148253A1
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12644958

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A piezoelectric actuator including a piezoelectric element and an elongate transducer mounted on the piezoelectric element. The transducer is formed from an elongate cylindrical member, and at least one helical slot is provided around the outer surface of the cylindrical member to enable coupling of resonance modes of the transducer when actuated by the piezoelectric element.

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ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY124 LATROBE STREET MELBOURNE VIC 3000

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Friend, James Robert Oakleigh East, AU 2 29
Watson, Brett Brunswick, AU 13 438
Yeo, Leslie Yu-Ming Malvern, AU 4 30

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