Piezoelectric stack

US10998488B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10998488-B2
Application numberUS-201314439394-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 29, 2013
Priority dateOct 31, 2012
Publication dateMay 4, 2021
Grant dateMay 4, 2021

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Abstract

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A piezoelectric stack includes a porous resin sheet, and a surface coating layer disposed on an exterior surface of the porous resin sheet, the exterior surface including at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the porous resin sheet, the surface coating layer having a volume resistivity of not less than 1×10 13 Ω·cm, the porous resin sheet and the surface coating layer having different elastic moduli.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A piezoelectric stack comprising: a piezoelectric sheet comprising a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric formed of fibers comprising an organic polymer, and a surface coating layer disposed on an exterior surface of the piezoelectric sheet, the exterior surface including at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the piezoelectric sheet, the surface coating layer having a volume resistivity of not less than 1×10 13 Ω·cm, the piezoelectric sheet and the surface coating layer having different elastic moduli, wherein the nonwoven fabric and the woven fabric are other than a stretched porous film, wherein a coefficient of variation of the diameters of the fibers is not more than 0.7, and wherein an average fiber diameter of the fibers is 0.05 to 1.3 μm. 2. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 1 , wherein the difference in elastic modulus between the piezoelectric sheet and the surface coating layer is not less than 10 MPa. 3. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 1 , wherein the surface coating layer has a relative dielectric constant of 2 to 100. 4. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 1 , wherein the surface coating layer covers the front and back surfaces and end surfaces of the piezoelectric sheet. 5. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric sheet has a porosity of not less than 60%. 6. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 1 , wherein the organic polymer is an organic polymer free from a molecular dipole or a crystal dipole. 7. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 1 , wherein the organic polymer is polytetrafluoroethylene. 8. A piezoelectric stack comprising: a piezoelectric sheet comprising a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric formed of fibers comprising an inorganic material, the piezoelectric sheet having a porosity of not less than 60%, wherein the nonwoven fabric and the woven fabric are other than a stretched porous film, and wherein an average fiber diameter of the fibers is 0.05 to 0.9 μm, and a surface coating layer disposed on an exterior surface of the piezoelectric sheet, the exterior surface including at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the piezoelectric sheet, the surface coating layer having a volume resistivity of not less than 1×10 13 Ω·cm, the piezoelectric sheet and the surface coating layer having different elastic moduli. 9. The piezoelectric stack according to claim 8 , wherein the surface coating layer is disposed on the front and back surfaces and end surfaces of the piezoelectric sheet.

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  • H01G7/02Primary

    Electrets, i.e. having a permanently-polarised dielectric · CPC title

  • having a heterogeneous dielectric · CPC title

  • Fluoropolymer fibres · CPC title

  • with fluoropolymers · CPC title

  • characterised by the compounding ingredients of the macro-molecular coating (D06N3/005 takes precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US10998488B2 cover?
A piezoelectric stack includes a porous resin sheet, and a surface coating layer disposed on an exterior surface of the porous resin sheet, the exterior surface including at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the porous resin sheet, the surface coating layer having a volume resistivity of not less than 1×10 13 Ω·cm, the porous resin sheet and the surface coating layer having di…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nihon Valqua Kogyo Kk, A School Corporation Kansai Univ, Valqua Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01G7/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 04 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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