Oscillator device and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9306148-B2
Application number	US-201113990904-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2011
Priority date	Dec 20, 2010
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

In an electro-acoustic transducer 100 which is an oscillator device, center positions of principal surfaces of piezoelectric elements 130 that are positioned on both surfaces of an elastic member 120 are different from each other. As such, since the two piezoelectric elements 130 are disposed asymmetrically on the upper and lower sides in the electro-acoustic transducer 100 , it is possible to prevent vibrations of reversed phases at the time of divided vibration in which the reversed phases overlap with each other. In other words, since it is possible to prevent the generation of sound waves due to the vibration of local reversed phases, the sound pressure level can be improved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oscillator device comprising:
a frame-shaped supporting frame;
a flat elastic member that is supported by an outer circumferential portion in the supporting frame; and
at least two piezoelectric elements of which at least one is disposed on each of both surfaces of the elastic member and which move expansively and contractively through the application of an electric field,
wherein center positions of principal surfaces of the piezoelectric elements that are positioned on both surfaces of the elastic member are different from each other,
wherein the center of the principal surface of the first piezoelectric element that is positioned on one surface of the elastic member overlaps with a lateral surface of the second piezoelectric element that is positioned on the other surface of the elastic member when seen in a plan view, and
wherein the center of the second piezoelectric element overlaps with a lateral surface of the first piezoelectric element when seen in a plan view.

2. The oscillator device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is formed of a metal.

3. The oscillator device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is formed of a resin.

4. The oscillator device according to claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric element oscillates with a frequency of an ultrasonic wave band of 20 kHz or more.

5. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the oscillator device according to claim 1 ; and
an oscillation driving unit that causes the oscillator device to output ultrasonic waves demodulated into sound waves of an audible zone.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the oscillator device according to claim 1 ;
an oscillation driving unit that causes the oscillator device to output the ultrasonic waves;
an ultrasonic wave detection unit that detects the ultrasonic waves oscillating from the oscillator device and reflected by an object to be measured; and
a distance measurement unit that measures a distance to the object to be measured on the basis of the detected ultrasonic waves.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:
an oscillator device;
an oscillation driving unit that causes the oscillator device to output ultrasonic waves;
an ultrasonic wave detection unit that detects the ultrasonic waves oscillating from the oscillator device and reflected by an object to be measured; and
a distance measurement unit that measures a distance to the object to be measured on the basis of the detected ultrasonic waves,
wherein the oscillator device comprises:
a frame-shaped supporting frame;
a flat elastic member that is supported by an outer circumferential portion in the supporting frame; and
at least two piezoelectric elements of which at least one is disposed on each of both surfaces of the elastic member and which move expansively and contractively through the application of an electric field,
wherein center positions of principal surfaces of the piezoelectric elements that are positioned on both surfaces of the elastic member are different from each other.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of piezoelectric elements are disposed in parallel with each other on one surface of the elastic member.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the elastic member is formed of a metal.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the elastic member is formed of a resin.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the piezoelectric element oscillates with a frequency of an ultrasonic wave band of 20 kHz or more.

Assignees

• Onishi Yasuharu
• Kishinami Yuichiro
• Satou Shigeo
• Kuroda Jun
• Murata Yukio
• Komoda Motoyoshi
• Kawashima Nobuhiro
• Uchikawa Tatsuya
• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Onishi Yasuharu
• Kishinami Yuichiro
• Satou Shigeo
• Kuroda Jun
• Murata Yukio
• Komoda Motoyoshi
• Kawashima Nobuhiro
• Uchikawa Tatsuya

Classifications

• H04R17/00

  Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers (piezoelectric or electrostrictive elements in general H10N30/00; details of piezoelectric or electrostrictive motors, generators or positioners {H10N30/00}) · CPC title

• H04R2499/11

  Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's · CPC title

• H01L41/0973

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04R1/403 Primary

  loud-speakers · CPC title

• H01L41/053 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic