Unit of piezoelectric element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9601683-B2
Application number	US-201314015315-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2013
Priority date	Sep 14, 2012
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

In object to provide a unit of piezoelectric element having a preferable bending strength and preferably used as a part of a driving unit, a unit of piezoelectric element comprising: a multilayer piezoelectric element, having internal electrodes laminated having a piezoelectric body layer in-between and a pair of external electrodes formed on side surfaces extending along laminating direction and electrically connected to the internal electrodes, a wiring part connected to the external electrodes via a solder part, wherein a solder is solidified, a resin part, joining one end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a connection member placed to face the one end surface, wherein the resin part is continuous from the one end surface and the mounting surface to the solder part; and the resin part covers the solder part, is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A unit of piezoelectric element comprising:
a multilayer piezoelectric element, having internal electrodes laminated having a piezoelectric body layer in-between and a pair of external electrodes formed on the entire side surfaces extending along laminating direction and electrically connected to the internal electrodes,
a wiring part connected to the plurality of external electrodes via a solder part, wherein a solder is solidified,
a first resin part interposed between one end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a connection member placed to face the one end surface to join the one end surface and the mounting surface, wherein:
the first resin part is continuous from one of the external electrodes to the other external electrode; and the first resin part integrally covers the solder part formed on each of the external electrodes.

2. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first resin part covers a whole solder elevated surface, the whole solder elevated surface being a surface of the solder part and being elevated from the external electrode.

3. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first resin part covers at least a part of the wiring part exposed from the solder part.

4. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:
the first resin part includes: resin end parts, placed at both end parts in a direction vertical to the laminating direction on the side surface, to which the external electrode is formed, and a resin center part placed resin end part both end parts, and
a length of the resin center part along the laminating direction is longer than that of the resin end part along the laminating direction.

5. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first resin part is a thermosetting adhesive agent curing part, which is formed by curing a thermosetting adhesive agent.

6. A unit of piezoelectric element comprising:
a multilayer piezoelectric element, having internal electrodes laminated and having a piezoelectric body layer in-between and a pair of external electrodes formed on the entire side surfaces extending along laminating direction and electrically connected to the internal electrodes,
a wiring part connected to the pair of external electrodes via a solder part, wherein a solder is solidified,
a first resin part interposed between one end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a connection member placed to face the one end surface to join the one end surface and the mounting surface, wherein:
the first resin part is continuous from one of the external electrodes to the other external electrode; and the first resin part integrally covers the solder part formed on each of the external electrodes,
the first resin part covers a whole solder elevated surface, the whole solder elevated surface being a surface of the solder part and being elevated from the external electrode,
the first resin part includes: resin end parts, placed at both end parts in a direction vertical to the laminating direction on the side surface, to which the external electrode is formed, and a resin center part placed between the both end parts, and
a length of the resin center part along the laminating direction is longer than that of the resin end part along the laminating direction.

7. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the first resin part covers at least a part of the wiring part exposed from the solder part.

8. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the first resin part is a thermosetting adhesive agent curing part, which is formed by curing a thermosetting adhesive agent.

9. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 6 , wherein
the first resin part covers at least a part of the wiring part exposed from the solder part, and
the first resin part is a thermosetting adhesive agent curing part, which is formed by curing a thermosetting adhesive agent.

10. A unit of piezoelectric element comprising:
a multilayer piezoelectric element, having internal electrodes laminated having a piezoelectric body layer in-between and a pair of external electrodes formed on the entire side surfaces extending along laminating direction and electrically connected to the internal electrodes,
a wiring part connected to the pair of external electrodes via a solder part, wherein a solder is solidified,
a first resin part interposed between one end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a connection member placed to face the one end surface to join the one end surface and the mounting surface, wherein:
the first resin part is continuous from one of the external electrodes to the other external electrode; and the first resin part integrally covers the solder part formed on each of the external electrodes,
the first resin part covers at least a part of the wiring part exposed from the solder part, and
the first resin part includes: resin end parts, placed at both end parts in a direction vertical to the laminating direction on the side surface, to which the external electrode is formed, and a resin center part placed between the both end parts, and
a length of the resin center part along the laminating direction is longer than that of the resin end part along the laminating direction.

11. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the resin part covers a whole solder elevated surface, the whole solder elevated surface being a surface of the solder part and being elevated from the external electrode.

12. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the resin part is a thermosetting adhesive agent curing part, which is formed by curing a thermosetting adhesive agent.

13. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 1 , comprising a second resin part interposed between the other end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a shaft member placed to face the other end surface to join the other end surface and the mounting surface of the shaft member, wherein
the connection member is a weight member.

14. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 6 , comprising
a second resin part interposed between the other end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a shaft member placed to face the other end surface to join the other end surface and the mounting surface of the shaft member, wherein
the connection member is a weight member.

15. The unit of piezoelectric element as set forth in claim 10 , comprising
a second resin part interposed between the other end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a shaft member placed to face the other end surface to join the other end surface and the mounting surface of the shaft member, wherein
the connection member is a weight member.

Assignees

• Tdk Corp

Inventors

• Ozawa Satoshi
• Ono Shuto
• Abe Akio
• Shimazaki Kohsuke

Classifications

• H02N2/025

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• H01L41/0533 Primary

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• G02B7/08 Primary

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• H01L41/083

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• H01L41/0475

  Electricity · mapped topic