Piezoelectric pump and fluid transferring system
AssigneeTDK Corporation
InventorsMakoto Shibata, Takeshi Wada, Michihiro Kumagae
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Abstract
To provide a piezoelectric pump including: a structure including a piezoelectric element and a support member that supports the piezoelectric element; and a first substrate and a second substrate that sandwich the structure, wherein the piezoelectric pump has: a pump chamber surrounded by the second substrate and the structure; and a first opening and a second opening that are communicated with the pump chamber, and wherein a space is provided so that the structure flexes in a direction opposite to the pump chamber according to an operation of the piezoelectric element.
Claims11
A piezoelectric pump comprising:
- a structure including a piezoelectric element and a support member that supports the piezoelectric element;
- and
- a first substrate and a second substrate that sandwich said structure,
- wherein the piezoelectric pump has:
- a pump chamber surrounded by said second substrate and said structure;
- and a first opening and a second opening that are communicated with said pump chamber, and
- wherein a space is provided so that said structure flexes in a direction opposite to said pump chamber according to an operation of the piezoelectric element.
A fluid transferring system comprising a first valve unit, a piezoelectric pump unit, and a second valve unit in the stated order along a flow direction of a fluid,
- wherein said piezoelectric pump unit includes:
- a first structure including a first piezoelectric element and a first support member that supports said first piezoelectric element;
- and a first substrate and a second substrate that sandwich said first structure, said piezoelectric pump unit has:
- a pump chamber surrounded by said second substrate and said first structure;
- and a first opening and a second opening that are communicated with said pump chamber, and a space is provided so that said first structure flexes in a direction opposite to said pump chamber according to an operation of said first piezoelectric element,
- wherein said first valve unit includes:
- a second structure including a second piezoelectric element and a second support member that supports said second piezoelectric element;
- and said first substrate and said second substrate that sandwich said second structure, and said first valve unit is opened or closed by a part of said second structure becoming out of or into contact with a part of said first substrate or said second substrate according to an operation of said second piezoelectric element, and
- wherein said second valve unit includes:
- a third structure including a third piezoelectric element and a third support member that supports said third piezoelectric element;
- and said first substrate and said second substrate that sandwich said third structure, and said second valve unit is opened or closed by a part of said third structure becoming out of or into contact with a part of said first substrate or said second substrate according to an operation of said third piezoelectric element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.