Piezoelectric actuator and head suspension

A piezoelectric actuator having a piezoelectric element that deforms according to a voltage applied thereto and thereby displaces an object the piezoelectric actuator supports, the piezoelectric actuator comprising:

• an actuator base supporting the object and having an opening that accommodates the piezoelectric element;
• a receiver member laid on and fixed to the actuator base and forming a receiver that faces the opening and receives the piezoelectric element;
• an adhesive part formed of a liquid adhesive that is filled in a space defined by the piezoelectric element, an inner circumference of the opening, and the receiver and adheres the piezoelectric element to the inner circumference of the opening and the receiver;
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• a suppressing zone formed along an overlapping area where the actuator base and receiver member overlap each other and suppresses penetration of the liquid adhesive due to a capillary phenomenon into the overlapping area;
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• wherein the suppressing zone is a recess formed on at least one of the actuator base and receiver member.