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PURPOSE:To increase the quantity of displacement by impressing constant voltage which exceeds the greatest value of driving voltage to one side electrode of an electrostrictive actuator and impressing constant voltage which is lower than the least value of driving voltage to the other side electrode. CONSTITUTION:Output voltage of an amplifier 14 is impressed to electrodes 11b and 12b that are sandwiched between electrostrictive plates 11 and 12 out of respective electrodes of bimorph electrostrictive actuators consisting of two sheets of electrostrictive plates 11 and 12. Constant voltages (+E0, -E0) which are fed to the amplifier 14 are impressed to electrodes 11a and 12a at both surfaces of the above plates 11 and 12. Then constant voltage which exceeds the greatest value of driving voltage is impressed to the electrodes 11b and 12b that are formed at one side main surface of the electrostrictive actuators and constant voltage which is lower than the least value of driving voltage is impressed to the electrodes 11a and 12a that are formed at the other side main surface of the foregoing actuators. The bimorph electrostrictive actuators in which the electrostrictive plates 11 and 12 are laminated are driven by one driving amplifier 14 and further, the actuators have linear displacement for drive voltage without having hysteresis in displacement; besides, a displacement generating device having a large quantity of displacement to driving voltage is obtained.
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PURPOSE:To make possible simplification of the whole construction and high speed operation by supporting and driving a plurality of pairs of parallel plate springs composed of piezoelectric displacement elements which have a piezoelectric transverse effect while arranging the parallel plate springs to meet an right angles to each other. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of plate-form piezoelectric elements 201-204 are provided among a rectangular stage 10 for mounting a driving object and bases 301, 302. The plate-form piezoelectric displacement elements 201, 202 form parallel plate springs, the plate-form piezoelectric displacement elements 203, 204 also form the parallel plate springs and these parallel plate springs are arranged to meet at right angles mutually. The plate-form piezoelectric displacement elements 201-202 have a piezoelectric transverse effect and elongate in the direction of meeting an electric field at right angles by applying positive and negative voltage on each electrode 22, 23.
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PURPOSE:To efficiently drive a piezoelectric fan using a piezoelectric bimorph element and apply a necessary wind speed with a low voltage, by making an AC signal to be applied to the piezoelectric bimorph element for driving same into a rectangular wave. CONSTITUTION:Piezoelectric elements 6 are laminated to form a bimorph structure. When negative potential is applied to electrodes 5a and 5c, and positive potential is applied to electrode 5b, polarizable piezoelectric materials 2a and 2b are curved. This property is utilized for a piezoelectric fan to obtain a wind by applying an AC voltage to the electrodes and vibrating the piezoelectric elements. An AC signal to be applied for driving the piezoelectric bimorph elements is made into a rectangular wave. Accordingly, a large wind speed can be obtained most efficiently with a given voltage, and a necessary wind speed can be applied with a low voltage.
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PURPOSE:To obtain a solid-state image pickup device without generating picture quality deterioration such as moires with small size and light weight by providing a filter made of an acoustooptic material and using a piezoelectric transducer to propagate an ultrasonic wave. CONSTITUTION:A filter made of an acoustooptic material 3 is fitted to the front face of the solid-state image pickup element 4, the piezoelectric transducer 1 propagates an ultrasonic wave to cause ultrasonic wave diffraction. Thus, light made incident on a part being substantially optically ineffective comes to a photoelectric conversion aperture of the solid-state image pickup element 4 together with the vertical light thereby spreading the area of the photoelectric conversion aperture effectively. Thus, the picture quality deterioration such as moires is not caused, the device small in size and light in weight are attained and the solid-state image pickup device with low cost is realized.
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PURPOSE:To avoid deterioration of characteristics caused by depolarization even if a high electric field is applied by a method wherein electrodes are provided on both sides of the polarizing direction of a piezoelectric slipping effect type actuator element and a DC source is connected so as to apply an electric field with the same direction as the polarization to the element. CONSTITUTION:Two terminals of a driving source 30 are connected to electrodes 22 and 23 formed on a piezoelectric slipping effect type actuator 11. An electric field formed between the electrodes 22 and 23 deforms the piezoelectric slipping effect type actuator 11 and creates a fine displacement. A subsidiary source 60 is a DC source for preventing depolarization and its two terminals are connected to electrodes 41 and 42 formed on the piezoelectric slipping effect type actuator 11 and an electric field formed between the electrodes 41 and 42 has the same direction as the polarization of the element. With this constitution, the depolarization of the element can be avoided.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device and a display system, capable of selectively displaying a plurality of predetermined images.SOLUTION: A display device according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of segments which are a plurality of segments forming a plurality of predetermined images while each of the plurality of segments has a plurality of organic light emitting layers having colors of light to be radiated different each other; and a control section selecting the colors of light to be radiated for each of the segments and selectively displaying the plurality of images.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic electroluminescent element having high light extraction efficiency, and a lighting device.SOLUTION: The organic electroluminescent element according to the present embodiment includes a support substrate, a first electrode facing the support substrate, a second electrode provided between the support substrate and the first electrode and formed of a conductive polymer material, and an intermediate layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The thickness dimension of the intermediate layer is 140 nm or less.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic electroluminescent element capable of improving light extraction efficiency, and a light emitting device.SOLUTION: An organic electroluminescent element according to an embodiment comprises: a first electrode; a reflective layer provided so as to face the first electrode; an organic light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the reflective layer; a second electrode provided between the organic light emitting layer and the reflective layer; an optical buffer layer provided between the second electrode and the reflective layer; and a plurality of light extraction parts provided at at least one of a side where the second electrode in the optical buffer layer is provided, a side where the reflective layer in the optical buffer layer is provided, and an inside of the optical buffer layer, and having a refractive index different from the refractive index of the optical buffer layer.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light permeable organic electroluminescent element, a luminaire, and a method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescent element.SOLUTION: According to en embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light-emitting layer, an uneven layer, and a flattened layer is provided. The first electrode has a first principal plane and a second principal plane on the opposite side of the first principal plane. The first electrode has light permeability. The second electrode is opposed to part of the first principal plane. The organic light-emitting layer is formed between the first and the second electrodes. The uneven layer has a third principal plane opposed to the second principal plane and a fourth principal plane on the opposite side of the third principal plane. The uneven layer has a rugged surface formed on the fourth principal plane. The flattened layer is formed in a portion of the fourth principal plane not overlapping the second electrode as viewed in a first direction perpendicular to the first principal plane, filling up a rugged surface to flatten it.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light-transmitting organic electroluminescent element, an illumination device, and a method for manufacturing the organic electroluminescent element.SOLUTION: The organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a wiring layer, a second electrode, an organic light-emitting layer and a light-scattering layer. The first electrode has a first main surface and has light-transmitting properties. The wiring layer extends in a plane parallel to the first main surface, is connected to the first electrode, has conductivity higher than that of the first electrode, and has light reflectivity. The first electrode has a portion which does not overlap the wiring layer when being projected. The second electrode faces the first main surface, and has a light-reflecting conductive portion which faces a part of an area that does not overlap the wiring layer when being projected. The organic light-emitting layer is provided between the first main surface and the second electrode. The first electrode is arranged between the light-scattering layer and the second electrode. The light-scattering layer has a portion overlapping the wiring layer and the conductive portion when being projected, and is provided at least at a region where it does not overlap the wiring layer and the conductive portion except for a part.