| 摘要 |
A multilayer electrostrictive element has electrostrictive sections (31) defined by internal electrodes (32) in a stack, with a peripheral surface which has a predetermined outline perpendicularly of an axis of the stack, each internal electrode with an outline which is approximately congruent with the predetermined outline (constant cross-section). In order that external electrodes (33, 34) may readily be connected to the internal electrodes grouped by twos, each internal electrode may have a peripheral end which is partly recessed from the predetermined outline, as in FIG. 8. Alternatively, the internal electrodes of each group may be connected together by a conductor rod which passes through the electrostrictive sections, preferably along their edges, contacting alternate electrodes. For a great number of internal electrodes, an element may be manufactured by laminating conductive-paste-printed green sheets transversely of the stack axis and then sintering the lamination. Each internal electrode may include a ceramic material, such as an electrostrictive material of the electrostrictive sections, another electrostrictive material of a lower sintering temperature, or glass.
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