摘要 |
A piezoelectric device, comprising a number of polarizable ceramic plates 1 which are stacked with intermediate metal plates which serve as electrodes. The stack is subjected to a large amount of preload by a preloading element having a relatively flat spring-force characteristic over the piezoelectric operating range of the device which is formed by a cylindrical housing having two sets of parallel pairs of slots 7, 10, rotationally displaced by 90 degrees, the preloading force being applied to the stack by threaded end plugs 4 and 5. The ceramic plates are polarized only after assembly and preloading. |