Piezoelectric vibration device and portable terminal using the same
A piezoelectric vibration device capable of allowing a low profile and generating strong vibration, and a portable terminal using the same are provided. Disclosed are a piezoelectric vibration device at least including a support body ( 11 ); a vibration member ( 12 ) mounted to the support body ( 11 ) so as to vibrate; a vibration element ( 14 ) capable of being subjected to bending vibration; and a deformable first connecting member ( 13 ) interposed between a first surface that is a bending surface of the vibration element ( 14 ) and one main surface of the vibration member ( 12 ), and a portable terminal using the same. A piezoelectric vibration device capable of allowing a low profile and generating strong vibration, and a portable terminal can be obtained.
1. A piezoelectric vibration device, comprising at least:
a support body;
a vibration member including a primary surface, a periphery of the primary surface being fixed to the support body;
a vibration element capable of being independently subjected to bending vibration; and
a deformable first connecting a first surface that is a bending surface of the vibration element and the primary surface of the vibration member, and the deformable first connecting member being lower in rigidity than the vibration member and including a first main surface and a second main surface, the first main surface of the deformable first connecting member being entirely connected to the first surface of the vibration element, the second main surface of the deformable first connecting member being entirely connected to a portion of the primary surface of the vibration member,
the vibration member being vibrated by the vibration element to generate sound information.
2. The piezoelectric vibration device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a thickness of the deformable first connecting member is greater than amplitudes of the bending vibration of the vibration element.
3. The piezoelectric vibration device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vibration element vibrates by application of an electric signal, and a portion of the vibration member to which the vibration element is mounted vibrates with an amplitude smaller than that of the vibration element.
4. The piezoelectric vibration device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vibration member is fixed to the support body via a second connecting member capable of transmitting the vibration, and the vibration member and the support body vibrate together due to the bending vibration of the vibration element.
5. A portable terminal, comprising at least:
an electronic circuit;
a display;
the piezoelectric vibration device according to claim 1 and
a casing, the vibration member being the display, a part of the display, or a cover of the display, and
the support body being fixed to the casing or at least a part of the casing being the support body.
6. The portable terminal according to claim 5 ,
wherein the vibration member or the casing makes contact with an ear directly or through a different object to transmit sound information.