Provided are an electroacoustic transduction film in which conversion between a vibration and a voltage is able to be appropriately performed without the occurrence of dielectric breakdown of the air between upper and lower thin film electrodes even when a high voltage is applied therebetween, a user is able to be prevented from coming into contact with a piezoelectric layer, and high productivity is achieved, and a manufacturing method of an electroacoustic transduction film. A piezoelectric layer which stretches and contracts in response to a state of an electric field, an upper thin film electrode formed on one principal surface of the piezoelectric layer, a lower thin film electrode formed on the other principal surface of the piezoelectric layer, an upper protective layer formed on the upper thin film electrode, and a lower protective layer formed on the lower thin film electrode are included, and a groove which penetrates the thin film electrode and the protective layer is formed in at least a portion of an outer peripheral portion in a surface direction of at least one of the upper thin film electrode and the upper protective layer, or the lower thin film electrode and the lower protective layer.

A micromechanical component having a substrate which includes a micro-electromechanical microphone structure, the micro-electromechanical microphone structure encompassing at least one piezoelectric layer and at least one polymer mass as at least part of a packaging of the substrate fitted with the micro-electromechanical microphone structure, which is in contact with at least a partial outer surface of the substrate fitted with the micro-electromechanical microphone structure. A method is also described for packaging a substrate having a micro-electromechanical microphone structure encompassing at least one piezoelectric layer by developing at least a portion of a packaging of the substrate fitted with the micro-electromechanical microphone structure from at least one polymer mass, and the at least one polymer mass being applied directly on at least a partial outer surface of the substrate fitted with the micro-electromechanical microphone structure.

Provided is an acoustic transducer which is used by being fitted into an ear of a listener, is formed in a compact and lightweight shape, and preferably prevents re-reflection of a sound wave. An acoustic transducer 100 is formed of a film-shaped material having an expanding and contracting action and includes a cylindrical acoustic transducing element 101. The cylindrical acoustic transducing element 101 also functions as a sound guide tube. The acoustic transducing element 101 prevents re-reflection of the sound wave reflected by an eardrum when the sound wave has been generated and prevents localization phenomenon and a feeling of pressure in auditory sense. Also, since the acoustic transducing element 101 is formed in a compact and lightweight shape, the acoustic transducing element 101 generates the sound wave for directly reaching the eardrum or collects the sound at a place near the eardrum without a feeling of foreign materials in a case where a person wears the acoustic transducing element 101 the an ear.

An acoustic sensor is configured to provide accurate and robust measurement of bodily sounds under a variety of conditions, such as in noisy environments or in situations in which stress, strain, or movement may be imparted onto a sensor with respect to a patient. Embodiments of the sensor provide a conformable electrical shielding, as well as improved acoustic and mechanical coupling between the sensor and the measurement site.

A transducer of the preferred embodiment including a transducer and a plurality of adjacent, tapered cantilevered beams. Each of the beams define a beam base, a beam tip, and a beam body disposed between the beam base and the beam tip. The beams are arranged such that each of the beam tips extends toward a common area. Each beam is joined to the substrate along the beam base and is free from the substrate along the beam body. A preferred method of manufacturing a transducer can include: depositing alternating layers of piezoelectric and electrode onto the substrate in block, processing the deposited layers to define cantilever geometry in block, depositing metal traces in block, and releasing the cantilevered beams from the substrate in block.

Provided is a piezoelectric element capable of preventing the occurrence of poor connection to an electrode layer.

A piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric layer, electrode layers formed on both sides of the piezoelectric layer, and a protective layer laminated on a surface of the electrode layer opposite to a surface on a piezoelectric layer side, in which the piezoelectric element includes a conductive foil laminated on a surface of the protective layer opposite to the electrode layer, the protective layer has a hole that penetrates from a surface to the electrode layer, the conductive foil includes an opening portion at a position that overlaps with the hole of the protective layer in a surface direction, the piezoelectric element includes a filling member consisting of a conductive material, which is formed on at least a part of a surface of the conductive foil from insides of the hole of the protective layer and an opening portion of the conductive foil and is electrically connected to the electrode layer and the conductive foil, and a covering member that covers the filling member and the conductive foil, the covering member has a through-hole at a position that does not overlap with the filling member in the surface direction, and the piezoelectric element includes a conductive member, which is inserted into the through-hole of the covering member and electrically connected to the conductive foil.

A transducer system includes a panel having one or more piezo-electric enabled foils and an arrangement of electric contacts coupled to the panel. The one or more piezo-electric enabled foils and the arrangement of electric contacts define a plurality of transducers thereon. Each transducer is associated with a respective region of the panel and with at least two electric contacts that are coupled to at least two zones at that respective region of the panel. The electric contacts are adapted to provide an electric field in these at least two zones to cause different degrees of piezo-electric material deformation in these at least two zones and to thereby deform the respective region of the panel in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the panel, and to thereby enable efficient conversion of electrical signals to mechanical vibrations (acoustic waves) and/or vice versa.

Embodiments are disclosed for a loudspeaker driven by one or more piezoelectric actuators. In embodiments of the disclosure, a loudspeaker comprises a support structure, and a piezoelectric layered cantilever actuator affixed to the support structure via at least two grips. The support structure may also comprise a membrane suspended over the piezoelectric actuator, the membrane being in contact with the piezoelectric actuator between the at least two grips.

Provided is a voice sensor comprising a piezoelectric material layer includes a substrate, a support layer, a metal layer, a piezoelectric material layer on the metal layer and an electrode on the piezoelectric material layer, and the substrate integrally supports a device layer of the voice sensor by exposing a part of a thin film including the piezoelectric material layer, the electrode and a polymer layer.

A transducer, a method of manufacturing a transducer, and a transducing device are provided. The transducer includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit includes a first receiving electrode, a first piezoelectric film, and a second receiving electrode which are sequentially stacked, and the receiving unit is configured to convert a first acoustic wave signal into an electrical signal by using a piezoelectric effect of the first piezoelectric film. The transmitting unit is configured to receive a control signal, which is based on the electrical signal, to transmit a second acoustic wave signal.