(19)
(11) EP 1 693 203 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
17.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/46

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/37

(21) Application number: 06003022.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.02.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/14(2006.01)

(54)

Piezoelectric actuator and liquid transporting apparatus

Piezoelektrischer Aktor und Flüssigkeitsfördervorrichtung

Actionneur piezoélectrique et appareil de transport de liquide

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 17.02.2005 JP 2005040174

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/34

(73) Proprietor: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Sugahara, Hiroto
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken 467-8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 0 919 383
JP-A- 2004 066 652
 JP-A- 9 277 529
   
       
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