Patent ID: 8104876

Claim:
A liquid transporting apparatus which transports a liquid, comprising: a channel unit which has a liquid transporting channel through which the liquid flows, and a pressure chamber which is formed in the liquid transporting channel; a piezoelectric actuator which applies a pressure to the liquid in the pressure chamber and which has: a vibration plate covering the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric layer formed on a surface, of the vibration plate, that is not facing the pressure chamber; an electrode, formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer, that is not facing the vibration plate at a portion facing the pressure chamber; a contact point, formed on the surface of the piezoelectric layer, that is not facing the vibration plate; and a connecting portion, formed on the surface of the piezoelectric layer, that is not facing the vibration plate and connecting the electrode and the contact point; and a driver IC which applies a driving voltage to the piezoelectric actuator; and a wiring member which connects the driver IC and the piezoelectric actuator, and to which the contact point is connected via an electroconductive adhesive; wherein the connecting portion extends from the contact point and is connected to a portion, of the electrode, which is different from a nearest portion nearest to the contact point; and wherein the electrode extends in a predetermined direction from the nearest portion, and the connecting portion is connected to an end portion of the electrode on a side opposite to the nearest portion.