A piezo-electric actuator comprising: piezo-electric element 1a having
piezo-electric body 3a which is provided with at least two opposing
surfaces, wherein the surfaces perform an expanding and contracting
motion in accordance with the state of an electric field; a constraint
member 21a for constraining piezo-electric element 1a on at least one of
the two surfaces, a supporting member disposed around constraint member
21a, and a plurality of beam members 22a each having both ends fixed to
constraint member 21a and supporting member 4a, respectively, wherein
each beam member has a neutral axis for bending in a direction
substantially parallel with the constrained surface, wherein the
constraint member vibrates by vibration which is generated by the
constraining effect between the constraint member and the piezo-electric
element, and is amplified by the beam members.