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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Holger Boese, Wuerzburg, DE;
Deniz Ocak, Wuerzburg, DE;
Christopher Kappenberger, Baiersdorf, DE;
Johannes Ehrlich, Wiesenbronn, DE;
Abstract
A control and operating element has at least one dielectric elastomer sensor in which at least two electrode layers, between which a capacitance can be measured, are separated from one another by an at least partially elastomeric dielectric. The sensor has a preset position and can, due to a deformation of elastomeric components, adopt one or more working positions in which the capacitance is changed with respect to the preset position and which is/are reached due to application of an external force. The control and operating element further has a triggering mechanism which can trigger an event that is associated with a reached working position.