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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Epcos Ag, Munich, DE;
Franz Rinner, Deutschlandsberg, AT;
EPCOS AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a component () for generating active haptic feedback, comprising a main body () having first and second internal electrodes () stacked one above another in a stacking direction (S), wherein a respective piezoelectric layer () is arranged between the internal electrodes (), wherein the component () is configured to identify a force exerted on the component (), wherein the component () is configured to generate active haptic feedback if a force exerted on the component () is identified, and wherein the haptic feedback is generated by virtue of an electrical voltage being applied between the first and second internal electrodes (), said electrical voltage resulting in a change in length of the main body ().