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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1979
Wolf-Erhard Steigerwald, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Heinz-Jurgen Siede, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Bela Rosner, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Jurgen Zimmermann, Fuchsstadt, DE;
PREH, Elektrofeinmechanische Werke Jakob Preh Nachf. GmbH & Co., Bad Neustadt, DE;
Abstract
A layer resistor element for use in a variable resistor has two resistance layers disposed upon each other on an insulating substrate, the lower resistance layer being provided with two comb-like sets of separating slots extending from opposite sides to form a meander-like resistance path, the widths and lengths of the meander turns varying in accordance with a given non-linear resistance characteristic. The upper resistance layer which is of a material of higher resistivity than the lower resistance layer covers the lower layer partly or totally and extends beyond the lower layer at one side thereof where it provides a path for a slider of the variable resistor.