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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1990
Everett G Brandt, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Morris A Swanson, Washington, IL (US);
Kurtis C Kelley, Washington, IL (US);
Carey A Towe, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An integral connector for a piezoelectric solid state motor stack having a plurality of ceramic disks interleaved with electrodes. Lead wires connect the electrodes to a source of electrical potential. A housing, for containing the motor stack, includes a connector body mounted to one end portion of the housing. A plurality of contact pins mounted to the connector body are adapted to be connected to the source of electrical potential. A structure defines a path for guiding the lead wires between the contact pins and the electrodes, wherein the lead wires exit the combination of the ceramic disks and electrodes along first and second parallel longitudinal axes separated by a first distance, and attach to the pins which are located along third and forth parallel longitudinal axes separated by a second distance, wherein the first distance is different from the second distance.