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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Alexander Horoschenkoff, Taufkirchen, DE;
Joerg Zuerner, Gerlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Alexander Horoschenkoff, Taufkirchen, DE;
Joerg Zuerner, Gerlingen, DE;
Assignee:
EADS Deutschland GmbH, Ottobrunn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01); H01L 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torsion element includes a torsionally soft, flexurally stiff torsion rod, a plurality of piezoceramic fibers wound on the torsion rod, and a plurality of electrodes wound on the torsion rod cross-wise at an angle a with the respect to the plurality of piezoceramic fibers and electrically contacting the piezoceramic fibers. In addition, a torsional actuator including such a torsion element clamped in a fixed bearing and the free end(s) being operatively connected to a gearing for converting the motion.