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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Michael Tryson, Hanover, PA (US);
Mohamed Benslimane, Nordborg, DK;
Hans-erik Kiil, Aabenraa, DK;
Michael Allen Zumbrum, New Oxford, PA (US);
Michael Tryson, Hanover, PA (US);
Mohamed Benslimane, Nordborg, DK;
Hans-Erik Kiil, Aabenraa, DK;
Michael Allen Zumbrum, New Oxford, PA (US);
Danfoss PolyPower A/S, Nordborg, DK;
Abstract
The invention provides a transducer for converting between mechanical and electrical energies. The transducer comprises an EAP laminate with a layer of an elastomer material arranged between two electrode layers, each electrode layer comprising a second layer of a plastically deformable material, e.g. metal or a thermoplastic material, and a third layer of an electrically conductive material. Due to the layer of plastically deformable material, the electrode layers can be shaped into various shapes which can provide anisotropic characteristics of the transducer.