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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Christoph Auer, Graz, AT;
Reinhard Gabl, Kufstein, AT;
Christoph Auer, Graz, AT;
Reinhard Gabl, Kufstein, AT;
EPCOS AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an actuator () having stacked piezoelements (), first and second inner electrodes () disposed alternatingly between the piezoelements (), a first outer electrode () which is electrically conductively connected to the first inner electrode (), a second outer electrode () which is electrically conductively connected to the second inner electrode (), characterized in that the actuator () comprises a plurality of actuator segments () and that the second outer electrode () comprises separate electrode segments () each of which are electrically conductively connected to the second inner electrodes () in one of the actuator segments ().