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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Guido Porten, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Jan-mathias Meng, Ditzingen, DE;
Inventors:
Guido Porten, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Jan-Mathias Meng, Ditzingen, DE;
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/22 (2013.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/0075 (2013.01); F02D 41/2096 (2013.01); F02D 41/247 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a piezoelectric actuator which may be activated with the aid of an activation signal. The piezoelectric actuator is operable in a passive and in an active operating mode. The piezoelectric actuator is activated without a functional operating request if the piezoelectric actuator is in a passive operating mode.