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Piezoelectric multilayer component

US7982373B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EPCOS AG · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Doellgast · Wolfsberg, AT
Johann Schmidt · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 11, 2009
Grant date	Jul 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10N30/508

Abstract

A piezoelectric multilayer component has a base body including a stack of dielectric layers, electrode layers and at least one predetermined breaking layer. The predetermined breaking layer is arranged at least for the most part in an inactive zone of the multilayer component and cracks under specific tensile loads.

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