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Bending transducer for generating electrical energy from mechanical deformations

US8418544B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Hortig · Eningen unter Achalm, DE
Thorsten Pannek · Stuttgart, DE
Gustav Klett · Lingen (Ems), DE
Marian Keck · Herrenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2008
Grant date	Apr 16, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10N30/875
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bending transducer for generating electrical energy from deformations includes at least: one deformable support device, on which a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode are formed, one piezoelectric element attached to the support device having a least one first electrode and one second electrode, the first connecting electrode being contacted with the first electrode of the piezoelectric element, and the second connecting electrode being contacted with the second electrode of the piezoelectric element. The first connecting electrode and/or the second connecting electrode are applied as a structured conductive layer to the support device in at least some areas.

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