Method for producing flexible EAP generators
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1. An electroactive polymer stack, comprising:
- a spirally wound strip, the strip having a planar surface extending in a length and a width, the length being larger than the width, and the strip further having a thickness which is smaller than the length and the width, the strip being wound about a center axis in such a way that the width of the planar surface extends in a direction perpendicular to the center axis, wherein the strip has one layer of an electroactive polymer and planar electrodes applied to sections of the electroactive polymer layer, and wherein multiple planar electrodes which do not directly adjoin each other on the strip prior to being wound are congruently situated on top of each other after being wound, in each case two planar electrodes which are situated on top of each other being separated from each other by at least one layer of the electroactive polymer.
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Abstract
In a method for manufacturing electroactive polymer generators, a strip, including one layer of an electroactive polymer and electrodes applied to sections of this layer, is spirally wound in such a way that multiple electrodes are situated congruently on top of each other, in each case two electrodes situated on top of each other being separated from each other by a layer of electroactive polymer.
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1. An electroactive polymer stack, comprising:
a spirally wound strip, the strip having a planar surface extending in a length and a width, the length being larger than the width, and the strip further having a thickness which is smaller than the length and the width, the strip being wound about a center axis in such a way that the width of the planar surface extends in a direction perpendicular to the center axis, wherein the strip has one layer of an electroactive polymer and planar electrodes applied to sections of the electroactive polymer layer, and wherein multiple planar electrodes which do not directly adjoin each other on the strip prior to being wound are congruently situated on top of each other after being wound, in each case two planar electrodes which are situated on top of each other being separated from each other by at least one layer of the electroactive polymer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for manufacturing an electroactive polymer generator, comprising:
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spirally winding a strip about a center axis, the strip including a layer of an electroactive polymer and multiple planar electrodes applied to sections of the electroactive polymer layer, wherein the strip is spirally wound in such a way that multiple planar electrodes are situated congruently on top of each other, in each case two planar electrodes which are situated on top of each other being separated from each other by at least one layer of the electroactive polymer; wherein the strip has a planar surface extending in a length and a width, the length being larger than the width, and the strip further has a thickness which is smaller than the length and the width, the strip being wound in such a way that the width of the planar surface of the strip extends in a direction perpendicular to the center axis. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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