20080231143 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOVEMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a piezoelectric movement device, in particular a motor, with a piezoelectric apparatus, which has a middle area and two end areas, and with a movement body, which is mounted on or in a mount or the piezoelectric apparatus, wherein one end area is designed or both end areas are designed to exert a force in the direction of the movement body, in particular diagonally and axially or transversely of the axis to a longitudinal axis of the piezoelectric apparatus, on the movement body. The invention is characterized in that the middle area is a piezoelectric body and the end areas each comprise at least two piezoelectric bodies, which are connected with each other, in particular via contact surfaces. | 09-25-2008 |