Title:
A PLANAR POP-UP ACTUATOR DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ACTUATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/025241
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A planar actuator device, including a base plate including a first, second, and third pair of planar coils, each pair of planar coils having an inner coil and an outer coil, each pair of planar coils arranged along a first, second, and third linear motion axis, respectively, the first, second, and third linear motion axis arranged in a star configuration, and an actuation mechanism including a first, second, and third planar legs and a centerpiece, the first, second and third planar legs pivotably connected to the centerpiece, the planar legs including a first, second, and third sliding element and a first, second, and third middle section, respectively, a sliding element and middle section of a respective leg pivotably connected to each other, each sliding element including a permanent magnet.
Inventors:
SALERNO MARCO (CH)
FIROUZEH AMIR (CH)
PAIK JAMIE (CH)
MINTCHEV STEFANO (CH)
FIROUZEH AMIR (CH)
PAIK JAMIE (CH)
MINTCHEV STEFANO (CH)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2017/054799
Publication Date:
April 12, 2018
Filing Date:
August 04, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FED LAUSANNE EPFL (CH)
International Classes:
H02K33/12; B81B3/00; H02K3/26
Foreign References:
| US20070220882A1 | 2007-09-27 | |||
| US20130279030A1 | 2013-10-24 | |||
| US20040114259A1 | 2004-06-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ROLAND, André (CH)
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