Title:
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING A MOVABLE ELEMENT OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/133628
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electromechanical device includes a movable body that is movable along an axis of a direction of motion. The device also includes an actuator beam and a compliant support beam arranged to support the movable body. The compliant support beam includes a first end connected to an anchor and an actuating portion extending from the anchor and in a direction that is transverse to the axis of the direction of motion and away from the anchor. The actuating portion is also arranged adjacently and spaced apart from the actuator beam. The compliant support beam also includes a connector portion that is contiguous with the actuating portion and coupled to the movable body. The connector portion extends at least partially back toward the anchor while being arranged adjacently and spaced apart from the actuating portion.
Inventors:
WU JOYCE H (US)
STEYN JASPER LODEWYK (US)
STEYN JASPER LODEWYK (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/074357
Publication Date:
November 20, 2014
Filing Date:
December 11, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PIXTRONIX INC (US)
International Classes:
G02B26/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2014016698A1 | 2014-01-30 |
Foreign References:
| EP2530508A1 | 2012-12-05 | |||
| US20080278798A1 | 2008-11-13 | |||
| EP1564878A2 | 2005-08-17 | |||
| US20100110518A1 | 2010-05-06 | |||
| EP2527904A2 | 2012-11-28 | |||
| US20130077145A1 | 2013-03-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KELLY, Edward J. et al. (Prudential Tower800 Boylston Stree, Boston Massachusetts, US)
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