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Articulated scan elements with elastomeric hinges, and methods for manufacture of same

  • US 6,173,895 B1
  • Filed: 04/05/1999
  • Issued: 01/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A flexible scan element for scanning a light beam, comprising:

  • (A) a first leaf that is rigidly affixed to a substrate;

    (B) a second leaf having a mirror affixed thereto; and

    (C) a flexible hinge that couples the first leaf to the second leaf;

    wherein the second leaf is moveable and pivots about an axis of the flexible hinge; and

    wherein the first leaf has a thickness along a length of the first leaf, the first leaf includes a flange with a positive depth that is less than the thickness of the first leaf, and the flexible hinge is bonded to the flange on the first leaf.

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