Display device with at least one movable stop element
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1. A device comprising:
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a plurality of supports over the substrate;
a movable layer comprising a movable portion and a stationary portion, the stationary portion disposed over the supports;
a reflective surface positioned to receive light through the substrate, the reflective surface coupled to the movable portion of the movable layer and positioned between the movable layer and the substrate; and
at least one movable stop element coupled to the movable portion of the movable layer such that the movable layer is positioned between the stop element and the substrate, wherein at least a portion of the stop element is also positioned over the stationary portion of the movable layer such that the stop element limits movement of the movable layer when the movable layer is moved towards the substrate.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a device is provided including a substrate and a plurality of supports over the substrate. The device may further include a mechanical layer having a movable portion and a stationary portion. The stationary portion may disposed over the supports. In certain embodiments, the device further includes a reflective surface positioned over the substrate and mechanically coupled to the movable portion. The device of certain embodiments further includes at least one movable stop element displaced from and mechanically coupled to the movable portion. In certain embodiments, the at least a portion of the stop element may be positioned over the stationary portion.
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31 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of supports over the substrate; a movable layer comprising a movable portion and a stationary portion, the stationary portion disposed over the supports; a reflective surface positioned to receive light through the substrate, the reflective surface coupled to the movable portion of the movable layer and positioned between the movable layer and the substrate; and at least one movable stop element coupled to the movable portion of the movable layer such that the movable layer is positioned between the stop element and the substrate, wherein at least a portion of the stop element is also positioned over the stationary portion of the movable layer such that the stop element limits movement of the movable layer when the movable layer is moved towards the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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means for reflecting light; first means for supporting the reflecting means, wherein the reflecting means is positioned to receive light through the first supporting means; second means for supporting the reflecting means over the first supporting means and for moving the reflecting means relative to the first supporting means, the second supporting means comprising a movable portion and a stationary portion, wherein the reflecting means is positioned between the second supporting means and the first supporting means; and means for limiting movement of the second supporting means, the limiting means coupled to the movable portion of the second supporting means and positioned such that the second supporting means is positioned between the limiting means and the first supporting means, wherein at least a portion of the limiting means is also positioned over the stationary portion of the second supporting means such that the limiting means limits the movement of the second supporting means when the second supporting means is moved towards the first supporting means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of manufacturing a device, the method comprising:
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forming a plurality of supports over a substrate; forming a movable layer over the supports comprising a movable portion and a stationary portion, the stationary portion disposed over the supports; forming a reflective surface coupled to the movable portion of the movable layer between the movable layer and the substrate, the reflective surface positioned to receive light through the substrate; and forming at least one movable stop element over the stationary portion, the stop element mechanically coupled to the movable portion of the movable layer such that the stop element limits the movement of the movable layer when the movable layer is moved towards the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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