Capillary actuator deployment
First Claim
1. A method for making a device, the method comprising:
- forming a substantially planar actuator, the actuator comprising;
an outer frame;
a fixed frame attached to the outer frame;
a moveable frame disposed parallel to the fixed frame;
a motion control flexure coupling the moveable frame to the outer frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the outer frame and the fixed frame;
an element coupled to the moveable frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the fixed and outer frames and coplanar, rotational movement about a central axis of the element and,moving the moveable frame to a deployed position that is coplanar with, parallel to and spaced apart from the fixed frame at a selected distance.
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Abstract
A method for making an actuator includes forming a substantially planar actuator device of an electrically conductive material, the device incorporating an outer frame, a fixed frame attached to the outer frame, a moveable frame disposed parallel to the fixed frame, a motion control flexure coupling the moveable frame to the outer frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the outer frame and the fixed frame, an actuator incorporating a plurality of interdigitated teeth, a fixed portion of which is attached to the fixed frame and a moving portion of which is attached to the moveable frame, moving the moveable frame to a deployed position that is coplanar with, parallel to and spaced a selected distance apart from the fixed frame, and fixing the moveable frame at the deployed position for substantially rectilinear, perpendicular movement relative to the fixed frame.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for making a device, the method comprising:
forming a substantially planar actuator, the actuator comprising; an outer frame; a fixed frame attached to the outer frame; a moveable frame disposed parallel to the fixed frame; a motion control flexure coupling the moveable frame to the outer frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the outer frame and the fixed frame; an element coupled to the moveable frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the fixed and outer frames and coplanar, rotational movement about a central axis of the element and, moving the moveable frame to a deployed position that is coplanar with, parallel to and spaced apart from the fixed frame at a selected distance. - 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 a substantially planar actuator, the actuator device comprising:
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an outer frame; a fixed frame attached to the outer frame; a moveable frame disposed parallel to the fixed frame; a motion control flexure coupling the moveable frame to the outer frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the outer frame and the fixed frame; an element coupled to the moveable frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the fixed and outer frames and coplanar, rotational movement about a central axis of the element and, wherein the moveable frame is fixed at a deployed position that is coplanar with, parallel to and spaced a selected distance apart from the fixed frame for substantially perpendicular movement relative thereto. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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